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Melissa, TX vs Lawton, OK

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- Lawton is 0% more densely populated than Melissa.
- People are 33.9% less likely to be married in Lawton.
- The Median Age is 5.1 years younger in Lawton.
People
 Melissa, TXLawton, OKUnited States
 Population13,67191,247329,725,481
 Female Population54.4%47.9%50.5%
 Male Population45.6%52.2%49.5%
 Median Age36.531.438.4
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 Population - 20104,84497,850309,327,143
 Population - 20001,35092,757285,036,114
 Population - 199055780,561251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now921.7%0.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now2,376.3%15.6%30.8%
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 Population Density1,194.21,121.193.4
 Land Area11.481.43,531,905.4
 Water Area0.10.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Melissa, TXLawton, OKUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.0%7.4%5.9%
 Age 5 to 96.9%6.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.8%6.3%6.6%
 Age 15 to 175.9%3.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.8%5.8%4.0%
 Age 21 to 243.0%8.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 348.9%17.9%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4421.2%12.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.8%9.9%12.6%
 Age 55 to 593.5%5.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.0%5.2%6.3%
 Age 65 to 745.4%6.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 841.3%3.3%4.5%
 Age 85 and over1.7%1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Melissa, TXLawton, OKUnited States
 White69.9%49.1%59.4%
 Black10.0%17.8%12.2%
 Asian5.2%2.9%5.6%
 Native American0.0%4.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%0.5%0.2%
 Other0.1%0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%9.6%3.2%
 Hispanic11.3%15.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Melissa, TXLawton, OKUnited States
 Married Population65.8%43.5%49.8%
     Currently Married65.8%39.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.0%3.6%1.8%
 Single Population34.2%56.5%50.2%
 Never Married27.5%36.8%33.8%
 Divorced2.7%13.7%10.8%
 Widowed4.0%6.0%5.6%
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 Household Size3.282.502.60
 Households4,16432,977124,010,992
 Family Households3,73320,05180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children52.5%29.1%30.5%
     Married couple, no children30.8%33.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households43112,92643,255,233
     Single householder, w/children12.7%27.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children4.0%9.9%10.8%

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Reviews for Melissa    3 Reviews

I have lived here since 2008. It is a growing bedroom community. The city has a low crime rate and pretty good schools. The primary entertainment is High School sporting  More

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We moved here 2 years ago and have suffered nothing but hell. If you are not a plain, vanilla, ignorant, intolerant person, do not move here!  More

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Over 16 years ago

warm to hot summer. enough cold in winter to make you appreciate  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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75454
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73505 73507 73501 73503

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