COMPARING TWO PLACES
Watson vs Cleveland
PLACE A
Watson, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Cleveland, Tennessee
Watson is 100% smaller than Cleveland. Cleveland earns more, with a median household income $10,559 higher. Cleveland has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs -39%).
WATSONCLEVELANDDIFFERENCE
Total population5851,172−100% vs Cleveland
Population density5321,645−1,113
Population growth-39.0%14.7%−53.7 pts
Median age57.836.4+21.4
Male56.9%48.3%+8.6 pts
Female43.1%51.7%−8.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%8.8%−8.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.3%73.5%+12.8 pts
Black0.0%7.0%−7.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%11.4%−11.4 pts
Asian0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Other13.7%5.9%+7.9 pts
Median household income$48,000$58,559−$10,559
Per capita income$20,496$32,659−$12,163
Poverty rate21.6%16.7%+4.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4380.471−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%30.2%−17.4 pts
Graduate degree2.1%12.5%−10.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Labor force participation34.0%60.0%−26.0 pts
Median home value$26,900$272,200−$245,300
Median gross rent$625$1,034−$409
Owner-occupied88.0%48.0%+40.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.5%8.0%+18.5 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%47.5%−47.5 pts
Average commute17.321.3−4.0
Worked from home31.3%9.7%+21.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured25.5%10.2%+15.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025