COMPARING TWO PLACES
Watertown vs Apollo Beach
PLACE A
Watertown, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Apollo Beach, Florida
Watertown is 29% smaller than Apollo Beach. Apollo Beach earns more, with a median household income $58,017 higher. Apollo Beach has grown faster since 2000 (85% vs 5%).
WATERTOWNAPOLLO BEACHDIFFERENCE
Total population23,73633,355−29% vs Apollo Beach
Population density1,2871,695−408
Population growth5.5%85.0%−79.5 pts
Median age39.541.4−1.9
Male51.5%51.4%+0.1 pts
Female48.5%48.6%−0.1 pts
Foreign-born1.3%10.1%−8.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.9%55.8%+34.1 pts
Black0.8%15.2%−14.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.9%17.9%−15.0 pts
Asian0.7%2.0%−1.3 pts
Other5.7%9.1%−3.4 pts
Median household income$69,600$127,617−$58,017
Per capita income$39,939$61,868−$21,929
Poverty rate9.0%4.6%+4.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4260.450−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher21.6%42.6%−21.1 pts
Graduate degree6.1%17.6%−11.5 pts
Unemployment rate1.8%4.2%−2.4 pts
Labor force participation67.5%66.0%+1.5 pts
Median home value$229,400$472,700−$243,300
Median gross rent$942$2,293−$1,351
Owner-occupied65.3%85.7%−20.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.4%6.7%−0.2 pts
Rent-burdened households34.2%52.0%−17.8 pts
Average commute12.635.3−22.6
Worked from home4.8%27.1%−22.4 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Uninsured7.0%5.4%+1.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024