Gobles vs Lawton

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

Gobles 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 598 in Gobles). Lawton has the higher median household income ($54,718 vs $39,931 in Gobles). Lawton has the higher median home value ($159,100 vs $100,000 in Gobles).

Population, income & housing

	Gobles	Lawton
Population	598	2,056
Median age	50.0 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$39,931	$54,718
Median home value	$100,000	$159,100
Median gross rent	$589	$824
Housing units	357	899
Homeownership rate	69.4%	63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.9%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	10.4%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gobles	Lawton
Population	840 → 598 (-28.8%)	1,570 → 2,056 (+31.0%)
Median household income	$51,429 → $39,931 (-22.4%)	$48,171 → $54,718 (+13.6%)
Median home value	$89,500 → $100,000 (+11.7%)	$104,600 → $159,100 (+52.1%)
Median gross rent	$594 → $589 (-0.8%)	$628 → $824 (+31.2%)

Gobles

Population

840598

Median household income

$51,429$39,931

Median home value

$89,500$100,000

Median gross rent

$594$589

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)

	Gobles	Lawton
Under 5	2.0%	5.8%
5 to 17	8.7%	17.6%
18 to 24	10.5%	5.6%
25 to 34	10.0%	13.0%
35 to 44	12.9%	12.7%
45 to 54	8.9%	10.5%
55 to 64	21.1%	8.6%
65 to 74	19.1%	15.5%
75 and over	6.9%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gobles	Lawton
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	86.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.0%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gobles	Lawton
No high school diploma	12.5%	7.5%
High school graduate	40.8%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.4%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gobles	Lawton
Drove alone	77.3%	82.6%
Carpooled	5.5%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.4%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	8.6%
Other means	3.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gobles	Lawton
1-unit, detached	68.1%	72.2%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	9.0%	11.3%
20 or more units	8.1%	10.5%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Gobles	Lawton
Poverty rate	22.7%	17.1%
Average household size	1.77	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	31	23
Median year structure built	1955	1972