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Mineral Wells, TX vs Lawton, OK

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- Lawton is 0% more densely populated than Mineral Wells.
- People are 3.2% less likely to be married in Lawton.
- The Median Age is 3.4 years younger in Lawton.
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 Mineral Wells, TXLawton, OKUnited States
 Population14,92591,247329,725,481
 Female Population49.3%47.9%50.5%
 Male Population50.7%52.2%49.5%
 Median Age34.831.438.4
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 Population - 201016,76497,850309,327,143
 Population - 200016,94692,757285,036,114
 Population - 199014,87080,561251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now-10.2%0.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now2.4%15.6%30.8%
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 Population Density731.71,121.193.4
 Land Area20.481.43,531,905.4
 Water Area0.80.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Mineral Wells, TXLawton, OKUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.0%7.4%5.9%
 Age 5 to 96.3%6.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.7%6.3%6.6%
 Age 15 to 173.7%3.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.7%5.8%4.0%
 Age 21 to 244.9%8.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.0%17.9%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4411.5%12.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.1%9.9%12.6%
 Age 55 to 594.9%5.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%5.2%6.3%
 Age 65 to 748.4%6.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.7%3.3%4.5%
 Age 85 and over2.0%1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Mineral Wells, TXLawton, OKUnited States
 White62.0%49.1%59.4%
 Black4.7%17.8%12.2%
 Asian1.7%2.9%5.6%
 Native American0.2%4.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%0.5%0.2%
 Other0.5%0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%9.6%3.2%
 Hispanic28.3%15.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Mineral Wells, TXLawton, OKUnited States
 Married Population45.0%43.5%49.8%
     Currently Married42.4%39.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.6%3.6%1.8%
 Single Population55.0%56.5%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%36.8%33.8%
 Divorced15.6%13.7%10.8%
 Widowed6.8%6.0%5.6%
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 Household Size2.882.502.60
 Households5,05832,977124,010,992
 Family Households3,40720,05180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.1%29.1%30.5%
     Married couple, no children41.4%33.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,65112,92643,255,233
     Single householder, w/children19.6%27.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.8%9.9%10.8%

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Reviews for Mineral Wells    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

My husband and I are looking for a small town to start our family in and we came across Mineral Wells. Visited the town once and liked what we saw but we do have a few  More

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Over 12 years ago

The sad truth is that drugs influence crime; Mineral Wells has its reputation for being a drug infested community. The wrap is not all that bad, but any crime is a turn  More

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With the high cost of fuel and increasing prices on medical, groceries, utilities and entertainment it makes sense to look west of Fort Worth and Weatherford, Texas to  More

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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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76067
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73505 73507 73501 73503

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