COMPARING TWO PLACES
Plessis vs Watertown
PLACE A
Plessis, New York
VS
PLACE B
Watertown, South Dakota
Plessis is 99% smaller than Watertown. Plessis earns more, with a median household income $85,453 higher. Watertown has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -23%).
PLESSISWATERTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population17623,736−99% vs Watertown
Population density5091,287−779
Population growth-23.2%5.5%−28.6 pts
Median age52.239.5+12.7
Male61.9%51.5%+10.4 pts
Female38.1%48.5%−10.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.5%89.9%−2.4 pts
Black0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other12.5%5.7%+6.8 pts
Median household income$155,053$69,600+$85,453
Per capita income$67,359$39,939+$27,420
Poverty rate0.0%9.0%−9.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.1430.426−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher14.5%21.6%−7.1 pts
Graduate degree0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Labor force participation82.1%67.5%+14.6 pts
Median home value$152,100$229,400−$77,300
Median gross rent–$942–
Owner-occupied95.7%65.3%+30.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%6.4%−6.4 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%34.2%+65.8 pts
Average commute25.112.6+12.5
Worked from home0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured3.0%7.0%−4.0 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024