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Lawton Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 114,996
Land Area (2000): 2,769.591 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 37.495 square kilometers

Lawton Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	113,892	2002	115,396	2005	111,277
2000	109,561	2003	113,992	2006	113,422
2001	114,286	2004	114,280	2007	109,016

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	179,514	77.63%
Rural, Farm	3,765	1.63%
Rural, Non-farm	47,968	20.74%

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Lawton Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	42,452	39,527	2,925	6.89%	69
1991	42,000	39,165	2,835	6.75%	68
1992	43,079	40,524	2,555	5.93%	59
1993	42,839	40,206	2,633	6.15%	61
1994	42,009	39,432	2,577	6.14%	61
1995	41,035	38,845	2,190	5.34%	53
1996	41,191	39,234	1,957	4.75%	48
1997	40,966	38,837	2,128	5.20%	52
1998	41,068	39,040	2,028	4.94%	49
1999	41,444	39,877	1,567	3.78%	38
2000	43,322	41,736	1,587	3.66%	37
2001	42,541	40,888	1,653	3.89%	39
2002	44,021	42,176	1,844	4.19%	42
2003	45,347	43,357	1,990	4.39%	44
2004	45,825	43,815	2,010	4.39%	44
2005	45,290	43,241	2,050	4.53%	45
2006	45,432	43,509	1,923	4.23%	42
2007	45,971	43,970	2,001	4.35%	44
2008	45,579	43,910	1,668	3.66%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	41,873	39,478	2,395	5.72%	57
Feb 1990	42,196	39,238	2,958	7.01%	70
Mar 1990	42,540	39,499	3,041	7.15%	71
Apr 1990	42,385	39,343	3,042	7.18%	72
May 1990	42,575	39,395	3,180	7.47%	75
Jun 1990	43,562	40,296	3,266	7.50%	75
Jul 1990	43,225	40,430	2,795	6.47%	65
Aug 1990	42,274	39,643	2,631	6.22%	62
Sep 1990	41,985	39,086	2,899	6.90%	69
Oct 1990	42,620	39,488	3,132	7.35%	73
Nov 1990	42,288	39,292	2,996	7.08%	71
Dec 1990	41,902	39,132	2,770	6.61%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	41,760	38,827	2,933	7.02%	70
Feb 1991	41,702	38,679	3,023	7.25%	72
Mar 1991	41,178	38,199	2,979	7.23%	72
Apr 1991	41,798	38,984	2,814	6.73%	67
May 1991	41,989	38,841	3,148	7.50%	75
Jun 1991	41,763	38,891	2,872	6.88%	69
Jul 1991	42,601	40,058	2,543	5.97%	60
Aug 1991	41,657	39,173	2,484	5.96%	60
Sep 1991	41,465	38,844	2,621	6.32%	63
Oct 1991	42,509	39,591	2,918	6.86%	69
Nov 1991	42,914	40,040	2,874	6.70%	67
Dec 1991	42,663	39,857	2,806	6.58%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	41,885	39,148	2,737	6.53%	65
Feb 1992	42,050	39,211	2,839	6.75%	68
Mar 1992	42,342	39,757	2,585	6.11%	61
Apr 1992	42,470	40,047	2,423	5.71%	57
May 1992	42,759	40,066	2,693	6.30%	63
Jun 1992	43,604	40,867	2,737	6.28%	63
Jul 1992	44,116	41,698	2,418	5.48%	55
Aug 1992	43,711	41,260	2,451	5.61%	56
Sep 1992	42,878	40,640	2,238	5.22%	52
Oct 1992	43,700	41,160	2,540	5.81%	58
Nov 1992	43,694	41,263	2,431	5.56%	56
Dec 1992	43,737	41,165	2,572	5.88%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	42,871	40,117	2,754	6.42%	64
Feb 1993	42,942	40,304	2,638	6.14%	61
Mar 1993	43,069	40,522	2,547	5.91%	59
Apr 1993	42,891	40,338	2,553	5.95%	60
May 1993	43,225	40,394	2,831	6.55%	65
Jun 1993	43,763	40,894	2,869	6.56%	66
Jul 1993	43,376	40,946	2,430	5.60%	56
Aug 1993	42,417	39,966	2,451	5.78%	58
Sep 1993	42,251	39,579	2,672	6.32%	63
Oct 1993	42,516	39,662	2,854	6.71%	67
Nov 1993	42,405	39,832	2,573	6.07%	61
Dec 1993	42,347	39,922	2,425	5.73%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	42,303	39,203	3,100	7.33%	73
Feb 1994	42,389	39,483	2,906	6.86%	69
Mar 1994	42,187	39,587	2,600	6.16%	62
Apr 1994	41,484	38,989	2,495	6.01%	60
May 1994	41,863	39,514	2,349	5.61%	56
Jun 1994	42,644	40,248	2,396	5.62%	56
Jul 1994	42,979	40,391	2,588	6.02%	60
Aug 1994	42,447	39,858	2,589	6.10%	61
Sep 1994	41,645	39,209	2,436	5.85%	58
Oct 1994	41,480	38,938	2,542	6.13%	61
Nov 1994	41,509	39,055	2,454	5.91%	59
Dec 1994	41,178	38,704	2,474	6.01%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	40,152	37,700	2,452	6.11%	61
Feb 1995	40,218	37,896	2,322	5.77%	58
Mar 1995	40,245	38,136	2,109	5.24%	52
Apr 1995	40,557	38,681	1,876	4.63%	46
May 1995	41,112	38,991	2,121	5.16%	52
Jun 1995	41,898	39,552	2,346	5.60%	56
Jul 1995	42,045	39,867	2,178	5.18%	52
Aug 1995	41,605	39,431	2,174	5.23%	52
Sep 1995	40,868	38,696	2,172	5.31%	53
Oct 1995	41,558	39,279	2,279	5.48%	55
Nov 1995	41,501	39,215	2,286	5.51%	55
