Lawton vs Sloan

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

Lawton and Sloan 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 884 in Sloan). Lawton has the higher median household income ($90,278 vs $73,750 in Sloan). Lawton has the higher median home value ($246,800 vs $191,400 in Sloan).

Population, income & housing

	Lawton	Sloan
Population	906	884
Median age	39.3 yrs	47.7 yrs
Median household income	$90,278	$73,750
Median home value	$246,800	$191,400
Median gross rent	$854	$872
Housing units	390	378
Homeownership rate	78.7%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.2%	33.5%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	10.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawton	Sloan
Population	1,105 → 906 (-18.0%)	1,215 → 884 (-27.2%)
Median household income	$75,000 → $90,278 (+20.4%)	$64,375 → $73,750 (+14.6%)
Median home value	$171,600 → $246,800 (+43.8%)	$135,400 → $191,400 (+41.4%)
Median gross rent	$677 → $854 (+26.1%)	$810 → $872 (+7.7%)

Lawton

Population

1,105906

Median household income

$75,000$90,278

Median home value

$171,600$246,800

Median gross rent

$677$854

Sloan

Population

1,215884

Median household income

$64,375$73,750

Median home value

$135,400$191,400

Median gross rent

$810$872

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lawton	Sloan
Under 5	4.9%	5.8%
5 to 17	24.2%	16.6%
18 to 24	4.2%	9.7%
25 to 34	10.7%	8.0%
35 to 44	13.8%	6.9%
45 to 54	13.0%	12.6%
55 to 64	11.9%	21.5%
65 to 74	11.5%	11.1%
75 and over	5.8%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawton	Sloan
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	7.4%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.4%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawton	Sloan
No high school diploma	1.7%	1.8%
High school graduate	27.3%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	29.3%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.9%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawton	Sloan
Drove alone	90.6%	79.7%
Carpooled	5.9%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	6.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	2.4%	6.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawton	Sloan
1-unit, detached	82.1%	84.7%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	10.0%	3.7%
20 or more units	2.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Lawton	Sloan
Poverty rate	8.3%	12.6%
Average household size	2.56	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	22	18
Median year structure built	1980	1967