Hartford vs Lawton

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

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

Hartford has the higher population (2,312 vs 2,056 in Lawton). Lawton has the higher median household income ($54,718 vs $39,868 in Hartford). Lawton has the higher median home value ($159,100 vs $95,200 in Hartford).

Population, income & housing

	Hartford	Lawton
Population	2,312	2,056
Median age	30.4 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$39,868	$54,718
Median home value	$95,200	$159,100
Median gross rent	$809	$824
Housing units	884	899
Homeownership rate	65.7%	63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.2%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hartford	Lawton
Population	2,595 → 2,312 (-10.9%)	1,570 → 2,056 (+31.0%)
Median household income	$36,228 → $39,868 (+10.0%)	$48,171 → $54,718 (+13.6%)
Median home value	$69,600 → $95,200 (+36.8%)	$104,600 → $159,100 (+52.1%)
Median gross rent	$671 → $809 (+20.6%)	$628 → $824 (+31.2%)

Hartford

Population

2,5952,312

Median household income

$36,228$39,868

Median home value

$69,600$95,200

Median gross rent

$671$809

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)

	Hartford	Lawton
Under 5	6.6%	5.8%
5 to 17	27.0%	17.6%
18 to 24	6.9%	5.6%
25 to 34	15.5%	13.0%
35 to 44	13.3%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.1%	10.5%
55 to 64	9.2%	8.6%
65 to 74	5.8%	15.5%
75 and over	3.6%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hartford	Lawton
White (non-Hispanic)	61.1%	86.2%
Black or African American	1.5%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	1.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	33.6%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hartford	Lawton
No high school diploma	17.6%	7.5%
High school graduate	43.8%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.3%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hartford	Lawton
Drove alone	89.7%	82.6%
Carpooled	7.7%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.6%	8.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hartford	Lawton
1-unit, detached	68.2%	72.2%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	11.3%
20 or more units	8.4%	10.5%
Mobile home & other	10.9%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Hartford	Lawton
Poverty rate	19.1%	17.1%
Average household size	2.66	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	21	23
Median year structure built	1964	1972