COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sunset Colony vs Watertown
PLACE A
Sunset Colony, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Watertown, South Dakota
Sunset Colony is 100% smaller than Watertown.
SUNSET COLONYWATERTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population6823,736−100% vs Watertown
Population density701,287−1,217
Population growth–5.5%–
Median age25.339.5−14.2
Male50.0%51.5%−1.5 pts
Female50.0%48.5%+1.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
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
Other0.0%5.7%−5.7 pts
Median household income–$69,600–
Per capita income–$39,939–
Poverty rate100.0%9.0%+91.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)–0.426–
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%21.6%−21.6 pts
Graduate degree0.0%6.1%−6.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Labor force participation100.0%67.5%+32.5 pts
Median home value–$229,400–
Median gross rent–$942–
Owner-occupied–65.3%–
Housing vacancy rate–6.4%–
Rent-burdened households–34.2%–
Average commute–12.6–
Worked from home0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured0.0%7.0%−7.0 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024