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Watertown, SD (South Dakota) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $221,114 (it was $80,600 in 2000)
Watertown:

$221,114
South Dakota:

$245,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $160,495 - $321,057

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $290,742
Here:

$290,742
State:

$303,134

Townhouses or other attached units: $298,409
Here:

$298,409
State:

$292,182

In 2-unit structures: $122,105
Here:

$122,105
State:

$202,885

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $186,695
Here:

$186,695
State:

$310,946

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $132,874
Here:

$132,874
State:

$177,195

Mobile homes: $65,290
Here:

$65,290
State:

$82,732

Total population: 22,057 (Urban population: 19,625 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 684 (48 farm, 636 nonfarm))

Houses: 11,147 (10,305 occupied: 6,559 owner occupied, 3,946 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

38%
State:

30%

Housing density: 732 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $226,741.

Median contract rent in 2022: $721 (lower quartile is $498, upper quartile is $940)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $889


Median gross rent in Watertown, SD in 2022: $854

Housing units in Watertown with a mortgage: 3,731 (457 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 418 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 29

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $92,799

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $58,208

Median monthly housing costs: $880


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Watertown, South Dakota Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1979

Median year apartment built: 1988

Household type by relationship:

Households: 23,215
  • Male householders: 5,279 (1,866 living alone), Female householders: 4,958 (1,732 living alone)
  • 4,339 spouses (4,329 opposite-sex spouses), 878 unmarried partners, (878 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,740 children (5,251 natural, 149 adopted, 340 stepchildren), 145 grandchildren, 153 brothers or sisters, 164 parents, 27 foster children, 100 other relatives, 836 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 590

Size of family households: 3,031 2-persons, 808 3-persons, 978 4-persons, 546 5-persons, 220 6-persons, 58 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,817 1-person, 859 2-persons, 148 3-persons, 41 4-persons.

3,692 married couples with children.
1,053 single-parent households (293 men, 760 women).

96.3% of residents of Watertown speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 46% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (99% speak English very well, 1% speak English well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (35% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 28% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 446 (1.9%)
(19.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.9
State:

7.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.9
State:

4.1

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Watertown, South Dakota
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Watertown, South Dakota
  • 16no bedroom
  • 931 bedroom
  • 1,3522 bedrooms
  • 2,4973 bedrooms
  • 2,0234 bedrooms
  • 5795+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Watertown, South Dakota
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Watertown, South Dakota
  • 246no bedroom
  • 9741 bedroom
  • 1,9502 bedrooms
  • 6623 bedrooms
  • 1004 bedrooms
  • 155+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Watertown in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Watertown in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 106no vehicle
  • 1,2351 vehicle
  • 3,0962 vehicles
  • 1,4993 vehicles
  • 4264 vehicles
  • 1985+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Watertown in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Watertown in renter-occupied apartments
  • 567no vehicle
  • 1,8511 vehicle
  • 9722 vehicles
  • 3213 vehicles
  • 1684 vehicles
  • 675+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Watertown, South Dakota
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Watertown, South Dakota
  • 161 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 1563 rooms
  • 3804 rooms
  • 1,0405 rooms
  • 1,2906 rooms
  • 1,1207 rooms
  • 1,0248 rooms
  • 1,5349+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Watertown, South Dakota
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Watertown, South Dakota
  • 1961 room
  • 3082 rooms
  • 1,0413 rooms
  • 9824 rooms
  • 7635 rooms
  • 2726 rooms
  • 2567 rooms
  • 1028 rooms
  • 269+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Watertown, SD
Watertown city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Watertown, SD household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Watertown, SD in 2022
  • 682Less than $10,000
  • 881$10,000 to $19,999
  • 765$20,000 to $29,999
  • 671$30,000 to $39,999
  • 1,245$40,000 to $49,999
  • 938$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,017$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,642$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,202$100,000 to $124,999
  • 630$125,000 to $149,999
  • 558$150,000 to $199,999
  • 364$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Watertown, SD

  • Distribution of house value in Watertown, SD in 2022
  • 57Less than $10,000
  • 67$10,000 to $14,999
  • 80$15,000 to $19,999
  • 35$20,000 to $24,999
  • 8$25,000 to $29,999
  • 57$30,000 to $34,999
  • 47$35,000 to $39,999
  • 24$40,000 to $49,999
  • 139$50,000 to $59,999
  • 72$60,000 to $69,999
  • 46$70,000 to $79,999
  • 87$80,000 to $89,999
  • 64$90,000 to $99,999
  • 447$100,000 to $124,999
  • 300$125,000 to $149,999
  • 828$150,000 to $174,999
  • 527$175,000 to $199,999
  • 909$200,000 to $249,999
  • 861$250,000 to $299,999
  • 819$300,000 to $399,999
  • 416$400,000 to $499,999
  • 361$500,000 to $749,999
  • 138$750,000 to $999,999
  • 34$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 17$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Watertown, SD

