Lawton vs South Haven

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

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

South Haven has the higher population (3,994 vs 2,056 in Lawton). South Haven has the higher median household income ($64,338 vs $54,718 in Lawton). South Haven has the higher median home value ($372,200 vs $159,100 in Lawton).

Population, income & housing

	Lawton	South Haven
Population	2,056	3,994
Median age	40.0 yrs	59.5 yrs
Median household income	$54,718	$64,338
Median home value	$159,100	$372,200
Median gross rent	$824	$718
Housing units	899	3,400
Homeownership rate	63.0%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	42.1%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawton	South Haven
Population	1,570 → 2,056 (+31.0%)	4,354 → 3,994 (-8.3%)
Median household income	$48,171 → $54,718 (+13.6%)	$57,539 → $64,338 (+11.8%)
Median home value	$104,600 → $159,100 (+52.1%)	$219,400 → $372,200 (+69.6%)
Median gross rent	$628 → $824 (+31.2%)	$674 → $718 (+6.5%)

Lawton

Population

1,5702,056

Median household income

$48,171$54,718

Median home value

$104,600$159,100

Median gross rent

$628$824

South Haven

Population

4,3543,994

Median household income

$57,539$64,338

Median home value

$219,400$372,200

Median gross rent

$674$718

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lawton	South Haven
Under 5	5.8%	4.7%
5 to 17	17.6%	11.9%
18 to 24	5.6%	5.9%
25 to 34	13.0%	6.9%
35 to 44	12.7%	8.2%
45 to 54	10.5%	7.3%
55 to 64	8.6%	16.4%
65 to 74	15.5%	19.8%
75 and over	10.7%	19.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawton	South Haven
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	77.6%
Black or African American	1.8%	10.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.7%	0.7%
Asian	0.7%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawton	South Haven
No high school diploma	7.5%	6.3%
High school graduate	38.3%	24.4%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	19.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawton	South Haven
Drove alone	82.6%	66.2%
Carpooled	8.1%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.8%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	19.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawton	South Haven
1-unit, detached	72.2%	68.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	7.1%
20 or more units	10.5%	11.4%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Lawton	South Haven
Poverty rate	17.1%	20.5%
Average household size	2.23	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	23	17
Median year structure built	1972	1960