COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dawson vs Watertown
PLACE A
Dawson, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Watertown, South Dakota
Dawson is 99% smaller than Watertown. Watertown earns more, with a median household income $20,671 higher. Watertown has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -4%).
DAWSONWATERTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population33623,736−99% vs Watertown
Population density1,9421,287+655
Population growth-4.1%5.5%−9.5 pts
Median age46.439.5+6.9
Male52.6%51.5%+1.0 pts
Female47.4%48.5%−1.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.7%89.9%+8.8 pts
Black0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other1.3%5.7%−4.4 pts
Median household income$48,929$69,600−$20,671
Per capita income$27,101$39,939−$12,838
Poverty rate30.7%9.0%+21.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3940.426−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher7.0%21.6%−14.5 pts
Graduate degree0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Unemployment rate12.5%1.8%+10.7 pts
Labor force participation45.4%67.5%−22.1 pts
Median home value$88,000$229,400−$141,400
Median gross rent$944$942+$2
Owner-occupied69.5%65.3%+4.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.9%6.4%−1.5 pts
Rent-burdened households45.3%34.2%+11.1 pts
Average commute22.312.6+9.6
Worked from home9.5%4.8%+4.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured5.9%7.0%−1.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025