Dec 1995	40,661	38,701	1,960	4.82%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	40,105	37,905	2,200	5.49%	55
Feb 1996	40,393	38,317	2,076	5.14%	51
Mar 1996	40,651	38,657	1,994	4.91%	49
Apr 1996	40,866	38,977	1,889	4.62%	46
May 1996	41,495	39,448	2,047	4.93%	49
Jun 1996	42,092	40,173	1,919	4.56%	46
Jul 1996	42,253	40,448	1,805	4.27%	43
Aug 1996	41,458	39,707	1,751	4.22%	42
Sep 1996	41,064	39,266	1,798	4.38%	44
Oct 1996	41,305	39,374	1,931	4.67%	47
Nov 1996	41,509	39,507	2,002	4.82%	48
Dec 1996	41,104	39,030	2,074	5.05%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	40,971	38,404	2,567	6.27%	63
Feb 1997	40,791	38,440	2,351	5.76%	58
Mar 1997	41,232	39,064	2,168	5.26%	53
Apr 1997	40,909	39,018	1,891	4.62%	46
May 1997	41,446	39,308	2,138	5.16%	52
Jun 1997	41,960	39,551	2,409	5.74%	57
Jul 1997	41,266	39,093	2,173	5.27%	53
Aug 1997	40,562	38,481	2,081	5.13%	51
Sep 1997	40,630	38,561	2,069	5.09%	51
Oct 1997	40,834	38,774	2,060	5.04%	50
Nov 1997	40,752	38,931	1,821	4.47%	45
Dec 1997	40,233	38,422	1,811	4.50%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	40,961	38,870	2,091	5.10%	51
Feb 1998	40,952	38,758	2,194	5.36%	54
Mar 1998	41,215	39,095	2,120	5.14%	51
Apr 1998	40,717	38,900	1,817	4.46%	45
May 1998	40,809	38,811	1,998	4.90%	49
Jun 1998	41,723	39,548	2,175	5.21%	52
Jul 1998	41,079	39,201	1,878	4.57%	46
Aug 1998	40,682	38,603	2,079	5.11%	51
Sep 1998	40,499	38,417	2,082	5.14%	51
Oct 1998	41,245	39,179	2,066	5.01%	50
Nov 1998	41,543	39,654	1,889	4.55%	45
Dec 1998	41,393	39,444	1,949	4.71%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	40,846	38,959	1,887	4.62%	46
Feb 1999	40,925	39,083	1,842	4.50%	45
Mar 1999	41,050	39,424	1,626	3.96%	40
Apr 1999	40,877	39,449	1,428	3.49%	35
May 1999	41,211	39,734	1,477	3.58%	36
Jun 1999	41,915	40,258	1,657	3.95%	40
Jul 1999	41,968	40,569	1,399	3.33%	33
Aug 1999	41,772	40,388	1,384	3.31%	33
Sep 1999	41,327	39,849	1,478	3.58%	36
Oct 1999	41,743	40,241	1,502	3.60%	36
Nov 1999	41,963	40,463	1,500	3.57%	36
Dec 1999	41,726	40,101	1,625	3.89%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	43,535	41,629	1,906	4.38%	44
Feb 2000	43,680	41,744	1,936	4.43%	44
Mar 2000	43,618	41,879	1,739	3.99%	40
Apr 2000	43,613	42,224	1,389	3.18%	32
May 2000	43,642	42,004	1,638	3.75%	38
Jun 2000	44,087	42,285	1,802	4.09%	41
Jul 2000	43,338	41,773	1,565	3.61%	36
Aug 2000	42,981	41,424	1,557	3.62%	36
Sep 2000	42,580	41,141	1,439	3.38%	34
Oct 2000	42,987	41,568	1,419	3.30%	33
Nov 2000	42,895	41,560	1,335	3.11%	31
Dec 2000	42,911	41,598	1,313	3.06%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	42,140	40,643	1,497	3.55%	36
Feb 2001	42,431	40,856	1,575	3.71%	37
Mar 2001	42,469	40,886	1,583	3.73%	37
Apr 2001	42,960	41,680	1,280	2.98%	30
May 2001	42,427	40,940	1,487	3.50%	35
Jun 2001	43,212	41,473	1,739	4.02%	40
Jul 2001	42,581	41,025	1,556	3.65%	37
Aug 2001	41,953	40,328	1,625	3.87%	39
Sep 2001	42,157	40,456	1,701	4.03%	40
Oct 2001	42,470	40,654	1,816	4.28%	43
Nov 2001	42,793	40,841	1,952	4.56%	46
Dec 2001	42,900	40,870	2,030	4.73%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	42,432	40,463	1,969	4.64%	46
Feb 2002	43,310	41,328	1,982	4.58%	46
Mar 2002	43,318	41,385	1,933	4.46%	45
Apr 2002	43,566	41,834	1,732	3.98%	40
May 2002	43,930	42,032	1,898	4.32%	43
Jun 2002	44,987	43,005	1,982	4.41%	44
Jul 2002	44,377	42,639	1,738	3.92%	39
Aug 2002	44,158	42,443	1,715	3.88%	39
Sep 2002	43,915	42,254	1,661	3.78%	38
Oct 2002	44,567	42,875	1,692	3.80%	38
Nov 2002	44,795	42,948	1,847	4.12%	41
Dec 2002	44,895	42,911	1,984	4.42%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	44,752	42,734	2,018	4.51%	45
Feb 2003	45,214	43,171	2,043	4.52%	45
Mar 2003	45,129	43,215	1,914	4.24%	42
Apr 2003	45,440	43,734	1,706	3.75%	38
May 2003	45,353	43,293	2,060	4.54%	45
Jun 2003	46,255	43,939	2,316	5.01%	50
Jul 2003	45,658	43,631	2,027	4.44%	44
Aug 2003	45,220	43,351	1,869	4.13%	41
Sep 2003	44,756	42,842	1,914	4.28%	43
Oct 2003	45,256	43,188	2,068	4.57%	46
Nov 2003	45,495	43,507	1,988	4.37%	44
Dec 2003	45,639	43,684	1,955	4.28%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	45,097	43,074	2,023	4.49%	45
Feb 2004	45,592	43,445	2,147	4.71%	47
Mar 2004	45,708	43,616	2,092	4.58%	46
Apr 2004	45,383	43,631	1,752	3.86%	39
May 2004	45,972	43,965	2,007	4.37%	44
Jun 2004	46,566	44,342	2,224	4.78%	48
