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73507

Lawton, OK · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
21,046
Median household income
$62,132
People below poverty
17.8%
Median home value
$158,800

Income

The median income of households in 73507 was $62,132. An estimated 6.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 73507 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.4
$10,000 to $14,999 6.2
$15,000 to $24,999 9.2
$25,000 to $34,999 7.2
$35,000 to $49,999 10.7
$50,000 to $74,999 19
$75,000 to $99,999 12.4
$100,000 to $149,999 15.8
$150,000 to $199,999 7.8
$200,000 or more 5.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 73507 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 60065
Female 43001

An estimated 76.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 30.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 30.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $19,644. 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 73507 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 76.6
Social Security 30.6
Retirement income 30.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.4
Cash public assistance income 3.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 17.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 23.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 9.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 17.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 73507 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 17.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 23.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 9.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 17.7

In 2020-2024, 20.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 45.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 29% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 32.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 73507 in 2020-2024, 86.5% had health insurance coverage and 13.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 58.6% and public coverage was 46.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 12.2%.


In 2020-2024, 73507 had a total population of 21,046 - 10,501 (49.9%) females and 10,545 (50.1%) males. The median age was 39.1 years. An estimated 21.9% of the population was under 18 years, 33.6% was 19 to 44 years, 27.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 14.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 73507 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 658 518
5 to 9 604 703
10 to 14 716 708
15 to 19 861 414
20 to 24 540 660
25 to 29 602 547
30 to 34 809 908
35 to 39 746 798
40 to 44 707 755
45 to 49 595 731
50 to 54 562 598
55 to 59 788 930
60 to 64 848 681
65 to 69 621 575
70 to 74 408 318
75 to 79 209 223
80 to 84 61 224
85 and over 210 210

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 57% were White; 15.1% were Black or African American; 8.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2% were Asian; 5.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 14.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 14.3% of the people in 73507 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 55.3% of the people in 73507 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 8,557 households in 73507. The average household size was 2.45 people.

Married-couple households made up 40.6% of the households in 73507 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 28.9% of all households, while 23.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 17.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 31.4% of all households.

In 73507, 30% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 26.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 73507 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 40.6
Cohabiting Couples 6.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
28.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 43.9% of males and 44.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 36.4 27.1
Now married, except separated 43.9 44.4
Separated 2.8 3.3
Widowed 2.4 9.2
Divorced 14.5 16.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 73507, 643 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 44% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 94.6% of the people living in 73507 were U.S. natives. 43.9% of the 73507 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 5.4% of 73507 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 59.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 74.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 73507 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 73507.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 73507 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 25
Asia 24.6
Europe 26.1
Africa 18.9
Northern America 3.1
Oceania 2.4

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 73507 in 2020-2024, 10 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 5.4% of people at least five years old; 3.2% 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 73507 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 5.4
Other Indo-European languages 2.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.9
Other languages 0.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 83.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 73507 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 73507 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 83.9
Different house, same county 8.4
Different county, same state 2.1
Different state 5.2
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 89.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 27.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 73507 was 4,705 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 148 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,458. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,099.

Educational Attainment of People in 73507 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 10.1
High school diploma or equivalency 30.7
Some college, no degree 24.2
Associate's degree 7.8
Bachelor's degree 16.9
Graduate or professional degree 10.2

Disability

In 73507, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 25.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 8.7% of people under 18 years old, to 25.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 48.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 73507, 52.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 40.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 73.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 22.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 6,470 73.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,950 22.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 410 4.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 73507 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 73507 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.2
Construction 7.6
Manufacturing 7.7
Wholesale trade 0.5
Retail trade 11
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.5
Information 0.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 25.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 12.3
Other Services, except public administration 4.1
Public administration 9.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 73507 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,388 38.3
Service occupations 2,023 22.9
Sales and office occupations 1,630 18.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 659 7.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,140 12.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 80% of 73507 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 11% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 18.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 73507 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 80
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 11
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.5
Walked 2
Other means 2
Worked from home 4.4

In 2020-2024, 73507 had a total of 10,509 housing units. Of these housing units, 83.4% 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"). 11.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 4.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 73507 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 83.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 11.9
Mobile homes 4.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

6.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 8.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 73507 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 62% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 73507 had 8,557 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,952 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 57.9% while renters occupied 42.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.53 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.34.

6.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 9.9% and another 20% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 73507:

House Heating Fuel Used in 73507 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 47.9
Electricity 49.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.1
All other fuels 1.4
No fuel used 1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 73507 was $158,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 59.8 % had a mortgage. 40.2% 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 $1,358 and for owners without a mortgage it was $567.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 73507 was $932. 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.