COMPARING TWO PLACES
Watson vs Olney
PLACE A
Watson, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Olney, Texas
Watson is 98% smaller than Olney. Watson earns more, with a median household income $11,750 higher. Olney has grown faster since 2000 (-8% vs -39%).
WATSONOLNEYDIFFERENCE
Total population583,000−98% vs Olney
Population density5321,483−951
Population growth-39.0%-8.5%−30.5 pts
Median age57.835.3+22.5
Male56.9%47.0%+9.8 pts
Female43.1%53.0%−9.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%7.3%−7.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.3%69.3%+17.0 pts
Black0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%22.5%−22.5 pts
Asian0.0%3.9%−3.9 pts
Other13.7%3.9%+9.8 pts
Median household income$48,000$36,250+$11,750
Per capita income$20,496$29,325−$8,829
Poverty rate21.6%26.4%−4.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4380.513−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%13.8%−1.0 pts
Graduate degree2.1%4.4%−2.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Labor force participation34.0%58.8%−24.7 pts
Median home value$26,900$95,100−$68,200
Median gross rent$625$439+$186
Owner-occupied88.0%63.1%+24.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.5%13.7%+12.8 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%22.3%−22.3 pts
Average commute17.312.9+4.4
Worked from home31.3%3.4%+27.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Uninsured25.5%22.6%+2.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025