2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Fort Smith, AR vs Lawton, OK

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- Household income in Lawton, is 1% more than it is in Fort Smith and is 42% below the National Average.
- Fort Smith unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Lawton unemployment rate is 4.2%.
 Fort Smith, ARLawton, OKUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.6%4.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-1.6%0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.7%22.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.8%9.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.9%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,273$25,701$37,638
 Household Income$48,033$48,718$69,021
 Family Median Income$57,910$58,758$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fort Smith, ARLawton, OKUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.7%14.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.0%5.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K13.3%10.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.4%10.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.1%10.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.8%10.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.2%10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.6%11.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K11.7%12.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.7%2.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.5%2.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fort Smith, ARLawton, OKUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.3%13.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.9%3.6%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%2.8%1.8%
 Legal0.7%0.6%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%8.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.1%1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.7%7.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.7%4.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%3.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.5%7.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.3%3.5%3.6%
 Personal care2.1%3.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.0%19.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.2%8.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving20.3%11.7%13.1%
Reviews for Fort Smith    28 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I lived here for over a year and it SUCKS. The major grocery store is Walmart. And two other grocery stores and they are high price. One Sams Club , one target ,one  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have been here since 2005. The only good thing about Fort Smith is they have 2 Aldi locations. The cost of living might be cheaper but you also don't have renter's  More

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Over 5 years ago

Dis place lit no  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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