Lawton is a very small village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 1,789 people and two associated neighborhoods, Lawton is the 370th largest community in Michigan.Unlike some villages, Lawton isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Lawton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lawton is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lawton who work in office and administrative support (15.82%), sales jobs (10.64%), and management occupations (8.11%). A relatively large number of people in Lawton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.66% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The village is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Lawton has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Lawton a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Being a small village, Lawton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Lawton who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.41% of the adults 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.
