2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Groton, CT vs Lawton, OK

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Highlights
- Household income in Lawton, is 34% less than it is in Groton and is 42% below the National Average.
- Groton unemployment rate is 9.2%.
- Lawton unemployment rate is 4.2%.
 Groton, CTLawton, OKUnited States
 Unemployment Rate9.2%4.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.2%0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.1%22.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.4%9.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$40,786$25,701$37,638
 Household Income$73,999$48,718$69,021
 Family Median Income$88,932$58,758$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Groton, CTLawton, OKUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.4%14.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.2%5.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.6%10.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.8%10.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.6%10.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.3%10.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.5%10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.4%11.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K16.1%12.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.8%2.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K9.2%2.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Groton, CTLawton, OKUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.7%13.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science11.5%3.6%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%2.8%1.8%
 Legal1.0%0.6%1.2%
 Education, library7.9%8.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.8%1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.5%7.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.8%4.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%3.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.5%7.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.4%3.5%3.6%
 Personal care3.2%3.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.2%19.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.1%8.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.1%11.7%13.1%
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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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