2024 population: 126,899 ( 254 from 2020)
Land area: 1702.0 square miles
Population density: 74.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	69,976	55.14%	2.0%
Black:	18,730	14.76%	4.6%
Indian:	7,157	5.64%	0.4%
Asian:	3,827	3.02%	3.3%
2+ races:	8,091	6.38%	4.6%
Hispanic:	19,118	15.07%	12.3%

Total non-White:	56,923	44.86%	3.1%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,955	13.7
Deaths:	5,751	11.4
Net Migration:	-1,558	-3.1
Net Immigration:	576	1.1

Change in White population:	-1,441	-1.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,695	1.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
126,645
71,417	56.39%
19,638	15.51%
7,132	5.63%
3,704	2.92%
7,733	6.11%
17,021	13.44%
55,228	43.61%

2010
130,291
78,027	59.89%
20,920	16.06%
7,101	5.45%
3,321	2.55%
6,532	5.01%
14,240	10.93%
52,264	40.11%

2000
121,610
76,779	63.14%
21,569	17.74%
5,914	4.86%
2,764	2.27%
4,404	3.62%
9,996	8.22%
44,831	36.86%

1990
118,137
83,009	70.27%
19,773	16.74%
5,253	4.45%
3,023	2.56%
n/a
7,079	5.99%
35,128	29.73%

1980
119,794
87,828	73.32%
17,842	14.89%
4,879	4.07%
2,951	2.46%
n/a
6,176	5.16%
31,966	26.68%

1970
114,976
94,515	82.20%
11,127	9.68%
3,509	3.05%
664	0.58%
n/a
4,520	3.93%
20,461	17.80%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
17,852	13.7
10,161	7.8
-14,600	-11.2
2,831	2.2

-6,610	-5.1
2,964	2.3

Number	Rate
2000's
18,537	15.2
8,954	7.4
-9,957	-8.2
-1,155	-0.9

1,248	1.0
7,433	6.1

Number	Rate
1990's
22,059	18.7
9,088	7.7
-18,564	-15.7
623	0.5

-6,230	-5.3
9,703	8.2

Number	Rate
1980's
25,888	21.6
7,969	6.7
-19,400	-16.2
n/a

-4,819	-4.0
3,162	2.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-15,846	-13.8
n/a

-6,687	-5.8
11,505	10.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Lawton, OK Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
34.5
30,282	23.9%
96,617	76.1%
17,908	14.1%

46,938
2.51

29,760	63.4%
19,887	66.8%
4,250	14.3%
17,178	36.6%

2010
Number	Percent
64.9
-64,975	-49.9%
195,266	149.9%
27,506	21.1%

94,930
2.53

64,040	67.5%
45,918	71.7%
8,322	13.0%
30,890	32.5%

2000
Number	Percent
30.9
33,304	27.4%
88,306	72.6%
12,398	10.2%

42,544
2.61

30,925	72.7%
23,613	76.4%
3,868	12.5%
11,619	27.3%

1990
Number	Percent
28.7
33,145	28.1%
84,992	71.9%
10,899	9.2%

40,269
2.70

31,115	77.3%
25,299	81.3%
3,311	10.6%
9,154	22.7%

1980
Number	Percent
25.1
36,119	30.2%
83,675	69.8%
8,679	7.2%

37,743
2.86

29,584	78.4%
25,250	85.4%
2,612	8.8%
8,159	21.6%

2024 Housing Data for Lawton, OK Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,783	5.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,335	5.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,144	4.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,956	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,925	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,099	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,776	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,973	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,885	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,229	9.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,677	12.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,268	13.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,124	8.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,669	5.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,792	5.9%
$200,000 or more	2,303	4.9%

Median Household Income	60,659
Per Capita Income	31,322

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,079	6.6%
Public Assistance	1,319	2.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,073	17.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	39,103	55.2%
Unemployed	2,841	4.0%
In Armed Forces	7,519	10.6%

Total Labor Force	49,463	69.8%
Not in Labor Force	21,390	30.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	13,876	14,217	49.4%
Non-Profit	1,191	2,195	35.2%
Self-Employed	2,599	1,487	63.6%

Local Government	1,436	2,301	38.4%
State Government	1,142	1,493	43.3%
Federal Government	2,780	2,620	51.5%

Total Private + Self	16,475	15,704	51.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6,549	8,609	43.2%
Total	23,024	24,313	48.6%

Pct. Govt.	24.9%
Pct. Private + Self	68.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	6,370	13.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	9,505	20.0%
Professional, Technical	11,228	23.7%
Service Occupations	9,464	20.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	146	0.3%
All others	10,871	22.9%

