COMPARING TWO PLACES
Broadland vs Watertown
PLACE A
Broadland, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Watertown, South Dakota
Broadland is 100% smaller than Watertown. Broadland earns more, with a median household income $17,650 higher. Watertown has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -13%).
BROADLANDWATERTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population2723,736−100% vs Watertown
Population density271,287−1,260
Population growth-12.9%5.5%−18.4 pts
Median age52.839.5+13.3
Male66.7%51.5%+15.1 pts
Female33.3%48.5%−15.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.3%89.9%+3.4 pts
Black0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other6.7%5.7%+1.0 pts
Median household income$87,250$69,600+$17,650
Per capita income$62,580$39,939+$22,641
Poverty rate0.0%9.0%−9.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.1030.426−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%21.6%−21.6 pts
Graduate degree0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Labor force participation92.9%67.5%+25.4 pts
Median home value$56,400$229,400−$173,000
Median gross rent$0$942−$942
Owner-occupied100.0%65.3%+34.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate35.7%6.4%+29.3 pts
Rent-burdened households–34.2%–
Average commute24.512.6+11.9
Worked from home15.4%4.8%+10.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured0.0%7.0%−7.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025