COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sterling vs Lawton
PLACE A
Sterling, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Lawton, Oklahoma
Sterling is 99% smaller than Lawton. Sterling earns more, with a median household income $13,548 higher. Lawton has grown faster since 2000 (-7% vs -16%).
STERLINGLAWTONDIFFERENCE
Total population67490,503−99% vs Lawton
Population density8201,111−291
Population growth-15.8%-6.7%−9.1 pts
Median age40.232.3+7.9
Male45.1%52.1%−7.0 pts
Female54.9%47.9%+7.0 pts
Foreign-born0.5%6.4%−5.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.0%48.2%+39.8 pts
Black3.6%17.5%−13.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.2%16.4%−13.2 pts
Asian0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Other5.2%14.9%−9.7 pts
Median household income$67,981$54,433+$13,548
Per capita income$36,630$28,349+$8,281
Poverty rate14.0%21.1%−7.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4760.435+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.9%22.5%−10.7 pts
Graduate degree4.2%7.7%−3.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%8.1%−8.1 pts
Labor force participation41.9%61.3%−19.5 pts
Median home value$131,900$142,100−$10,200
Median gross rent$604$967−$363
Owner-occupied74.1%44.8%+29.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.4%16.0%−5.6 pts
Rent-burdened households57.7%40.7%+17.0 pts
Average commute27.216.2+11.0
Worked from home2.4%12.0%−9.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured10.1%12.8%−2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025