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49065

Lawton, MI · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
7,092
Median household income
$71,447
People below poverty
9.6%
Median home value
$233,100

Income

The median income of households in 49065 was $71,447. An estimated 6.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 49065 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.3
$10,000 to $14,999 2
$15,000 to $24,999 3.9
$25,000 to $34,999 9.4
$35,000 to $49,999 10.9
$50,000 to $74,999 20.8
$75,000 to $99,999 11.8
$100,000 to $149,999 17.5
$150,000 to $199,999 12.5
$200,000 or more 5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 49065 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 59755
Female 51477

An estimated 75.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 38.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 31 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,709. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 49065 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 75.4
Social Security 38.7
Retirement income 31
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.6
Cash public assistance income 2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 9.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 14.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 11.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 49065 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 9.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 14.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 11.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 7

In 2020-2024, 11.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 52.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 36.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 28.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 49065 in 2020-2024, 94.5% had health insurance coverage and 5.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 72.5% and public coverage was 37.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 5.3%.


In 2020-2024, 49065 had a total population of 7,092 - 3,620 (51%) females and 3,472 (49%) males. The median age was 41.9 years. An estimated 22.6% of the population was under 18 years, 28.1% was 19 to 44 years, 25.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 23.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 49065 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 196 145
5 to 9 237 333
10 to 14 283 194
15 to 19 149 126
20 to 24 110 139
25 to 29 154 247
30 to 34 177 238
35 to 39 303 227
40 to 44 211 190
45 to 49 181 207
50 to 54 123 129
55 to 59 265 266
60 to 64 335 289
65 to 69 242 336
70 to 74 204 255
75 to 79 159 184
80 to 84 74 50
85 and over 69 65

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 89.4% were White; 0.7% were Black or African American; 10% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.5% were Asian; 0.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5.3% of the people in 49065 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 88.7% of the people in 49065 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,915 households in 49065. The average household size was 2.38 people.

Married-couple households made up 52.9% of the households in 49065 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 22.2% of all households, while 19.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 26.2% of all households.

In 49065, 29.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 37.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 49065 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 52.9
Cohabiting Couples 5.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 55.7% of males and 53.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 23.7 20
Now married, except separated 55.7 53.4
Separated 0.8 1.2
Widowed 4.4 8
Divorced 15.4 17.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 49065, 101 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 56.4% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.8% of the people living in 49065 were U.S. natives. 74.7% of the 49065 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.2% of 49065 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 81.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 97.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 49065 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 49065.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 49065 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 31
Asia 46
Europe 14.9
Africa 0
Northern America 8
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 49065 in 2020-2024, 2.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.8% of people at least five years old; 0.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 49065 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.8
Other Indo-European languages 0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.1
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 96.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 49065 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 49065 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 96.1
Different house, same county 1.1
Different county, same state 2.5
Different state 0.2
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 24.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 49065 was 1,492 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 108 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,212. College or graduate school enrollment was 172.

Educational Attainment of People in 49065 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.3
High school diploma or equivalency 33.7
Some college, no degree 24.9
Associate's degree 10.7
Bachelor's degree 14.9
Graduate or professional degree 9.5

Disability

In 49065, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0.5% of people under 18 years old, to 8.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 31.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 49065, 58.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 39.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,614 80.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 377 11.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 254 7.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 49065 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 49065 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.9
Construction 9
Manufacturing 23.2
Wholesale trade 0.8
Retail trade 10.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.5
Information 0.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 25.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.3
Other Services, except public administration 3.3
Public administration 0.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 49065 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,410 43.3
Service occupations 429 13.2
Sales and office occupations 483 14.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 381 11.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 552 17

Commuting to Work

An estimated 80.8% of 49065 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 49065 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 80.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 2.1
Other means 1.5
Worked from home 8

In 2020-2024, 49065 had a total of 3,506 housing units. Of these housing units, 87.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 7.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 5.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 49065 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 87.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 7.7
Mobile homes 5.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

3.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 18.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 49065 was 6 rooms, and of these housing units 69.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 49065 had 2,915 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 591 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 84% while renters occupied 16%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.43 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.1.

1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 16% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6% and another 25.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 49065:

House Heating Fuel Used in 49065 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 78.8
Electricity 13.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.7
All other fuels 7.4
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 49065 was $233,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 59.4 % had a mortgage. 40.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,405 and for owners without a mortgage it was $634.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 49065 was $735. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.