COMPARING TWO PLACES
Watson vs Merrydale
PLACE A
Watson, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Merrydale, Louisiana
Watson is 99% smaller than Merrydale. Watson earns more, with a median household income $6,500 higher. Merrydale has grown faster since 2000 (-6% vs -39%).
WATSONMERRYDALEDIFFERENCE
Total population589,490−99% vs Merrydale
Population density5322,237−1,705
Population growth-39.0%-5.6%−33.4 pts
Median age57.838.8+19.0
Male56.9%42.0%+14.9 pts
Female43.1%58.0%−14.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.3%0.4%+85.9 pts
Black0.0%96.8%−96.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other13.7%1.1%+12.6 pts
Median household income$48,000$41,500+$6,500
Per capita income$20,496$20,468+$28
Poverty rate21.6%30.0%−8.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4380.513−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%16.9%−4.2 pts
Graduate degree2.1%4.4%−2.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%19.5%−19.5 pts
Labor force participation34.0%53.1%−19.0 pts
Median home value$26,900$136,100−$109,200
Median gross rent$625$1,311−$686
Owner-occupied88.0%73.7%+14.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.5%10.6%+15.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%41.8%−41.8 pts
Average commute17.326.7−9.4
Worked from home31.3%10.0%+21.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Uninsured25.5%7.4%+18.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024