COMPARING TWO PLACES
Toronto vs Watertown
PLACE A
Toronto, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Watertown, South Dakota
Toronto is 99% smaller than Watertown. Watertown earns more, with a median household income $16,475 higher. Watertown has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -8%).
TORONTOWATERTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population19823,736−99% vs Watertown
Population density6451,287−642
Population growth-7.5%5.5%−13.0 pts
Median age39.639.5+0.1
Male52.9%51.5%+1.4 pts
Female47.1%48.5%−1.4 pts
Foreign-born13.0%1.3%+11.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.1%89.9%−13.9 pts
Black0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino23.9%2.9%+21.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other0.0%5.7%−5.7 pts
Median household income$53,125$69,600−$16,475
Per capita income$33,557$39,939−$6,382
Poverty rate2.9%9.0%−6.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3710.426−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher6.1%21.6%−15.5 pts
Graduate degree2.4%6.1%−3.7 pts
Unemployment rate7.4%1.8%+5.6 pts
Labor force participation71.3%67.5%+3.8 pts
Median home value$99,000$229,400−$130,400
Median gross rent$470$942−$472
Owner-occupied63.8%65.3%−1.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.4%6.4%+6.0 pts
Rent-burdened households6.5%34.2%−27.7 pts
Average commute21.212.6+8.6
Worked from home2.7%4.8%−2.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured18.9%7.0%+11.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025