COMPARING TWO PLACES
Milan vs Watertown
PLACE A
Milan, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Watertown, South Dakota
Milan is 65% smaller than Watertown. Watertown earns more, with a median household income $25,714 higher.
MILANWATERTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population8,36723,736−65% vs Watertown
Population density9351,287−353
Population growth4.1%5.5%−1.4 pts
Median age36.439.5−3.1
Male47.5%51.5%−4.0 pts
Female52.5%48.5%+4.0 pts
Foreign-born2.4%1.3%+1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic67.8%89.9%−22.1 pts
Black22.1%0.8%+21.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.9%2.9%−1.0 pts
Asian0.5%0.7%−0.2 pts
Other7.8%5.7%+2.1 pts
Median household income$43,886$69,600−$25,714
Per capita income$26,912$39,939−$13,027
Poverty rate21.3%9.0%+12.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4780.426+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%21.6%−6.0 pts
Graduate degree4.5%6.1%−1.6 pts
Unemployment rate6.4%1.8%+4.6 pts
Labor force participation59.6%67.5%−7.9 pts
Median home value$144,100$229,400−$85,300
Median gross rent$805$942−$137
Owner-occupied55.9%65.3%−9.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.3%6.4%−0.1 pts
Rent-burdened households59.0%34.2%+24.8 pts
Average commute25.012.6+12.4
Worked from home1.6%4.8%−3.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured10.4%7.0%+3.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025