COMPARING TWO PLACES
Watkins vs Sartell
PLACE A
Watkins, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Sartell, Minnesota
Watkins is 99% smaller than Sartell. Watkins earns more, with a median household income $12,165 higher. Sartell has grown faster since 2000 (22% vs -2%).
WATKINSSARTELLDIFFERENCE
Total population20119,918−99% vs Sartell
Population density4861,956−1,470
Population growth-1.7%21.9%−23.6 pts
Median age18.834.8−16.0
Male63.7%48.0%+15.7 pts
Female36.3%52.0%−15.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%85.1%+14.9 pts
Black0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Median household income$96,296$84,131+$12,165
Per capita income$21,498$42,415−$20,917
Poverty rate0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.1790.450−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher11.1%40.9%−29.7 pts
Graduate degree0.0%14.5%−14.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Labor force participation52.3%72.6%−20.3 pts
Median home value$102,800$297,300−$194,500
Median gross rent–$1,275–
Owner-occupied100.0%61.8%+38.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%53.5%−53.5 pts
Average commute41.018.8+22.2
Worked from home0.0%12.1%−12.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured0.0%4.1%−4.1 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024