Lawton, OK vs Tulsa, OK
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Lawton spends 95.7% more per capita than Tulsa ($5,025/person difference). Lawton, OK has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 72/100).
Fiscal Health Score
B
72/100
Budget Balance67
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
C
56/100
Budget Balance4
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Lawton
Tulsa
Total Spending
$935.3M
$2.2B
Spending / Capita
$10,275
$5,250
Total Revenue
$864.8M
$0
Revenue / Capita
$9,501
$0
Total Debt
$13.4M
$0
Debt / Capita
$147
$0
Population
91,023
411,938
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Police
Lawton$0
Tulsa$628
Fire Protection
Lawton$126
Tulsa$196
Highways & Roads
Lawton$0
Tulsa$257
Parks & Recreation
Lawton$852
Tulsa$154
Education
Lawton$29
Tulsa$0
Health
Lawton$134
Tulsa$762
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
LawtonTulsa
| Sales Tax | $144 | $97 |
| Income Tax | $1,106 | $0 |
| Intergovernmental | $9,501 | $0 |
| Charges & Fees | $2,888 | $0 |
| Other | $2,336 | $53 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
LawtonTulsa
| Police | $0 | $628 |
| Fire Protection | $126 | $196 |
| Highways & Roads | $0 | $257 |
| Education | $29 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $452 | $86 |
| Health | $134 | $762 |
| Hospitals | $440 | $0 |
| Parks & Recreation | $852 | $154 |
| Housing | $2,674 | $350 |
| Sewerage | $0 | $27 |
| Utilities | $1,441 | $41 |
| Interest on Debt | $391 | $0 |
| Other | $3,736 | $2,748 |
B
Lawton, OK
Fiscal Health Score: 72/100
Good fiscal health
C
Tulsa, OK
Fiscal Health Score: 56/100
Average fiscal health