Jul 2004	46,340	44,440	1,900	4.10%	41
Aug 2004	45,592	43,753	1,839	4.03%	40
Sep 2004	45,345	43,425	1,920	4.23%	42
Oct 2004	45,933	43,869	2,064	4.49%	45
Nov 2004	46,230	44,130	2,100	4.54%	45
Dec 2004	46,136	44,088	2,048	4.44%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	45,267	43,092	2,175	4.80%	48
Feb 2005	45,299	43,110	2,189	4.83%	48
Mar 2005	45,303	43,271	2,032	4.49%	45
Apr 2005	45,472	43,612	1,860	4.09%	41
May 2005	45,377	43,272	2,105	4.64%	46
Jun 2005	46,103	43,796	2,307	5.00%	50
Jul 2005	45,801	43,682	2,119	4.63%	46
Aug 2005	45,428	43,454	1,974	4.35%	43
Sep 2005	44,667	42,661	2,006	4.49%	45
Oct 2005	45,110	43,119	1,991	4.41%	44
Nov 2005	44,908	42,955	1,953	4.35%	43
Dec 2005	44,746	42,863	1,883	4.21%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	44,566	42,536	2,030	4.56%	46
Feb 2006	44,811	42,780	2,031	4.53%	45
Mar 2006	44,684	42,779	1,905	4.26%	43
Apr 2006	45,294	43,576	1,718	3.79%	38
May 2006	45,636	43,679	1,957	4.29%	43
Jun 2006	46,048	43,954	2,094	4.55%	45
Jul 2006	46,027	44,093	1,934	4.20%	42
Aug 2006	45,455	43,559	1,896	4.17%	42
Sep 2006	45,253	43,392	1,861	4.11%	41
Oct 2006	45,638	43,823	1,815	3.98%	40
Nov 2006	45,804	43,917	1,887	4.12%	41
Dec 2006	45,967	44,018	1,949	4.24%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	45,376	43,181	2,195	4.84%	48
Feb 2007	45,322	43,163	2,159	4.76%	48
Mar 2007	45,099	43,092	2,007	4.45%	45
Apr 2007	45,350	43,497	1,853	4.09%	41
May 2007	45,325	43,306	2,019	4.45%	45
Jun 2007	46,486	44,316	2,170	4.67%	47
Jul 2007	46,765	44,761	2,004	4.29%	43
Aug 2007	46,078	44,212	1,866	4.05%	40
Sep 2007	46,269	44,417	1,852	4.00%	40
Oct 2007	46,628	44,673	1,955	4.19%	42
Nov 2007	46,762	44,811	1,951	4.17%	42
Dec 2007	46,188	44,210	1,978	4.28%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	45,300	43,377	1,923	4.25%	42
Feb 2008	44,897	43,325	1,572	3.50%	35
Mar 2008	45,040	43,550	1,490	3.31%	33
Apr 2008	45,073	43,766	1,307	2.90%	29
May 2008	45,221	43,603	1,618	3.58%	36
Jun 2008	46,401	44,386	2,015	4.34%	43
Jul 2008	46,442	44,575	1,867	4.02%	40
Aug 2008	46,044	44,379	1,665	3.62%	36
Sep 2008	45,789	44,231	1,558	3.40%	34
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Lawton Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	4,930	11.90%
2.	Public Administration	4,268	10.30%
3.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	3,568	8.61%
4.	Educational Services	2,826	6.82%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	2,610	6.30%
6.	Health Care	2,224	5.37%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,516	3.66%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,472	3.55%
9.	Repair and Maintenance	1,360	3.28%
10.	Truck Transportation	1,164	2.81%
11.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	994	2.40%
12.	Food and Beverage Stores	906	2.19%
13.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	904	2.18%
14.	Department and Other General Stores	806	1.94%
15.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	752	1.81%
16.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	714	1.72%
17.	Finance and Insurance	640	1.54%
18.	Food Manufacturing	576	1.39%
19.	Personal and Laundry Services	504	1.22%
20.	Mining	496	1.20%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	6,698	16.99%
2.	Educational Services	5,570	14.13%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	3,710	9.41%
4.	Public Administration	2,628	6.66%
5.	Social Assistance	2,018	5.12%
6.	Finance and Insurance	1,990	5.05%
7.	Department and Other General Stores	1,850	4.69%
8.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,712	4.34%
9.	Personal and Laundry Services	1,224	3.10%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	1,178	2.99%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	910	2.31%
12.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	782	1.98%
13.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	772	1.96%
14.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	744	1.89%
15.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	542	1.37%
16.	Construction	504	1.28%
17.	Other Direct Selling Estab	466	1.18%
18.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	450	1.14%
19.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	302	0.77%
20.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	300	0.76%

