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Bellingham, WA vs Lawton, OK

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Highlights
- Household income in Lawton, is 18% less than it is in Bellingham and is 42% below the National Average.
- Bellingham unemployment rate is 6.2%.
- Lawton unemployment rate is 4.2%.

Economy
 Bellingham, WALawton, OKUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.2%4.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.7%0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth41.7%22.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.7%9.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,147$25,701$37,638
 Household Income$59,163$48,718$69,021
 Family Median Income$92,650$58,758$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bellingham, WALawton, OKUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K12.9%14.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.3%5.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.5%10.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.7%10.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.9%10.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.2%10.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.8%10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.6%11.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K13.7%12.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.1%2.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K6.1%2.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bellingham, WALawton, OKUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.5%13.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.3%3.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.7%2.8%1.8%
 Legal0.8%0.6%1.2%
 Education, library8.0%8.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.6%1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.0%7.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.7%4.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%3.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.6%7.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%3.5%3.6%
 Personal care4.3%3.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.2%19.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.7%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.7%8.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.8%11.7%13.1%

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Reviews for Bellingham    58 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived in so many cities in 5 west coast states and have come to a conclusion that Bellingham is the greatest city to live, work, play and raise a family. After  More

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Over 3 years ago

From what I’ve seen and heard, the very liberal political/ethical beliefs of Bellingham residents, as well as the grey rainy weather, are the main things a few people  More

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If you’re like many Americans and caught up in right vs left you won’t like the far left here in Bellingham wa. If you put politics away and you enjoy skiing,  More

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Reviews for Lawton    45 Reviews

If I could give this place less than a star I would. When we moved down here from Pennsylvania we expected southern hospitality. This town is so far from that its  More

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It's a military town with nothing to offer. People will say cheap gas, cheap property, decent climate and museums. Yes this is all true of Lawton Oklahoma, BUT that's  More

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The only good thing about Lawton is that it's close to a nice wildlife refuge, which has great hiking, and some buffalo. Lawton tricked U.S. businesses into coming into  More

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ZIPS IN BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON
98225 98226 98229
ZIPS IN LAWTON, OKLAHOMA
73505 73507 73501 73503

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