COMPARING TWO PLACES
Beardsley vs Watertown
PLACE A
Beardsley, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Watertown, South Dakota
Beardsley is 99% smaller than Watertown. Watertown earns more, with a median household income $5,225 higher. Watertown has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -7%).
BEARDSLEYWATERTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population20723,736−99% vs Watertown
Population density4401,287−847
Population growth-7.3%5.5%−12.8 pts
Median age37.239.5−2.3
Male55.5%51.5%+3.9 pts
Female44.5%48.5%−3.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.5%89.9%−7.4 pts
Black0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.6%2.9%+6.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other7.9%5.7%+2.2 pts
Median household income$64,375$69,600−$5,225
Per capita income$34,729$39,939−$5,210
Poverty rate18.8%9.0%+9.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4080.426−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher13.3%21.6%−8.3 pts
Graduate degree4.2%6.1%−1.9 pts
Unemployment rate6.6%1.8%+4.8 pts
Labor force participation73.8%67.5%+6.3 pts
Median home value$77,700$229,400−$151,700
Median gross rent$613$942−$329
Owner-occupied74.4%65.3%+9.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.2%6.4%+11.7 pts
Rent-burdened households39.1%34.2%+4.9 pts
Average commute32.712.6+20.0
Worked from home5.3%4.8%+0.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured3.1%7.0%−3.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025