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Lawton, OK vs Searcy, AR

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- Household income in Searcy, is 14% less than it is in Lawton and is 65% below the National Average.
- Lawton unemployment rate is 4.2%.
- Searcy unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 Lawton, OKSearcy, ARUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.7%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$41,753$69,021
 Family Median Income$58,758  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lawton, OKSearcy, ARUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock15.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lawton, OKSearcy, ARUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock17.2%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 Searcy    4 Reviews

Searcy is a quiet town, and a great place to raise a family. The schools are good and there's a church that would fit your needs. We are proud it is still a dry county.  More

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Over 17 years ago

Good- Searcy is a nice town with small town appeal and larger city ammenities coupled with bigger city accessibility. Bad- The city is not planned well for the growth.   More

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Cleaner than most cities ,also reasonable housing,small town feel ,growing. We are in the foothills to the Ozarks--very nice place to live--accessibilty to the Ozarks  More

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