COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sackets Harbor vs Watertown
PLACE A
Sackets Harbor, New York
VS
PLACE B
Watertown, South Dakota
Sackets Harbor is 94% smaller than Watertown. Sackets Harbor earns more, with a median household income $7,443 higher. Watertown has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -7%).
SACKETS HARBORWATERTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population1,33723,736−94% vs Watertown
Population density5801,287−707
Population growth-6.8%5.5%−12.3 pts
Median age37.839.5−1.7
Male50.7%51.5%−0.9 pts
Female49.3%48.5%+0.9 pts
Foreign-born1.8%1.3%+0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.5%89.9%−7.4 pts
Black0.5%0.8%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.0%2.9%+1.1 pts
Asian0.3%0.7%−0.3 pts
Other12.6%5.7%+7.0 pts
Median household income$77,043$69,600+$7,443
Per capita income$45,649$39,939+$5,710
Poverty rate14.0%9.0%+5.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4090.426−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher44.1%21.6%+22.5 pts
Graduate degree23.5%6.1%+17.4 pts
Unemployment rate1.1%1.8%−0.7 pts
Labor force participation61.0%67.5%−6.5 pts
Median home value$234,900$229,400+$5,500
Median gross rent$1,343$942+$401
Owner-occupied41.4%65.3%−23.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.3%6.4%+12.9 pts
Rent-burdened households45.2%34.2%+11.0 pts
Average commute29.012.6+16.3
Worked from home6.8%4.8%+2.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured2.9%7.0%−4.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025