Lawton

Population & Demographics

Lawton, OK

Lawton is home to 90,595 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 30,340 resident workers commute each day.

OklahomaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
90,595
people
Population

90,595 residents

Median age 32.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Lawton population & demographics

Who lives in Lawton — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
90,595
Median age
32.3yrs
Median household income
$54,433
Median home value
$142,100
Median gross rent
$967/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
22.5%
Poverty rate
21.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Lawton

How Lawton breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White48.2%
Black17.5%
Hispanic or Latino16.4%
Two or more races10.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native3.3%
Asian3.1%
Some other race0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.5%

Race across Lawton

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Lawton.

Lawton at a glance
Employed Residents
30,340
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
37.4mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
54.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
12.0%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Oklahoma City
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Lawton proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Lawton commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

86 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Lawton

30,340 commutes, one dot at a time

Lawton

Where 30,340 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Lawton, by worker count.

1Lawton0.0 mi16,604
2Oklahoma City77.9 mi3,942
3Norman70.5 mi613
4Tulsa174.7 mi576
5Duncan27.2 mi486
6Wichita Falls49.8 mi362
7Ardmore79.2 mi301
8Altus51.8 mi265

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Lawton.

1Lawton0.0 mi16,604
2Oklahoma City77.9 mi1,146
3Duncan27.2 mi624
4Elgin13.5 mi517
5Cache11.9 mi466
6Altus51.8 mi358
7Norman70.5 mi297
8Tulsa174.7 mi270

Top industries

The sectors that employ Lawton’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance16.0%
AFAccommodation and Food Services13.7%
RTRetail Trade12.0%
MFManufacturing10.8%
EDEducational Services9.4%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services7.2%
PAPublic Administration6.0%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.8%
COConstruction3.7%
Connectivity

Internet options for Lawton

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

14 providers · 5 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps94%
5 Gbps94%
8 Gbps79%
See all internet providers in Lawton

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