Lawton Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	2,994	7.22%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	2,190	5.28%
3.	Other Management Occupations	2,060	4.97%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	2,050	4.95%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	2,048	4.94%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,794	4.33%
7.	Vehicle Mechanics	1,450	3.50%
8.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,322	3.19%
9.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,232	2.97%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,058	2.55%
11.	Other Construction Trades	1,054	2.54%
12.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	1,008	2.43%
13.	Law Enforcement Workers	1,002	2.42%
14.	Other Office and Admin Support	920	2.22%
15.	Carpenters	740	1.79%
16.	Business Operations Specialists	634	1.53%
17.	Pipelayers / Plumbers / Etc.	612	1.48%
18.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	578	1.39%
19.	Construction Laborers	574	1.39%
20.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	574	1.39%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	2,236	5.67%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	2,122	5.38%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,874	4.75%
4.	Cashiers	1,870	4.74%
5.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,812	4.60%
6.	Health Technologists and Technicians	1,800	4.56%
7.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,504	3.81%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,478	3.75%
9.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	1,472	3.73%
10.	Child Care Workers	1,396	3.54%
11.	Other Management Occupations	1,216	3.08%
12.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,154	2.93%
13.	Waiters and Waitresses	1,086	2.75%
14.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	1,022	2.59%
15.	Registered Nurses	942	2.39%
16.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	920	2.33%
17.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	872	2.21%
18.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	766	1.94%
19.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	762	1.93%
20.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	762	1.93%