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Watertown, SD in 2022
  • 69Less than $100
  • 34$100 to $149
  • 28$150 to $199
  • 27$200 to $249
  • 86$250 to $299
  • 60$300 to $349
  • 221$350 to $399
  • 94$400 to $449
  • 191$450 to $499
  • 175$500 to $549
  • 156$550 to $599
  • 254$600 to $649
  • 232$650 to $699
  • 209$700 to $749
  • 170$750 to $799
  • 448$800 to $899
  • 371$900 to $999
  • 375$1,000 to $1,249
  • 120$1,250 to $1,499
  • 23$1,500 to $1,999
  • 24$2,000 to $2,499
  • 14$3,000 to $3,499
  • 101$3,500 or more
  • 234No cash rent
Work and jobs in Watertown: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 92.4%
Number of people working at home: 555 (4.5% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 938
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 3,108
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 4,095
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1,487
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 442
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 158
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 361
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 8
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 130
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 442
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 161
  • 90 or more minutes: 132
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Watertown

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 13,002 (87.8%)
  • Carpooled: 752 (5.1%)
  • Bus: 70 (0.5%)
  • Taxi: 267 (1.8%)
  • Bicycle: 51 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 71 (0.5%)
  • Worked at home: 555 (3.7%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 0.9%Males
  • 1.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 100.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 3.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 4.3%Males
  • 12.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 3.1%Males
  • 15.5%Females
Races in Watertown detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Watertown, South Dakota
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Watertown, South Dakota
  • 4402010 or later
  • 772000 to 2009
  • 01990 to 1999
  • 481980 to 1989
  • 71970 to 1979
  • 57Before 1970
Ancestries in Watertown, SD

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 4,040 (44.4%)
  • Norwegian: 1,221 (13.4%)
  • English: 787 (8.6%)
  • American: 622 (6.8%)
  • Swedish: 177 (1.9%)
  • Dutch: 150 (1.6%)
  • Irish: 131 (1.4%)
  • Ethiopian: 100 (1.1%)
  • Polish: 86 (0.9%)
  • Italian: 67 (0.7%)
  • Scottish: 66 (0.7%)
  • Scandinavian: 63 (0.7%)
  • French: 57 (0.6%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 47 (0.5%)
  • Czech: 35 (0.4%)
  • Danish: 35 (0.4%)
  • Finnish: 32 (0.4%)
  • European: 27 (0.3%)
  • Belgian: 26 (0.3%)
  • Austrian: 18 (0.2%)
  • British: 17 (0.2%)
  • Eastern European: 15 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 6 (0.07%)
  • Russian: 6 (0.07%)
  • Ukrainian: 1 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Guatemala
Watertown:

33.3% (163)
South Dakota:

7.1% (2,433)

Mexico
Watertown:

28.8% (141)
South Dakota:

10.7% (3,642)

Eritrea
Watertown:

18.2% (89)
South Dakota:

2.9% (975)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Watertown:

8.4% (41)
South Dakota:

2.7% (905)

Germany
Watertown:

2.0% (10)
South Dakota:

1.8% (624)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Watertown:

2.0% (10)
South Dakota:

0.6% (215)

Canada
Watertown:

2.0% (10)
South Dakota:

3.3% (1,125)

Russia
Watertown:

1.8% (9)
South Dakota:

0.6% (199)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 15,658
  • Other state: 6,868
  • Northeast: 282
  • Midwest: 4,643
  • South: 702
  • West: 1,190

85.1% of Watertown residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34.7% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 41.8% lived in South Dakota.


Watertown:

85.1%
State average:

86.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 340
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 14
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 111
  • 9th grade: 117
  • 10th grade: 206
  • 11th grade: 42
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 133
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,255
  • Less than 1 year of college: 479
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 794
  • Associate degree: 892
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,121
  • Master's degree: 364
  • Professional school degree: 79
  • Doctorate degree: 132
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 158
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 12
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 103
  • 9th grade: 20
  • 10th grade: 58
  • 11th grade: 197
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 42
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,690
  • Less than 1 year of college: 465
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 880
  • Associate degree: 1,537
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,168
  • Master's degree: 432
  • Professional school degree: 54
  • Doctorate degree: 33
Educational Attainment for Females
Watertown marital status for males
Watertown marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 7,170
  • One, attached: 596
  • Two: 246
  • 3 or 4: 678
  • 5 to 9: 549
  • 10 to 19: 330
  • 20 to 49: 504
  • 50 or more: 305
  • Mobile homes: 765

Median worth of mobile homes: $28,097

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 3.1%

House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Watertown
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Watertown, SD
  • 78.5%Utility gas
  • 18.2%Electricity
  • 1.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.8%No fuel used
  • 0.5%Wood
  • 0.2%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Watertown, SD
  • 63.1%Electricity
  • 32.8%Utility gas
  • 2.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.9%No fuel used
  • 0.8%Other fuel
  • 0.3%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 170
Here:

7.8%
South Dakota:

11.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 90
Here:

6.7%
South Dakota:

7.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 81
Here:

6.1%
South Dakota:

10.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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