COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mellette vs Watertown
PLACE A
Mellette, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Watertown, South Dakota
Mellette is 99% smaller than Watertown. Mellette earns more, with a median household income $37,364 higher. Watertown has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -5%).
MELLETTEWATERTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population19423,736−99% vs Watertown
Population density7581,287−529
Population growth-5.2%5.5%−10.7 pts
Median age39.439.5−0.1
Male45.2%51.5%−6.3 pts
Female54.8%48.5%+6.3 pts
Foreign-born2.0%1.3%+0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.5%89.9%+8.6 pts
Black0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other1.5%5.7%−4.2 pts
Median household income$106,964$69,600+$37,364
Per capita income$42,074$39,939+$2,135
Poverty rate10.1%9.0%+1.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3340.426−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.0%21.6%−1.6 pts
Graduate degree6.2%6.1%+0.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Labor force participation71.4%67.5%+3.9 pts
Median home value$201,000$229,400−$28,400
Median gross rent$644$942−$298
Owner-occupied85.5%65.3%+20.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.5%6.4%+10.0 pts
Rent-burdened households9.1%34.2%−25.1 pts
Average commute19.312.6+6.6
Worked from home13.0%4.8%+8.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured2.5%7.0%−4.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025