Lawton, OK Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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15%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

14%

Household income NAT. AVG.

15%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lawton	Oklahoma	National
Income per capita	$25,374	$25,628	$29,829
Median household income	$47,690	$48,038	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$66,841	$60,309	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$35,943	$30,832	$35,192
Median earnings male	$30,562	$35,033	$36,919
Median earnings female	$23,644	$23,287	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.0%	3.6%	4.7%
Poverty level	18.4%	16.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lawton is 15% lower than the national average
The median household income in Lawton is 14% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lawton is 15% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Lawton is 22% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$31,790 $47,690 $95,380

City

$32,022 $48,038 $96,076

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Lawton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.5%	8.5%
Manufacturing sector	15.4%	15.4%
Financial & insurance services	1.7%	1.7%
Wholesale & retail services	14.3%	14.3%
Public administration	12.1%	12.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.1%	5.1%
Education, health & social services	11.0%	11.0%
Other	30.7%	30.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Medicine Park, OK	317	$91,875	66.1%
Elgin, OK	3,137	$70,577	27.6%
Faxon, OK	63	$67,083	21.3%
Cache, OK	2,843	$57,188	3.4%
Sterling, OK	680	$54,792	1.0%
Lawton, OK	93,535	$47,690	13.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fishers, IN	93,488	$108,361	95.9%
Arden-Arcade, CA	93,719	$52,694	4.8%
Yakima, WA	93,829	$48,220	12.8%
Edmond, OK	93,101	$84,223	52.2%
Livonia, MI	93,970	$82,158	48.5%
Lawton, OK	93,535	$47,690	13.8%

Source: The Lawton, OK employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).