Humidity & wind
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Population
90,503
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$142,100
Owner-occupied units
Lawton, OK
Oklahoma · 34.617° N, 98.421° W · 82 sq mi
Lawton is a city in Oklahoma, with a population of 90,503 and about 1,108 residents per square mile. The median household earns $54,433 a year, and the median home is worth $142,100.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
82 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
1,108
People per square mile
Rank by population
#412
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#117
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$54,433
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$967
Per month
Homeownership
44.8%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
16.2 min
One way
People
Median age
32.3
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
22.5%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
6.4%
Households
33,413
2.43 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 28%
Arts, food & hospitality 12.1%
Retail trade 11.3%
Manufacturing 10%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Oklahoma
State bird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
State flower
Oklahoma Rose
State capital
Oklahoma City
Nickname
The Sooner State
Compare Lawton with
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- Lawton vs Oklahoma CitySide by side
Cities near Lawton
- Wichita Falls, TX49 mi · 101,951
- Moore, OK73 mi · 63,609
- Norman, OK75 mi · 130,943
- Oklahoma City, OK78 mi · 719,849
- Midwest City, OK83 mi · 58,799
- Edmond, OK93 mi · 100,479
- Denton, TX121 mi · 169,431
- Sherman, TX123 mi · 52,417
Cities about the same size
- Compton, CA90,500
- Mission Viejo, CA90,484
- Springdale, AR90,685
- Germantown, MD90,719
- Newton, MA90,741
- Franklin, TN90,226
- Carson, CA90,808
- Fort Smith, AR90,855
More in Oklahoma
- Tulsa416,209
- Broken Arrow124,991
- Enid50,297
- Stillwater50,046
Wealthiest person in Oklahoma
Name
Harold Hamm & family
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$18.5B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Oklahoma City
Source of wealth
Oil & gas
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Oklahoma · private sector
Employer
INTEGRIS Health
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Oklahoma
Company
ONEOK
Revenue
$21.7B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Tulsa
Ticker
OKE
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.