Lawton Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	96,717	55.32%
15-35 hours	19,134	10.94%
1-14 hours	5,689	3.25%
No regular hours	53,293	30.48%

Lawton Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	9,693	9.54%
5 AM-5:29 AM	6,194	6.10%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	9,182	9.04%
6 AM-6:29 AM	6,589	6.49%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	7,965	7.84%
7 AM-7:29 AM	12,733	12.54%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	15,183	14.95%
8 AM-8:29 AM	9,082	8.94%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	5,382	5.30%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	4,672	4.60%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	2,030	2.00%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	910	0.90%
Noon-3:59 PM	5,067	4.99%
4 PM-11:59 PM	6,885	6.78%

Lawton Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	6,550	6.45%
5-9	17,214	16.95%
10-14	25,028	24.64%
15-19	24,114	23.74%
20-24	12,574	12.38%
25-29	3,159	3.11%
30-34	5,966	5.87%
35-39	790	0.78%
40-44	793	0.78%
45-59	2,020	1.99%
60-89	1,713	1.69%
At least 90	1,646	1.62%

Lawton Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	819	0.81%	87,820	86.47%
30-44	107	0.11%	7,442	7.33%
45-59	10	0.01%	2,010	1.98%
At least 60	60	0.06%	3,299	3.25%

Lawton Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	266	0.26%
Car / truck / van, carpool	14,479	13.92%
Car / truck / van, solo	76,239	73.30%
Motorcycle	144	0.14%
Other	1,894	1.82%
Public transportation	996	0.96%
Walked	7,549	7.26%
Worked at home	2,438	2.34%

Lawton Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lawton Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 79,860 (209,160 people)
: 58,180 (179,476 people)
: 20,902
: 91,403
Lawton Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	9,921	12.35%
$10,000-$14,999	6,488	8.07%
$15,000-$19,999	6,070	7.55%
$20,000-$24,999	6,256	7.79%
$25,000-$29,999	6,209	7.73%
$30,000-$34,999	6,323	7.87%
$35,000-$39,999	5,968	7.43%
$40,000-$44,999	4,521	5.63%
$45,000-$49,999	4,085	5.08%
$50,000-$59,999	7,545	9.39%
$60,000-$74,999	7,267	9.04%
$75,000-$99,999	5,485	6.83%
$100,000-$124,999	2,402	2.99%
$125,000-$149,999	722	0.90%
$150,000-$199,999	546	0.68%
$200,000 or more	542	0.67%

Lawton Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	9,301	23.36%
Family, 2 people	11,373	28.57%
Nonfamily, 2 people	1,348	3.39%
Family, 3 people	7,201	18.09%
Nonfamily, 3 people	197	0.49%
Family, 4 people	6,218	15.62%
Nonfamily, 4 people	72	0.18%
Family, 5 people	2,724	6.84%
Nonfamily, 5 people	18	0.05%
Family, 6 people	909	2.28%
Nonfamily, 6 people	10	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	433	1.09%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	4	0.01%

Lawton Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	65,058	29.96%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	21,256	9.79%
Public Assistance	4,619	2.13%
Retirement	17,008	7.83%
Self Employment	8,826	4.07%
Social Security	18,157	8.36%
Supplemental Security	3,049	1.40%
Wage / Salary	62,912	28.98%
Other	16,232	7.48%

Lawton Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	21,726	48.73%
With children under 18	22,863	51.27%

