Lawton is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 93,030 people and 28 constituent neighborhoods, Lawton is the fourth largest community in Oklahoma.

17.70% of the workforce is employed in the armed forces, making the military a huge focus of life in Lawton. Even though it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy. The Healthcare and Retail industries respectively employ 14.76% and 13.63% of the civilian workforce.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Lawton spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.37 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

A lot of people in Lawton take the bus for their daily commute. For the size of the city, the number of people who use public transportation is quite high. For many people in Lawton, this fills their need for low-cost transportation.

Lawton Information and Demographics

The education level of Lawton citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 19.27% of adults in Lawton have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Lawton in 2000 was $15,397, which is upper middle income relative to Oklahoma, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $61,588 for a family of four.

Lawton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lawton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lawton is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lawton include German, Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Lawton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German.