COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hendricks vs Watertown
PLACE A
Hendricks, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Watertown, South Dakota
Hendricks is 99% smaller than Watertown. Watertown earns more, with a median household income $11,267 higher. Watertown has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -16%).
HENDRICKSWATERTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population20523,736−99% vs Watertown
Population density5991,287−688
Population growth-16.2%5.5%−21.6 pts
Median age41.539.5+2.0
Male53.9%51.5%+2.3 pts
Female46.1%48.5%−2.3 pts
Foreign-born0.3%1.3%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.5%89.9%+5.5 pts
Black0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other4.5%5.7%−1.1 pts
Median household income$58,333$69,600−$11,267
Per capita income$27,337$39,939−$12,602
Poverty rate7.7%9.0%−1.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3630.426−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%21.6%−10.8 pts
Graduate degree3.3%6.1%−2.8 pts
Unemployment rate8.0%1.8%+6.2 pts
Labor force participation53.8%67.5%−13.7 pts
Median home value$133,000$229,400−$96,400
Median gross rent$688$942−$254
Owner-occupied88.1%65.3%+22.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.5%6.4%+7.1 pts
Rent-burdened households26.3%34.2%−7.9 pts
Average commute20.512.6+7.9
Worked from home3.5%4.8%−1.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured9.9%7.0%+2.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025