COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hecla vs Watertown
PLACE A
Hecla, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Watertown, South Dakota
Hecla is 99% smaller than Watertown. Watertown earns more, with a median household income $34,064 higher. Watertown has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -15%).
HECLAWATERTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population19023,736−99% vs Watertown
Population density5521,287−735
Population growth-15.0%5.5%−20.4 pts
Median age66.039.5+26.5
Male35.7%51.5%−15.8 pts
Female64.3%48.5%+15.8 pts
Foreign-born2.2%1.3%+0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.6%89.9%−5.3 pts
Black0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.4%2.9%+1.5 pts
Asian10.4%0.7%+9.8 pts
Other0.5%5.7%−5.1 pts
Median household income$35,536$69,600−$34,064
Per capita income$30,886$39,939−$9,053
Poverty rate2.7%9.0%−6.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4030.426−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher7.2%21.6%−14.4 pts
Graduate degree1.8%6.1%−4.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Labor force participation65.7%67.5%−1.8 pts
Median home value$47,100$229,400−$182,300
Median gross rent$525$942−$417
Owner-occupied93.8%65.3%+28.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate36.5%6.4%+30.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%34.2%−34.2 pts
Average commute16.112.6+3.5
Worked from home17.4%4.8%+12.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured9.9%7.0%+2.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025