COMPARING TWO PLACES
Herrings vs Watertown
PLACE A
Herrings, New York
VS
PLACE B
Watertown, South Dakota
Herrings is 100% smaller than Watertown. Watertown earns more, with a median household income $4,600 higher. Herrings has grown faster since 2000 (29% vs 5%).
HERRINGSWATERTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population023,736−100% vs Watertown
Population density01,287−1,287
Population growth28.9%5.5%+23.4 pts
Median age47.539.5+8.0
Male54.5%51.5%+3.0 pts
Female45.5%48.5%−3.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%89.9%+10.1 pts
Black0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other0.0%5.7%−5.7 pts
Median household income$65,000$69,600−$4,600
Per capita income$23,409$39,939−$16,530
Poverty rate0.0%9.0%−9.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.1780.426−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%21.6%−21.6 pts
Graduate degree0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Labor force participation76.7%67.5%+9.2 pts
Median home value$78,300$229,400−$151,100
Median gross rent$633$942−$309
Owner-occupied71.4%65.3%+6.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%6.4%−6.4 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%34.2%−34.2 pts
Average commute19.512.6+6.8
Worked from home0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured0.0%7.0%−7.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024