COMPARING TWO PLACES
Veblen vs Watertown
PLACE A
Veblen, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Watertown, South Dakota
Veblen is 99% smaller than Watertown. Watertown earns more, with a median household income $5,433 higher. Watertown has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -40%).
VEBLENWATERTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population31323,736−99% vs Watertown
Population density9971,287−290
Population growth-40.3%5.5%−45.8 pts
Median age27.339.5−12.2
Male57.4%51.5%+5.8 pts
Female42.6%48.5%−5.8 pts
Foreign-born19.3%1.3%+18.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic34.7%89.9%−55.2 pts
Black0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino43.3%2.9%+40.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other22.0%5.7%+16.3 pts
Median household income$64,167$69,600−$5,433
Per capita income$22,516$39,939−$17,423
Poverty rate14.1%9.0%+5.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3260.426−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.5%21.6%+4.9 pts
Graduate degree8.5%6.1%+2.4 pts
Unemployment rate1.8%1.8%+0.0 pts
Labor force participation60.4%67.5%−7.1 pts
Median home value$43,700$229,400−$185,700
Median gross rent$713$942−$229
Owner-occupied56.3%65.3%−9.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.4%6.4%+17.0 pts
Rent-burdened households12.7%34.2%−21.5 pts
Average commute16.212.6+3.6
Worked from home0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured11.2%7.0%+4.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025