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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

Tulsa, OK vs Lawton, OK

Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)

Summary

Lawton spends 48.9% more per capita than Tulsa ($5,025/person difference). Lawton, OK has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 72/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Tulsa, OK
Pop. 411,938
C
56/100
Budget Balance4
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
City B
Lawton, OK
Pop. 91,023
B
72/100
Budget Balance67
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Tulsa
Lawton
Total Spending
$2.2B
$935.3M
Spending / Capita
$5,250
$10,275
Total Revenue
$0
$864.8M
Revenue / Capita
$0
$9,501
Total Debt
$0
$13.4M
Debt / Capita
$0
$147
Population
411,938
91,023
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
Tulsa$628
Lawton$0
Fire Protection
Tulsa$196
Lawton$126
Highways & Roads
Tulsa$257
Lawton$0
Parks & Recreation
Tulsa$154
Lawton$852
Education
Tulsa$0
Lawton$29
Health
Tulsa$762
Lawton$134

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

TulsaLawton
Sales Tax
$97
$144
Income Tax
$0
$1,106
Intergovernmental
$0
$9,501
Charges & Fees
$0
$2,888
Other
$53
$2,336

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

TulsaLawton
Police
$628
$0
Fire Protection
$196
$126
Highways & Roads
$257
$0
Education
$0
$29
Public Welfare
$86
$452
Health
$762
$134
Hospitals
$0
$440
Parks & Recreation
$154
$852
Housing
$350
$2,674
Sewerage
$27
$0
Utilities
$41
$1,441
Interest on Debt
$0
$391
Other
$2,748
$3,736
C
Tulsa, OK
Fiscal Health Score: 56/100
Average fiscal health
B
Lawton, OK
Fiscal Health Score: 72/100
Good fiscal health

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