PlainZIP

Lawton, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lawton, MI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,662. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet LAWTON-MI · Lawton, MI 1 ZIPs · 6,662 pop · #12629/25278 · Van Buren County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $71,447
  • RANK-MID #12629/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Paw Paw
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 84% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,662
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $233,100

Nearest income peer: Paw Paw, MI (+ $1,886 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Lawton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lawton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Lawton, MI sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 50%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,662
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$71,447
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 49065 (6,662 residents). Household income $71,447 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Lawton as a pure owner town.

Within Michigan, Imlay City is the closest lower-income city and Oak Park the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lawton.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 49065, is all of Lawton

There is no split to weigh here: 49065 holds every one of Lawton's 6,662 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Lawton

Citywide ZBP: 77 establishments, 890 employees , annual payroll $39,450k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 49065 (77 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (13) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Lawton, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Van Buren County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Lawton. See the Van Buren County roll-up →

Lawton sits in the upper half of Van Buren County on income: South Haven, Hartford and Gobles report less, while Paw Paw, Mattawan and Breedsville report more. Mattawan marks the far end of that range at $108,629, 52% above Lawton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
49065 6,662 $71,447 77 59
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Lawton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Lawton, .