White Collar		57.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	8,456	17.8%
Retail trade	5,241	11.0%
Educational services	4,773	10.1%
Manufacturing	4,664	9.8%
Public administration	4,194	8.8%
Accommodation and food services	3,804	8.0%
Construction	2,837	6.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,056	4.3%
Other services	2,041	4.3%
Transportation and warehousing	2,030	4.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,743	3.7%
Finance and insurance	1,685	3.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,082	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	712	1.5%
Wholesale trade	522	1.1%
Information	451	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	448	0.9%
Utilities	430	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	258	0.5%
Management	11	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	11,150	8.76%
Puerto Rican	3,625	2.85%
Cuban	320	0.25%
Dominican	202	0.16%

Total Central American	1,118	0.88%
Costa Rican	12	0.01%
Guatemalan	174	0.14%
Honduran	256	0.20%
Nicaraguan	37	0.03%
Panamanian	348	0.27%
Salvadoran	244	0.19%
Other Central American	47	0.04%

Total South American	369	0.29%
Argentinean	20	0.02%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	39	0.03%
Colombian	99	0.08%
Ecuadorian	31	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	99	0.08%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	81	0.06%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,523	1.20%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	800	0.63%
Filipino	789	0.62%
Vietnamese	442	0.35%
Indian	400	0.31%
Chinese	220	0.17%
Japanese	117	0.09%
Thai	64	0.05%
Burmese	52	0.04%
Bangladeshi	36	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	105,959	89.0%
Spanish	6,923	5.8%
German, other Germanic	1,162	1.0%
Other	1,010	0.8%
Other Indo-European	924	0.8%
Other Asian	752	0.6%
Korean	741	0.6%
Tagalog	521	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	303	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	15,801	12.4%
Irish	11,872	9.3%
English	9,969	7.8%
American	6,291	4.9%
Italian	3,661	2.9%
Scottish	2,322	1.8%
French	2,096	1.6%
European	1,388	1.1%
Polish	1,124	0.9%
African	1,013	0.8%
Dutch	971	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	950	0.7%
Norwegian	688	0.5%
Welsh	612	0.5%
British	594	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	123,974	97.4%
Not a citizen	3,336	2.6%

Native	120,196	94.4%
Foreign-born	7,114	5.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,485	3.0%	5,063	6.1%	27,516	33.3%	27,569	33.4%	13,179	15.9%	6,822	8.3%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,485	3.0%
9-12 Years	5,063	6.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	27,516	33.3%
Some College	27,569	33.4%
Bach. Degree	13,179	15.9%
Grad Degree	6,822	8.3%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	90,496	84,332	6,164	6.8%
1991	88,372	82,404	5,968	6.8%
1992	90,754	85,648	5,106	5.6%
1993	89,868	84,698	5,170	5.8%
1994	88,716	83,500	5,216	5.9%
1995	86,640	82,220	4,420	5.1%
1996	87,364	83,340	4,024	4.6%
1997	86,488	82,210	4,278	4.9%
1998	86,260	82,226	4,034	4.7%
1999	87,536	84,252	3,284	3.8%

2000	92,052	88,822	3,230	3.5%
2001	90,496	87,034	3,462	3.8%
2002	93,778	89,996	3,782	4.0%
2003	96,486	92,422	4,064	4.2%
2004	98,002	93,940	4,062	4.1%
2005	97,494	93,270	4,224	4.3%
2006	97,276	93,448	3,828	3.9%
2007	97,528	93,554	3,974	4.1%
2008	99,278	95,724	3,554	3.6%
2009	102,716	97,258	5,458	5.3%

2010	108,902	102,832	6,070	5.6%
2011	106,892	101,038	5,854	5.5%
2012	106,944	100,804	6,140	5.7%
2013	105,800	99,880	5,920	5.6%
2014	104,256	99,556	4,700	4.5%
2015	104,932	100,490	4,442	4.2%
2016	104,556	99,898	4,658	4.5%
2017	103,336	99,046	4,290	4.2%
2018	102,050	98,266	3,784	3.7%
2019	101,536	98,060	3,476	3.4%

2020	102,000	95,138	6,862	6.7%
2021	101,238	96,914	4,324	4.3%
2022	100,388	96,792	3,596	3.6%
2023	103,036	99,048	3,988	3.9%
2024	104,866	101,080	3,786	3.6%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	55,363
Median Value	$161,369

Occupied	46,938	84.8%
Vacant	8,425	15.2%

Owned	26,603	56.7%
Rented	20,335	43.3%
Median Rent	$960

Single-Family Units	42,586	76.9%
Detached	40,540	73.2%
Attached	2,046	3.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	6,581	11.9%
Mobile Homes	2,580	4.7%

Lawton, OK Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lawton, OK Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Lawton, OK Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Lawton, OK Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lawton, OK Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Lawton, OK Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Lawton, OK Metro Area