COMPARING TWO PLACES
Warner vs Watertown
PLACE A
Warner, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Watertown, South Dakota
Warner is 93% smaller than Watertown. Watertown earns more, with a median household income $14,121 higher. Watertown has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -3%).
WARNERWATERTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population1,58723,736−93% vs Watertown
Population density8581,287−429
Population growth-2.9%5.5%−8.4 pts
Median age23.439.5−16.1
Male51.5%51.5%Even
Female48.5%48.5%Even
Foreign-born1.7%1.3%+0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.0%89.9%−34.9 pts
Black1.1%0.8%+0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.0%2.9%+2.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other38.9%5.7%+33.3 pts
Median household income$55,479$69,600−$14,121
Per capita income$19,020$39,939−$20,919
Poverty rate19.8%9.0%+10.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3530.426−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.7%21.6%−7.8 pts
Graduate degree5.5%6.1%−0.6 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%1.8%+4.0 pts
Labor force participation57.1%67.5%−10.4 pts
Median home value$108,600$229,400−$120,800
Median gross rent$808$942−$134
Owner-occupied53.8%65.3%−11.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.9%6.4%+10.5 pts
Rent-burdened households23.9%34.2%−10.3 pts
Average commute24.312.6+11.7
Worked from home4.5%4.8%−0.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured28.1%7.0%+21.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025