Lawton, North Dakota

2026 Edition · 7 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

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  1. Population

    Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.

    18

    people, the 331st-largest of North Dakota's cities and towns.

    Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among North Dakota's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates

  2. The seam

    Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $224.

    A $224 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Ramsey County.

    • $706 Tract 9576
    • $930 Tract 9577

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

  3. Building

    Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

    • 100% of all homes were built before 2000

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

  4. Units needed

    None of three estimates finds a housing shortfall here.

    0

    is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

    Range computed by the Almanac from 2013 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

  5. Home value

    A median home costs 91% less than North Dakota's.

    $23,300

    median home value in Lawton.

    • $23,300 Lawton
    • $249,900 North Dakota
    • $332,700 U.S.

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

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