COMPARING TWO PLACES
Watson vs Watertown
PLACE A
Watson, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Watertown, South Dakota
Watson is 100% smaller than Watertown. Watertown earns more, with a median household income $21,600 higher. Watertown has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -39%).
WATSONWATERTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population5823,736−100% vs Watertown
Population density5321,287−755
Population growth-39.0%5.5%−44.5 pts
Median age57.839.5+18.3
Male56.9%51.5%+5.3 pts
Female43.1%48.5%−5.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.3%89.9%−3.6 pts
Black0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other13.7%5.7%+8.1 pts
Median household income$48,000$69,600−$21,600
Per capita income$20,496$39,939−$19,443
Poverty rate21.6%9.0%+12.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4380.426+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%21.6%−8.8 pts
Graduate degree2.1%6.1%−4.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Labor force participation34.0%67.5%−33.5 pts
Median home value$26,900$229,400−$202,500
Median gross rent$625$942−$317
Owner-occupied88.0%65.3%+22.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.5%6.4%+20.0 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%34.2%−34.2 pts
Average commute17.312.6+4.6
Worked from home31.3%4.8%+26.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured25.5%7.0%+18.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025