Decatur vs Lawton

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

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

Lawton has the higher population (2,056 vs 1,814 in Decatur). Decatur has the higher median household income ($58,281 vs $54,718 in Lawton). Lawton has the higher median home value ($159,100 vs $121,900 in Decatur).

Population, income & housing

	Decatur	Lawton
Population	1,814	2,056
Median age	34.5 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$58,281	$54,718
Median home value	$121,900	$159,100
Median gross rent	$779	$824
Housing units	838	899
Homeownership rate	75.9%	63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Decatur	Lawton
Population	1,913 → 1,814 (-5.2%)	1,570 → 2,056 (+31.0%)
Median household income	$41,607 → $58,281 (+40.1%)	$48,171 → $54,718 (+13.6%)
Median home value	$83,100 → $121,900 (+46.7%)	$104,600 → $159,100 (+52.1%)
Median gross rent	$763 → $779 (+2.1%)	$628 → $824 (+31.2%)

Decatur

Population

1,9131,814

Median household income

$41,607$58,281

Median home value

$83,100$121,900

Median gross rent

$763$779

Lawton

Population

1,5702,056

Median household income

$48,171$54,718

Median home value

$104,600$159,100

Median gross rent

$628$824

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Decatur	Lawton
Under 5	7.8%	5.8%
5 to 17	15.6%	17.6%
18 to 24	12.6%	5.6%
25 to 34	15.1%	13.0%
35 to 44	11.2%	12.7%
45 to 54	11.3%	10.5%
55 to 64	12.0%	8.6%
65 to 74	9.9%	15.5%
75 and over	4.6%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Decatur	Lawton
White (non-Hispanic)	78.4%	86.2%
Black or African American	2.7%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	1.7%
Asian	0.8%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Decatur	Lawton
No high school diploma	13.6%	7.5%
High school graduate	39.1%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Decatur	Lawton
Drove alone	65.2%	82.6%
Carpooled	26.0%	8.1%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	8.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Decatur	Lawton
1-unit, detached	81.4%	72.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	11.3%
20 or more units	5.5%	10.5%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Decatur	Lawton
Poverty rate	21.6%	17.1%
Average household size	2.42	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1951	1972