COMPARING TWO PLACES
Watertown vs Big Spring
PLACE A
Watertown, SD
VS
PLACE B
Big Spring, TX
Watertown and Big Spring are close in size. Watertown earns more, with a median household income $3,078 higher.
WATERTOWNBIG SPRINGDIFFERENCE
Total population29,56230,504−3% vs Big Spring
Population density4334+9
Population growth4.0%-0.4%+4.5 pts
Median age40.436.7+3.7
Male50.9%55.7%−4.8 pts
Female49.1%44.3%+4.8 pts
Foreign-born1.3%9.8%−8.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.4%43.1%+47.2 pts
Black0.7%4.5%−3.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.3%47.7%−44.4 pts
Asian0.6%1.0%−0.4 pts
Other5.0%3.6%+1.4 pts
Median household income$72,727$69,649+$3,078
Per capita income$39,825$34,939+$4,886
Poverty rate8.8%13.8%−5.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4280.449−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher21.4%15.7%+5.7 pts
Graduate degree5.7%5.0%+0.7 pts
Unemployment rate1.9%5.4%−3.5 pts
Labor force participation68.2%55.3%+12.9 pts
Median home value$237,700$155,600+$82,100
Median gross rent$938$1,034−$96
Owner-occupied69.8%69.5%+0.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.4%13.2%−5.8 pts
Rent-burdened households34.0%44.4%−10.4 pts
Average commute14.121.7−7.6
Worked from home5.6%3.0%+2.5 pts
Public transit to work0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
Uninsured6.3%13.6%−7.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025