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Watertown city, Codington County, SD

23,044 Population
18.4 square miles 1,249.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±1.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Codington County: 40.4 ±1.1
  • a little higher than the figure in South Dakota: 38 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$39,939 ±$3,158 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Codington County: $39,825 ±$2,586
  • about the same as the amount in South Dakota: $40,550 ±$520
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$69,600 ±$6,806 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Codington County: $72,727 ±$4,778
  • about 90 percent of the amount in South Dakota: $75,081 ±$888
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

9% ±1.5% (2,045  ±341) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Codington County: 8.8% † 2,504 (±1.4% / ±382)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in South Dakota: 11.9% 104,798 (±0.4% / ±3,713)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

12.6 minutes ±1.1 (148,170  ±14,489) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Codington County: 14.1 204,550 (±1 / ±15,858)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in South Dakota: 17.8 7,339,145 (±0.2 / ±101,823)
  • about half the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

10,394 ±272 Number of households
  • Codington County: 12,526 ±269
  • South Dakota: 365,544 ±1,728
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.1 (22,525  ±27) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Codington County: 2.3 28,218 (±0.1 / ±13)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Dakota: 2.4 875,241
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.9% ±1.6% (142  ±81) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Codington County: 3.8% † 229 (±1.6% / ±98)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in South Dakota: 6.5% 12,675 (±0.4% / ±796)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

11,110 ±177 Number of housing units
  • Codington County: 13,533 ±63
  • South Dakota: 408,584 ±422
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$229,400 ±$14,753 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Codington County: $237,700 ±$15,323
  • about 90 percent of the amount in South Dakota: $257,400 ±$3,051
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

12.3% ±2.6% (2,819  ±602.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Codington County: 10.9% † 3,115 (±2.2% / ±638.2)
  • a little less than the rate in South Dakota: 13% 116,449 (±0.4% / ±3,890.1)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.3% ±5.7% (14,680  ±914.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Codington County: 93.9% 18,433 (±4.7% / ±927.9)
  • about the same as the rate in South Dakota: 93.2% 562,448 (±0.9% / ±5,163.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
21.6% ±2.8% (3,393  ±435) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Codington County: 21.4% † 4,195 (±2.3% / ±445.3)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in South Dakota: 31.9% 192,610 (±0.5% / ±3,182.5)
  • 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% ±0.6% (305  ±147) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Codington County: 1.3% 372
  • about one-third of the rate in South Dakota: 4% 35,988
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.3% ±1.3% (1,319  ±233) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Codington County: 7.2% † 1,581 (±1.2% / ±258)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Dakota: 7.9% 53,890 (±0.3% / ±1,825)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,319 Total veterans ±233 1,231 Male ±224 88 Female ±65

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