Lawton, OK Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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14%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

12%

Household income NAT. AVG.

14%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lawton	Oklahoma	National
Income per capita	$38,407	$38,159	$44,883
Median household income	$71,979	$72,914	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$100,593	$89,008	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$52,917	$46,375	$52,080
Median earnings male	$45,409	$51,967	$54,343
Median earnings female	$35,003	$34,837	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.2%	3.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	18.4%	16.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lawton is 14% lower than the national average
The median household income in Lawton is 12% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lawton is 14% 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

$47,981 $71,979 $143,958

City

$48,604 $72,914 $145,828

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Lawton median earnings by income bracket

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	325	$135,908	67.1%
Elgin, OK	3,200	$105,620	29.9%
Faxon, OK	64	$100,910	24.1%
Cache, OK	2,903	$85,324	4.9%
Sterling, OK	698	$82,504	1.4%
Lawton, OK	97,207	$71,979	11.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lynn, MA	97,235	$90,407	11.2%
South Gate, CA	97,255	$80,557	1.0%
Sunrise, FL	97,297	$82,944	2.0%
New Bedford, MA	97,315	$72,672	10.6%
Livonia, MI	97,392	$123,939	52.4%
Lawton, OK	97,207	$71,979	11.5%

Source: The Lawton, OK employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.