Lawton Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	9,494	10.25%
Married	52,600	56.79%
Never Married	28,654	30.94%
Widowed	1,874	2.02%

Lawton Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	10,894	12.77%
Married	49,681	58.23%
Never Married	16,770	19.66%
Widowed	7,967	9.34%

Lawton Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lawton Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Lawton Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	5,872	3.50%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	19,615	11.69%
High school diploma or equivalent	57,769	34.43%
Some college, no degree	49,202	29.33%
Associate degree	8,268	4.93%
Bachelors degree	18,775	11.19%
Graduate or professional degree	8,277	4.93%

Lawton Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	3,633	3.16%	1,076	0.94%	4,709	4.09%
Kindergarten	3,493	3.04%	320	0.28%	3,813	3.32%
Grades 1-4	14,765	12.84%	824	0.72%	15,589	13.56%
Grades 5-8	13,146	11.43%	358	0.31%	13,504	11.74%
Grades 9-12	13,085	11.38%	450	0.39%	13,535	11.77%
Undergrad college	11,257	9.79%	1,250	1.09%	12,507	10.88%
Graduate or professional school	1,538	1.34%	258	0.22%	1,796	1.56%
Total	60,917	52.97%	4,536	3.94%	65,453	56.92%

Lawton Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lawton Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Lawton Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	208	235
2002	161	154
2003	200	164
2004	188	186

Lawton Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lawton Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Lawton Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	177,258	84.44%
Below Poverty Level	32,670	15.56%

Lawton Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lawton Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 2,141
Lawton Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	3.257	0.483	0.070	0.904	4.715	10.510	28.790	2.011	41.311
2000	4.262	0.584	0.046	1.123	6.015	12.377	29.901	2.483	44.760
2001	3.710	0.429	0.052	1.330	5.521	11.366	29.102	2.581	43.050
2002	4.428	0.520	0.069	1.361	6.378	11.760	29.776	3.120	44.655
2003	5.369	0.360	0.044	1.009	6.781	12.220	32.678	2.553	47.451
2004	4.926	0.534	0.044	1.356	6.860	12.933	33.610	2.258	48.801
2005	4.781	0.404	0.054	1.240	6.479	13.049	29.440	2.229	44.717
2006	6.242	0.758	0.071	1.525	8.596	14.389	26.785	2.724	43.898
2007	7.476	0.734	0.092	1.715	10.017	14.851	27.152	2.679	44.682

Lawton Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	5,242
2000	5,563
2001	5,551
2002	5,889

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Lawton Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Lawton Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	18,130	15.77%
10-19 Years	18,665	16.23%
20-29 Years	20,560	17.88%
30-39 Years	17,535	15.25%
40-49 Years	15,181	13.20%
50-59 Years	9,952	8.65%
60-69 Years	7,328	6.37%
70-79 Years	5,028	4.37%
80-89 Years	2,209	1.92%
90+ Years	408	0.35%

Lawton Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	59,625	51.85%
Female	55,371	48.15%

Lawton Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	71,304	62.01%
African-American	21,381	18.59%
Hispanic/Latino	9,675	8.41%
Amerindian	5,464	4.75%
Multiracial	4,236	3.68%
Asian	2,322	2.02%
Pacific Islander	434	0.38%
Other Race	180	0.16%

Lawton Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	30,619	23.97%
2.	United States Or American	22,759	17.82%
3.	Irish	20,975	16.42%
4.	English	15,227	11.92%
5.	French Non-Basque	5,158	4.04%
6.	Italian	4,832	3.78%
7.	Scottish	3,294	2.58%
8.	Scotch Irish	3,263	2.55%
9.	Dutch	2,761	2.16%
10.	Polish	2,327	1.82%

Lawton Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	189,408	88.78%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	11,787	5.52%
3.	German	4,778	2.24%
4.	Korean	1,950	0.91%
5.	Other Native North American	977	0.46%
6.	Tagalog	804	0.38%
7.	French	786	0.37%
8.	Japanese	384	0.18%
9.	Chinese	354	0.17%
10.	Vietnamese	272	0.13%

Lawton Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	218,856	94.64%
Naturalized immigrant	7,176	3.10%
Not a citizen	5,215	2.26%

Lawton Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lawton Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lawton Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Comanche County

Lawton Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Cache	Geronimo	Northwest Comanche
Chattanooga	Indiahoma	Sill
Elgin	Lawton	Southeast Comanche
Faxon	Medicine Park	Southwest Comanche
Fletcher	Meers	Sterling
Fort Sill	Northeast Comanche

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