It is a fairly quiet village because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Lawton has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Lawton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Lawton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Lawton may be for you.
Lawton is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, Lawton is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.41% of adults 25 and older in Lawton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lawton in 2022 was $27,592, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $110,368 for a family of four. However, Lawton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Lawton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Lawton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lawton residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Lawton include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Lawton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
