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Lawton Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Lawton Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

91,542

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.1%
5 - 17:
16.1%
18 - 24:
13.7%
25 - 34:
18.0%
35 - 54:
22.5%
55 - 64:
10.7%
Over 65 Years:
12.0%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.8%
4.8%
89.1%
89.1%
22.5%
22.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Lawton
USA
$27,221
$27,221
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Lawton
USA
$51,561
$51,561
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

19.4%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Manufacturing
Education
Public Service
Accommodation
Other
Construction
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Administration
Finance
Transportation
Arts
19.6%
19.6%
11.3%
11.3%
9.8%
9.8%
9.5%
9.5%
9.1%
9.1%
8.6%
8.6%
5.2%
5.2%
4.2%
4.2%
4.2%
4.2%
3.8%
3.8%
3.6%
3.6%
3.5%
3.5%
2.8%
2.8%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
48.5%
48.5%
17.9%
17.9%
16.0%
16.0%
10.9%
10.9%
3.6%
3.6%
2.7%
2.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
Italian
French
Polish
Scottish
European
Jamaican
African
Dutch
Norwegian
Scots-Irish
Russian
Welsh
British
French Canadian
Swedish
Czech
Scandinavian
12.6%
12.6%
8.7%
8.7%
5.9%
5.9%
3.0%
3.0%
2.2%
2.2%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
German/Yiddish
Korean
Native American languages
Tagalog
French
Pacific Island languages
Vietnamese
Langs. of India
Chinese
French Creole
Japanese
African languages
Other Asian languages
West Germanic languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Navajo
Laotian
87.8%
87.8%
6.6%
6.6%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Lawton Residents

5.9%