COMPARING TWO PLACES
Watson vs Shenandoah
PLACE A
Watson, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Shenandoah, Pennsylvania
Watson is 99% smaller than Shenandoah. Watson earns more, with a median household income $2,706 higher. Shenandoah has grown faster since 2000 (-16% vs -39%).
WATSONSHENANDOAHDIFFERENCE
Total population584,122−99% vs Shenandoah
Population density5322,728−2,196
Population growth-39.0%-16.3%−22.7 pts
Median age57.832.7+25.1
Male56.9%54.8%+2.1 pts
Female43.1%45.2%−2.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%11.5%−11.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.3%46.9%+39.4 pts
Black0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%46.1%−46.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other13.7%3.5%+10.3 pts
Median household income$48,000$45,294+$2,706
Per capita income$20,496$24,062−$3,566
Poverty rate21.6%27.7%−6.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4380.425+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%13.4%−0.7 pts
Graduate degree2.1%7.1%−5.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%9.4%−9.4 pts
Labor force participation34.0%57.6%−23.6 pts
Median home value$26,900$49,500−$22,600
Median gross rent$625$982−$357
Owner-occupied88.0%67.4%+20.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.5%34.3%−7.8 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%44.3%−44.3 pts
Average commute17.330.1−12.8
Worked from home31.3%2.0%+29.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured25.5%12.4%+13.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025