2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Lawton, OK vs Overland Park, KS

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- Household income in Overland Park, is 90% more than it is in Lawton and is 26% above the National Average.
- Lawton unemployment rate is 4.2%.
- Overland Park unemployment rate is 3.0%.
 Lawton, OKOverland Park, KSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.2%3.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.5%1.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth22.7%35.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%9.1%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%5.7%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,701$52,498$37,638
 Household Income$48,718$92,769$69,021
 Family Median Income$58,758$121,185$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lawton, OKOverland Park, KSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K14.0%3.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.0%1.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.6%5.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.6%5.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K10.9%6.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.4%6.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.2%9.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.6%14.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.1%19.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.4%11.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.3%16.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lawton, OKOverland Park, KSUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.9%24.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.6%12.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%1.6%1.8%
 Legal0.6%2.0%1.2%
 Education, library8.0%6.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.8%2.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.0%7.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.8%1.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.6%1.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.6%4.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.5%2.0%3.6%
 Personal care3.4%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.1%22.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.4%3.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.7%5.8%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 Overland Park    38 Reviews

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Wasted 20 yrs living here, a lot of people want out but get trapped once they have families, I consider myself lucky and happy to have left this dump. This place is  More

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Overland Park is family Utopia. If you want a good place to raise your family with above average to great public schooling then OP is the place for you. Housing is a  More

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We visited Overland Park and a very nice place. I was also told that Overland Park is also one of the most expensive cities to live in the US. In looking at the water  More

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