Lawton is a very small village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 1,794 people and two associated neighborhoods, Lawton is the 370th largest community in Michigan.Unlike some villages, Lawton isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Lawton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lawton is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lawton who work in office and administrative support (15.82%), sales jobs (10.64%), and management occupations (8.11%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.66% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. It is a fairly quiet village because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Lawton has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Lawton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Lawton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Lawton may be for you. As is often the case in a small village, Lawton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Lawton is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.41% of adults 25 and older in Lawton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Lawton in 2022 was $27,592, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $110,368 for a family of four. However, Lawton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lawton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Lawton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lawton residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Lawton include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Lawton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
