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Lawton, OK Urban Area

88,410 Population
46.8 square miles 1,887.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.9 ±0.7 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6462%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Male50%
  • Male
  • Female
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51%White17%Black3%†Native3%†Asian0%†Islander0%†Other11%†Two+15%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$27,467 ±$1,206 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$51,767 ±$2,122 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

22.8% ±3% (18,614  ±2,450) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty33%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty13%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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16.1 minutes ±1.3 (578,940  ±53,216) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

34,467 ±824 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0.1 (82,110  ±1,198) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Married couples48%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married44%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale40%Female29%†
Now marriedMale44%Female44%
DivorcedMale12%†Female18%†
WidowedMale4%†Female8%†
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5.4% ±1.8% (1,191  ±411) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

2%†15-196%†20-249%†25-2911%†30-353%†35-394%†40-440%45-50
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Housing

40,011 ±713 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied86%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Renter occupied52%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit73%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$143,300 ±$11,679 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

23.4% ±2.9% (20,472  ±2,513.1) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

91.7% ±4.4% (50,975  ±2,648.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
25% ±2.7% (13,900  ±1,513.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

Population by highest level of education

8%†No degree35%High school32%Some college15%†Bachelor's10%†Post-grad
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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5.1% ±1% (4,540  ±842) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

15.9% ±1.5% (9,109  ±886) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

61†WWII254†Korea2,191†Vietnam4,150†Gulf (1990s)5,039†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only; ACS 2023 5-year data
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9,109 Total veterans ±886 7,705 Male ±810 1,404 Female ±433

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This profile displays data from more than one ACS release. Charts not derived from ACS 2023 1-year data are noted with an *.

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Lawton, OK Urban Area <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/40000US48394-lawton-ok-urban-area/>

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Lawton, OK Urban Area <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/40000US48394-lawton-ok-urban-area/>