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Lawton, OK vs Gary, IN

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- Gary is 0% more densely populated than Lawton.
- People are 32.1% less likely to be married in Gary.
- The Median Age is 5.7 years older in Gary.
 Lawton, OKGary, INUnited States
 Population  Unlock69,739329,725,481
 Female Population47.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population52.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.138.4
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 Population - 201097,850  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock102,746285,036,114
 Population - 199080,561  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-27.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,402.793.4
 Land Area81.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock7.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lawton, OKGary, INUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Lawton, OKGary, INUnited States
 White49.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock77.9%12.2%
 Asian2.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.5%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races9.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lawton, OKGary, INUnited States
 Married Population43.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock26.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock70.4%50.2%
 Never Married36.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.0%10.8%
 Widowed6.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.492.60
 Households32,977  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock16,51980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock26.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households12,926  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock41.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.9%  Unlock10.8%
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 Gary    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 5 years as a homeless gay drug addict, and I think this place is a real  More

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Over 10 years ago

Been here most of my life left and went to Air Force policies and elected residents are terrible not all there is a few that is really concerned but being that they say  More

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I lived in Gary in 1972 - 1976. I was just a kid but I loved Gary. My family moved to upstate NY and after college I moved to San Francisco, Ca. I will tell you this, I  More

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