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Dayton, TN vs Lawton, OK

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Highlights
- Household income in Lawton, is 21% more than it is in Dayton and is 42% below the National Average.
- Dayton unemployment rate is 6.6%.
- Lawton unemployment rate is 4.2%.
 Dayton, TNLawton, OKUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.6%4.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.5%0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.9%22.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.8%9.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,267$25,701$37,638
 Household Income$40,148$48,718$69,021
 Family Median Income$48,243$58,758$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Dayton, TNLawton, OKUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K20.1%14.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.3%5.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K14.5%10.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.8%10.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.7%10.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.8%10.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.2%10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.4%11.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K8.3%12.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.3%2.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.6%2.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Dayton, TNLawton, OKUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.2%13.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.2%3.6%6.5%
 Community, social services0.4%2.8%1.8%
 Legal0.0%0.6%1.2%
 Education, library5.9%8.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.0%1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.5%7.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.5%4.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.3%3.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.3%7.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.6%3.5%3.6%
 Personal care3.0%3.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.3%19.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry4.9%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.4%8.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving25.4%11.7%13.1%
Reviews for Dayton    1 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in this area and you want to keep moving. The most rude unfriendly people that You will ever meet. Southern hospitality is a myth. Real gentlemen not in  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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