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Property management companies in the Lawton, OK metro area

How the Lawton, OK metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for property management companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #345 of 374 scored metro areas
#4 of 4 scored metro areas based in Oklahoma

Listings
14
1 chain location (7%)
Official establishments
24
−20.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$647.5M
On rent and homeowner costs · $13,796 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
83
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.0
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
127,590
+0.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Lawton metro area scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for property management companies, ranking #345 of 374 scored metro areas and #4 of 4 scored metro areas based in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Households in the Lawton metro area spend about $647.5M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $13,796 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 17% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money property management companies take in.

The Lawton metro area has 14 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 3.0 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.0.

In 2023, official counts showed 24 businesses with payroll in the Lawton metro area classed as residential and commercial property managers, down 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,956 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Lawton metro area grew 0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Lawton metro area compares

The same measures for Oklahoma and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Property management in Lawton, OK metro area compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureLawton metro areaOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.02.63.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)83101100
Households per official establishment1,9562,1551,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−20.0%+8.1%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$13,796$14,392$16,661
Median household income$60,665$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score3054

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
24−20.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
181
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
141 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Lawton metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in the Lawton metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
127,590+0.7% since 2020
Households
46,938
Median age
36.4
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,702 sq. mi.
People per square mile
75
Median household income
$60,665+16.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,396
Median home value
$161,000
Jobs located here
38,111
Daytime population
121,235Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Oklahoma

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Oklahoma for property management companies, numbered among those based in Oklahoma (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Lawton metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Oklahoma

Metro areas in Oklahoma ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Tulsa, OK56932.3117+5.1%#128 of 374
2Enid, OK5052.1122−1.5%#182 of 374
3Oklahoma City, OK421893.381+5.8%#257 of 374
Fort Smith, AR-OK35283.180+3.1%#311 of 374
4Lawton, OK30143.083+0.7%#345 of 374

Other business types in the Lawton metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many property management companies are in the Lawton, OK metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 property management companies in the Lawton metro area. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, down 20.0% from 2019.

How much do households in the Lawton, OK metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $647.5M a year, or $13,796 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 14 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 17% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money property management companies take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 46,938 households in the Lawton metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Lawton, OK metro area compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

The Lawton metro area has 3.0 property management companies per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 83, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, the Lawton metro area would have about 12, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,956 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count fell 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is the Lawton, OK metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Lawton metro area at 127,590 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,938 households. Median household income in the Lawton metro area is $60,665, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.5%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Lawton metro area scores 30 for property management companies (lower middle), #345 of 374 scored metro areas.

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