Lawrence vs Lawton

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

Lawrence 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 1,186 in Lawrence). Lawton has the higher median household income ($54,718 vs $36,188 in Lawrence). Lawton has the higher median home value ($159,100 vs $106,700 in Lawrence).

Population, income & housing

	Lawrence	Lawton
Population	1,186	2,056
Median age	33.0 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$36,188	$54,718
Median home value	$106,700	$159,100
Median gross rent	$586	$824
Housing units	458	899
Homeownership rate	45.6%	63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	9.8%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawrence	Lawton
Population	1,029 → 1,186 (+15.3%)	1,570 → 2,056 (+31.0%)
Median household income	$43,125 → $36,188 (-16.1%)	$48,171 → $54,718 (+13.6%)
Median home value	$74,300 → $106,700 (+43.6%)	$104,600 → $159,100 (+52.1%)
Median gross rent	$560 → $586 (+4.6%)	$628 → $824 (+31.2%)

Lawrence

Population

1,0291,186

Median household income

$43,125$36,188

Median home value

$74,300$106,700

Median gross rent

$560$586

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)

	Lawrence	Lawton
Under 5	5.8%	5.8%
5 to 17	24.1%	17.6%
18 to 24	12.5%	5.6%
25 to 34	11.3%	13.0%
35 to 44	14.0%	12.7%
45 to 54	9.1%	10.5%
55 to 64	13.1%	8.6%
65 to 74	7.7%	15.5%
75 and over	2.4%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawrence	Lawton
White (non-Hispanic)	56.3%	86.2%
Black or African American	0.6%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	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	1.5%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	40.8%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawrence	Lawton
No high school diploma	26.8%	7.5%
High school graduate	37.5%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	22.1%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawrence	Lawton
Drove alone	82.7%	82.6%
Carpooled	10.3%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	8.6%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawrence	Lawton
1-unit, detached	48.5%	72.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	36.9%	11.3%
20 or more units	3.3%	10.5%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Lawrence	Lawton
Poverty rate	32.5%	17.1%
Average household size	2.82	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1976	1972