COMPARING TWO PLACES
Porter vs Watertown
PLACE A
Porter, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Watertown, South Dakota
Porter is 97% smaller than Watertown. Watertown earns more, with a median household income $20,156 higher. Watertown has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -1%).
PORTERWATERTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population65623,736−97% vs Watertown
Population density3831,287−904
Population growth-0.9%5.5%−6.3 pts
Median age42.339.5+2.8
Male48.3%51.5%−3.2 pts
Female51.7%48.5%+3.2 pts
Foreign-born3.2%1.3%+1.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic61.2%89.9%−28.8 pts
Black1.8%0.8%+0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.5%2.9%+0.6 pts
Asian0.3%0.7%−0.3 pts
Other33.2%5.7%+27.6 pts
Median household income$49,444$69,600−$20,156
Per capita income$26,102$39,939−$13,837
Poverty rate15.8%9.0%+6.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4350.426Even
Bachelor's degree or higher11.4%21.6%−10.2 pts
Graduate degree3.3%6.1%−2.8 pts
Unemployment rate11.3%1.8%+9.5 pts
Labor force participation55.8%67.5%−11.7 pts
Median home value$104,100$229,400−$125,300
Median gross rent$756$942−$186
Owner-occupied72.0%65.3%+6.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.5%6.4%+12.1 pts
Rent-burdened households14.5%34.2%−19.7 pts
Average commute29.812.6+17.2
Worked from home3.3%4.8%−1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured19.1%7.0%+12.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025