Anthon vs Lawton

A side-by-side comparison of Anthon and Lawton: population, income, housing, and more.

Anthon and Lawton are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lawton has the higher population (906 vs 488 in Anthon). Lawton has the higher median household income ($90,278 vs $52,500 in Anthon). Lawton has the higher median home value ($246,800 vs $94,800 in Anthon).

Population, income & housing

	Anthon	Lawton
Population	488	906
Median age	46.0 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$52,500	$90,278
Median home value	$94,800	$246,800
Median gross rent	$1,035	$854
Housing units	305	390
Homeownership rate	82.8%	78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.3%	40.2%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anthon	Lawton
Population	649 → 488 (-24.8%)	1,105 → 906 (-18.0%)
Median household income	$55,000 → $52,500 (-4.5%)	$75,000 → $90,278 (+20.4%)
Median home value	$78,400 → $94,800 (+20.9%)	$171,600 → $246,800 (+43.8%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $1,035 (+43.6%)	$677 → $854 (+26.1%)

Anthon

Population

649488

Median household income

$55,000$52,500

Median home value

$78,400$94,800

Median gross rent

$721$1,035

Lawton

Population

1,105906

Median household income

$75,000$90,278

Median home value

$171,600$246,800

Median gross rent

$677$854

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anthon	Lawton
Under 5	6.6%	4.9%
5 to 17	9.6%	24.2%
18 to 24	10.0%	4.2%
25 to 34	16.2%	10.7%
35 to 44	7.4%	13.8%
45 to 54	10.0%	13.0%
55 to 64	15.0%	11.9%
65 to 74	14.3%	11.5%
75 and over	10.9%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anthon	Lawton
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	95.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.2%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anthon	Lawton
No high school diploma	4.7%	1.7%
High school graduate	37.8%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.1%	29.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	10.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anthon	Lawton
Drove alone	76.7%	90.6%
Carpooled	10.7%	5.9%
Public transit	2.3%	0.0%
Walked	6.1%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anthon	Lawton
1-unit, detached	95.4%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Anthon	Lawton
Poverty rate	16.0%	8.3%
Average household size	2.10	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1944	1980