Lawton

Population: 90,662
Median household income: $53,588
Median home value: $134,200

Lawton is a community in Comanche County, Oklahoma, home to 90,662 residents. At $53,588, its median household income sits below Comanche County's $59,000.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lawton's population declined 3.6% from 94,017 to 90,662, while its median home value rose 19.0% from $112,800 to $134,200.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 18.5% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 48.7% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 90,662
Median age: 32.1 yrs
Median household income: $53,588
Median home value: $134,200
Median gross rent: $935
Housing units: 39,845
Homeownership rate: 44.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%
Unemployment rate: 8.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

94,01790,662

Median household income

$47,779$53,588

Median home value

$112,800$134,200

Median gross rent

$832$935

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	94,017	$47,779	$112,800	$832
2020	93,535	$47,690	$111,000	$810
2021	91,247	$48,718	$115,600	$822
2022	91,023	$51,561	$125,500	$898
2023	90,662	$53,588	$134,200	$935

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 2413.1%

25 to 3418.5%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,290	6.9%
5 to 17	14,734	16.3%
18 to 24	11,854	13.1%
25 to 34	16,771	18.5%
35 to 44	11,901	13.1%
45 to 54	8,539	9.4%
55 to 64	9,626	10.6%
65 to 74	6,584	7.3%
75 and over	4,363	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	44,108	48.7%
Black or African American	15,953	17.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3,252	3.6%
Asian	2,634	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	401	0.4%
Some other race	466	0.5%
Two or more races	9,385	10.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14,463	16.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate33.2%

Some college or associate's33.4%

Bachelor's degree14.7%

Graduate or professional degree8.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,029	10.4%
High school graduate	19,213	33.2%
Some college or associate's	19,298	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	8,521	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4,723	8.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone73.0%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.6%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home12.5%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	29,557	73.0%
Carpooled	3,727	9.2%
Public transit	246	0.6%
Walked	907	2.2%
Bicycle	152	0.4%
Worked from home	5,043	12.5%
Other means	859	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17,713	50.0%
15 to 29 min	14,198	40.1%
30 to 44 min	1,811	5.1%
45 to 59 min	742	2.1%
60+ min	984	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 20.8% (16,913 of 81,130)

	Count	Share
Family households	19,682	59.2%
Nonfamily households	13,581	40.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	33,263	83.5%
Vacant	6,582	16.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14,843	44.6%
Renter-occupied	18,420	55.4%

1-unit, detached68.9%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units8.2%

5 to 19 units11.0%

20 or more units5.2%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	27,434	68.9%
1-unit, attached	1,780	4.5%
2 to 4 units	3,272	8.2%
5 to 19 units	4,385	11.0%
20 or more units	2,056	5.2%
Mobile home & other	918	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4041850
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 82 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 34.6172, -98.4214