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People QuickFacts |
Lawton |
Oklahoma |
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Population, 2003 estimate |
91,730 | 3,511,532 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
-1.1% | 1.8% |
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Population, 2000 |
92,757 | 3,450,654 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
14.6% | 9.7% |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
8.4% | 6.8% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
27.8% | 25.9% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
9.3% | 13.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
47.9% | 50.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
61.3% | 76.2% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
23.1% | 7.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
3.8% | 7.9% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
2.5% | 1.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.4% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
4.0% | 2.4% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
4.9% | 4.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
9.4% | 5.2% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
38.6% | 51.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
6.2% | 3.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
12.7% | 7.4% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
85.4% | 80.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
19.3% | 20.3% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
15.4 | 21.7 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
36,433 | 1,514,400 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
54.7% | 68.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$70,900 | $70,700 |
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Households, 2000 |
31,778 | 1,342,293 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.61 | 2.49 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$32,521 | $33,400 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$15,397 | $17,646 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
16.3% | 14.7% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Lawton |
Oklahoma |
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Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) |
173,150 | 32,132,263 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
664,420 | 27,065,555 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$8,128 | $8,166 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) |
89,061 | 3,151,332 |
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Total number of firms, 1997 |
4,992 | 280,722 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
13.4% | 10.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
23.3% | 24.0% |
