Watertown, South Dakota Demographics

Watertown is 2nd in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Race - White

Watertown is 2nd in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Watertown is 3rd in South Dakota out of 14 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Watertown is 3rd in South Dakota out of 15 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Watertown is 3rd in South Dakota out of 15 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Watertown is 3rd in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Size in square miles

Watertown is 4th in South Dakota out of 15 other cities in Retail sales

Watertown is 4th in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Home ownership rate

Watertown is 4th in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Households

Watertown is 4th in South Dakota out of 17 other cities in Housing units

Size Demographics
	Watertown	Rank	South Dakota	US
Current population (2012)	21,803	5th	833,354	313,914,040
Size in square miles	17.4	3rd	75,811	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,231.3	11th	10.7	87.4

Age Demographics
	Watertown	Rank	South Dakota	US
Residents younger than 5	7.8%	7th	7.1%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.2%	6th	24.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	15.4%	9th	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Watertown	Rank	South Dakota	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	90.2%	10th	89.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	25.9%	9th	25.8%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Watertown	Rank	South Dakota	US
Race - White	94.8%	2nd	86.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.4%	14th	1.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	2.4%	9th	8.9%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.5%	15th	1.1%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	9th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.4%	16th	2.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	15th	3.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	94.1%	2nd	83.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Watertown	Rank	South Dakota	US
Female residents	50.8%	8th	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	0.9%	15th	2.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Watertown	Rank	South Dakota	US
Housing units	10,050	4th	366,540	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	19.7%	13th	18.5%	25.9%
Households	9,149	4th	318,466	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	68.1%	4th	68.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$128,400	8th	$127,000	$186,200
People per household	2.3	9th	2.4	2.6

Income Demographics
	Watertown	Rank	South Dakota	US
Income per capita	$24,444	7th	$24,925	$27,915
Income per household	$42,449	8th	$48,010	$52,762
Income below poverty line	14.5%	8th	13.8%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Watertown	Rank	South Dakota	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,369	3rd	76,997	27,092,908
Retail sales	$546,882	4th	$12,266,218	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$26,677	3rd	$15,390	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$71,630	3rd	$1,622,751	$613,795,732