Lawton vs Salix

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

Lawton and Salix 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 413 in Salix). Lawton has the higher median household income ($90,278 vs $62,143 in Salix). Lawton has the higher median home value ($246,800 vs $162,500 in Salix).

Population, income & housing

	Lawton	Salix
Population	906	413
Median age	39.3 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$90,278	$62,143
Median home value	$246,800	$162,500
Median gross rent	$854	$914
Housing units	390	193
Homeownership rate	78.7%	70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.2%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawton	Salix
Population	1,105 → 906 (-18.0%)	410 → 413 (+0.7%)
Median household income	$75,000 → $90,278 (+20.4%)	$63,333 → $62,143 (-1.9%)
Median home value	$171,600 → $246,800 (+43.8%)	$105,900 → $162,500 (+53.4%)
Median gross rent	$677 → $854 (+26.1%)	$600 → $914 (+52.3%)

Lawton

Population

1,105906

Median household income

$75,000$90,278

Median home value

$171,600$246,800

Median gross rent

$677$854

Salix

Population

410413

Median household income

$63,333$62,143

Median home value

$105,900$162,500

Median gross rent

$600$914

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lawton	Salix
Under 5	4.9%	5.1%
5 to 17	24.2%	20.8%
18 to 24	4.2%	8.0%
25 to 34	10.7%	5.3%
35 to 44	13.8%	11.9%
45 to 54	13.0%	11.9%
55 to 64	11.9%	13.8%
65 to 74	11.5%	17.2%
75 and over	5.8%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawton	Salix
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	98.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawton	Salix
No high school diploma	1.7%	3.7%
High school graduate	27.3%	42.1%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	29.3%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.9%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawton	Salix
Drove alone	90.6%	77.3%
Carpooled	5.9%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	15.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawton	Salix
1-unit, detached	82.1%	87.6%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.0%	8.3%
20 or more units	2.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Lawton	Salix
Poverty rate	8.3%	3.4%
Average household size	2.56	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1980	1949