COMPARING TWO PLACES
Chaumont vs Watertown
PLACE A
Chaumont, New York
VS
PLACE B
Watertown, South Dakota
Chaumont is 98% smaller than Watertown. Chaumont earns more, with a median household income $6,525 higher. Watertown has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -1%).
CHAUMONTWATERTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population58123,736−98% vs Watertown
Population density5911,287−696
Population growth-1.4%5.5%−6.9 pts
Median age42.339.5+2.8
Male47.5%51.5%−4.0 pts
Female52.5%48.5%+4.0 pts
Foreign-born2.0%1.3%+0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.3%89.9%−1.6 pts
Black1.2%0.8%+0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.7%2.9%−1.2 pts
Asian0.3%0.7%−0.4 pts
Other8.5%5.7%+2.8 pts
Median household income$76,125$69,600+$6,525
Per capita income$34,156$39,939−$5,783
Poverty rate17.3%9.0%+8.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4520.426+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher29.5%21.6%+7.9 pts
Graduate degree12.8%6.1%+6.7 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%1.8%+1.2 pts
Labor force participation54.2%67.5%−13.3 pts
Median home value$212,800$229,400−$16,600
Median gross rent$875$942−$67
Owner-occupied81.2%65.3%+16.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate22.7%6.4%+16.3 pts
Rent-burdened households28.3%34.2%−5.9 pts
Average commute23.412.6+10.7
Worked from home1.5%4.8%−3.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured0.9%7.0%−6.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025