Lawton vs Paw Paw

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

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

Paw Paw has the higher population (3,277 vs 2,056 in Lawton). Lawton has the higher median household income ($54,718 vs $38,989 in Paw Paw). Lawton has the higher median home value ($159,100 vs $133,600 in Paw Paw).

Population, income & housing

	Lawton	Paw Paw
Population	2,056	3,277
Median age	40.0 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$54,718	$38,989
Median home value	$159,100	$133,600
Median gross rent	$824	$775
Housing units	899	1,499
Homeownership rate	63.0%	47.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	10.8%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawton	Paw Paw
Population	1,570 → 2,056 (+31.0%)	3,390 → 3,277 (-3.3%)
Median household income	$48,171 → $54,718 (+13.6%)	$43,226 → $38,989 (-9.8%)
Median home value	$104,600 → $159,100 (+52.1%)	$95,800 → $133,600 (+39.5%)
Median gross rent	$628 → $824 (+31.2%)	$668 → $775 (+16.0%)

Lawton

Population

1,5702,056

Median household income

$48,171$54,718

Median home value

$104,600$159,100

Median gross rent

$628$824

Paw Paw

Population

3,3903,277

Median household income

$43,226$38,989

Median home value

$95,800$133,600

Median gross rent

$668$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lawton	Paw Paw
Under 5	5.8%	10.0%
5 to 17	17.6%	15.4%
18 to 24	5.6%	5.9%
25 to 34	13.0%	18.2%
35 to 44	12.7%	13.5%
45 to 54	10.5%	8.8%
55 to 64	8.6%	11.4%
65 to 74	15.5%	9.5%
75 and over	10.7%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawton	Paw Paw
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	80.1%
Black or African American	1.8%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawton	Paw Paw
No high school diploma	7.5%	6.0%
High school graduate	38.3%	44.3%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawton	Paw Paw
Drove alone	82.6%	78.2%
Carpooled	8.1%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	3.0%
Walked	0.8%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	8.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawton	Paw Paw
1-unit, detached	72.2%	53.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	23.9%
20 or more units	10.5%	9.0%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Lawton	Paw Paw
Poverty rate	17.1%	18.7%
Average household size	2.23	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	23	17
Median year structure built	1972	1966