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Lawton, OK vs Bentonville, AR

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- Household income in Bentonville, is 84% more than it is in Lawton and is 23% above the National Average.
- Lawton unemployment rate is 4.2%.
- Bentonville unemployment rate is 2.9%.
 Lawton, OKBentonville, ARUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock2.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth22.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,701  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$89,653$69,021
 Family Median Income$58,758  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lawton, OKBentonville, ARUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock16.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lawton, OKBentonville, ARUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock14.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.6%13.1%
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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Reviews for Bentonville    13 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived in Bentonville for 5 1/2 years and think it's a great city for families. There are tons of activities for kids and everything seems to be geared to young  More

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Nice people but there is no consumer protection. Be careful renting or spending on high ticket items.  More

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Mindy · 

People are friendly when out and about for the most part. Lots of people from India and CA are moving here. Walmart owns and controls EVERYTHING from the police  More

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