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Watertown, SD Micro Area

28,767 Population
687.6 square miles 41.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.4 ±1.1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$39,825 ±$2,586 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$72,727 ±$4,778 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.8% ±1.4% (2,504  ±382) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

14.1 minutes ±1 (204,550  ±15,858) Mean travel time to work
  • about half the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

12,526 ±269 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.1 (28,218  ±13) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.8% ±1.6% (229  ±98) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

13,533 ±63 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$237,700 ±$15,323 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.9% ±2.2% (3,115  ±638.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.9% ±4.7% (18,433  ±927.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
21.4% ±2.3% (4,195  ±445.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.3% (372  ±157) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.2% ±1.2% (1,581  ±258) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,581 Total veterans ±258 1,468 Male ±246 113 Female ±65

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