COMPARING TWO PLACES
Plainview Colony vs Watertown
PLACE A
Plainview Colony, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Watertown, South Dakota
Plainview Colony is 100% smaller than Watertown.
PLAINVIEW COLONYWATERTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population023,736−100% vs Watertown
Population density01,287−1,287
Population growth–5.5%–
Median age25.739.5−13.8
Male–51.5%–
Female–48.5%–
Foreign-born–1.3%–
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
Other–5.7%–
Median household income–$69,600–
Per capita income–$39,939–
Poverty rate–9.0%–
Income inequality (Gini)–0.426–
Bachelor's degree or higher–21.6%–
Graduate degree–6.1%–
Unemployment rate–1.8%–
Labor force participation–67.5%–
Median home value–$229,400–
Median gross rent–$942–
Owner-occupied60.0%65.3%−5.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate–6.4%–
Rent-burdened households–34.2%–
Average commute–12.6–
Worked from home–4.8%–
Public transit to work–0.6%–
Uninsured–7.0%–
Population, 2020 – 2024