Lawton.
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Oklahoma·Comanche County
32 tracts·76K people·$142K median·934/mi²
White 48 · Black 17 · Hispanic 16 · Multiracial 10 · Other 4 · Asian 3
Married couple 35 · Living alone 34 · Other 31
Health 29 · Professional 19 · Retail 16 · Leisure 15 · Manufacturing 14 · Public admin 6 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 35 · Service 23 · Sales · office 20 · Production · transport 14 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 73 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 8 · Walk 3 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Lawton is $142,100 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Lawton has 90,595 residents across 26 census tracts and 24 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 32.3; the population is 48.2% White, 17.5% Black, 16.4% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Multiracial, 4.5% Other and 3.1% Asian; the average household has 2.4 people; 22.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 21.1% (Census ACS).
PIONEER PARK ES (47%), WOODLAND HILLS ES (43%) and COMANCHE ACADEMY ES (41%) lead the elementary schools; MACARTHUR MS (17%), EISENHOWER MS (14%) and CENTRAL MS (11%) lead the middle schools; LAWTON HS is the high school with reported scores (29%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $967/month, 39% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Lawton is $54,433 a year, 37% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Lawton, median rent is $967/month and the median home value is $142,100 (Census ACS).
Lawton reported 7.7 violent crimes and 24.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 94°F; winter lows average 30°F; there are 63 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 32 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Lawton are strong wind (95), ice storm (94) and tornado (93), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.41g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Lawton, 2.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).