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

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 69^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 101^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 7^/yr

Days above 90° 91^/yr

Below freezing 45^/yr

Annual rainfall 29.4ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

August

Average high 96°F

Coldest month

January

Average low 31°F

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

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.

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State of Oklahoma

State bird

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

State flower

Oklahoma Rose

State capital