COMPARING TWO PLACES
Watson vs Central
PLACE A
Watson, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Central, South Carolina
Watson is 99% smaller than Central. Central earns more, with a median household income $12,258 higher. Central has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -39%).
WATSONCENTRALDIFFERENCE
Total population585,298−99% vs Central
Population density5321,630−1,098
Population growth-39.0%1.7%−40.7 pts
Median age57.824.0+33.8
Male56.9%49.4%+7.4 pts
Female43.1%50.6%−7.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%9.1%−9.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.3%61.2%+25.1 pts
Black0.0%10.7%−10.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.2%−6.2 pts
Asian0.0%8.9%−8.9 pts
Other13.7%13.0%+0.7 pts
Median household income$48,000$60,258−$12,258
Per capita income$20,496$23,440−$2,944
Poverty rate21.6%30.3%−8.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4380.419+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%56.1%−43.3 pts
Graduate degree2.1%18.6%−16.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Labor force participation34.0%58.3%−24.3 pts
Median home value$26,900$256,600−$229,700
Median gross rent$625$876−$251
Owner-occupied88.0%26.4%+61.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.5%14.3%+12.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%34.3%−34.3 pts
Average commute17.323.1−5.9
Worked from home31.3%6.9%+24.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Uninsured25.5%8.7%+16.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025