COMPARING TWO PLACES
Butler vs Watertown
PLACE A
Butler, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Watertown, South Dakota
Butler is 46% smaller than Watertown. Watertown earns more, with a median household income $25,353 higher. Watertown has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -2%).
BUTLERWATERTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population12,87923,736−46% vs Watertown
Population density4,7371,287+3,449
Population growth-1.9%5.5%−7.3 pts
Median age38.139.5−1.4
Male52.0%51.5%+0.4 pts
Female48.0%48.5%−0.4 pts
Foreign-born2.0%1.3%+0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.7%89.9%−0.2 pts
Black3.2%0.8%+2.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.0%2.9%+0.0 pts
Asian0.5%0.7%−0.1 pts
Other3.6%5.7%−2.0 pts
Median household income$44,247$69,600−$25,353
Per capita income$30,500$39,939−$9,439
Poverty rate21.4%9.0%+12.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4890.426+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.0%21.6%+1.4 pts
Graduate degree4.6%6.1%−1.5 pts
Unemployment rate8.2%1.8%+6.4 pts
Labor force participation60.0%67.5%−7.5 pts
Median home value$108,100$229,400−$121,300
Median gross rent$818$942−$124
Owner-occupied46.1%65.3%−19.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.3%6.4%+9.9 pts
Rent-burdened households49.3%34.2%+15.1 pts
Average commute22.112.6+9.5
Worked from home7.6%4.8%+2.8 pts
Public transit to work1.7%0.6%+1.0 pts
Uninsured5.9%7.0%−1.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025