COMPARING TWO PLACES
Badger vs Watertown
PLACE A
Badger, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Watertown, South Dakota
Badger is 99% smaller than Watertown. Watertown earns more, with a median household income $4,600 higher. Badger has grown faster since 2000 (21% vs 5%).
BADGERWATERTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population13723,736−99% vs Watertown
Population density1291,287−1,158
Population growth20.6%5.5%+15.1 pts
Median age37.039.5−2.5
Male50.0%51.5%−1.5 pts
Female50.0%48.5%+1.5 pts
Foreign-born3.1%1.3%+1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.7%89.9%+5.8 pts
Black0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.1%2.9%+0.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other1.2%5.7%−4.4 pts
Median household income$65,000$69,600−$4,600
Per capita income$26,439$39,939−$13,500
Poverty rate3.7%9.0%−5.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2940.426−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher8.7%21.6%−12.9 pts
Graduate degree0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Unemployment rate8.1%1.8%+6.3 pts
Labor force participation72.9%67.5%+5.4 pts
Median home value$70,000$229,400−$159,400
Median gross rent$363$942−$579
Owner-occupied96.7%65.3%+31.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.3%6.4%+7.8 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%34.2%−34.2 pts
Average commute22.612.6+9.9
Worked from home16.5%4.8%+11.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured7.4%7.0%+0.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025