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Lawton, Oklahoma: commercial real estate data.
Lawton is a Census city of 90,595 people across 81.69 square miles of land, in Comanche County. Median household income is $54,433, 44.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 34 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $15.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lawton
What Lawton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area81.69 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,109
- County holding the largest share of its areaComanche County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Lawton
- Population90,595
- Median age32.3
- Population under 1820,863
- Share under 1823.0 percent
- Population 65 and over11,332
- Share 65 and over12.5 percent
- Households33,413
- Family households19,740
- Share of households that are families59.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Lawton
- Median household income$54,433
- Per capita income$28,349
- Civilian labor force35,367
- Employed32,500
- Unemployed2,867
- Unemployment rate8.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over57,756
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Lawton
- Housing units39,789
- Occupied units33,413
- Vacant units6,376
- Vacancy rate16.0 percent
- Owner occupied14,961
- Renter occupied18,452
- Ownership rate44.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$142,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$967
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.3 percent
- Single family units29,231
- Share single family73.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more9,618
- Share in buildings of two or more24.2 percent
- Mobile homes897
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Lawton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute35,370
- Commuting under 15 minutes17,161
- Share commuting under 15 minutes48.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,664
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more10.4 percent
- Drove alone72.5 percent
- Carpooled10.0 percent
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked2.5 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home12.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lawton
SBA loans in Lawton (7(a))
- Approvals34
- Gross approval$15,061,700
- Average approval$442,991
- Median approval$185,750
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,365,750
- Largest approval$2,250,000
- Jobs supported715
- Jobs per approval21.0
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full5
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more17.6 percent
- Share to franchises20.6 percent
- Distinct lenders14
- Distinct industries by NAICS25
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lawton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lawton
SBA loans in Lawton (504)
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$4,533,000
- Average approval$566,625
- Median approval$433,000
- Largest approval$1,500,000
- Jobs supported74
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lawton, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Lawton
- NFIP communityCity of Lawton
- NFIP community number400049
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 6
- Currently effective map date07/20/09
The City of Lawton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 400049 and carries Community Rating System class 6, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Comanche County, not Lawton
Comanche County context, not Lawton figures
- Establishments in Comanche County2,133
- Covered employment, Comanche County41,346
- Average annual pay, Comanche County$51,305
- Housing units permitted, Comanche County132
Every figure in this section is published for Comanche County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lawton.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Lawton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lawton, Oklahoma?
90,595, in 33,413 households. Lawton city covers 81.69 square miles of land, which is 1,109 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lawton in?
Comanche County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Lawton?
$54,433. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $142,100. Median gross rent is $967 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lawton businesses?
34 7(a) approvals totaling $15.1 m since FY2020, across 14 lenders, median approval $185,750, plus 8 504 approvals worth $4.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lawton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lawton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Lawton. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Lawton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lawton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lawton, city of, community 400049, carrying Community Rating System class 6, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Lawton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Comanche County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Lawton.
Is zoning published for Lawton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.