Watertown.
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South Dakota·Codington County
6 tracts·20K people·$229K median·1,103/mi²
White 90 · Hispanic 3 · Multiracial 3 · Other 3 · Black 1 · Asian 1
Married couple 43 · Living alone 35 · Other 22
Manufacturing 24 · Health 23 · Retail 19 · Leisure 12 · Professional 12 · Public admin 6 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 30 · Sales · office 23 · Production · transport 20 · Service 16 · Construction · maintenance 11
Drive alone 84 · Carpool 18 · Work from home 4 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Watertown is $229,400 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Watertown has 23,044 residents across 5 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.5; the population is 89.9% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% Multiracial, 2.8% Other, 0.8% Black and 0.7% Asian; the average household has 2.2 people; 21.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.0% (Census ACS).
Lincoln Elementary - 05 (82%), Jefferson Elementary - 09 (73%) and Mellette Elementary - 07 (61%) lead the elementary schools; Watertown Middle School - 02 (56%) and Watertown Intermediate School - 13 (52%) lead the middle schools; Watertown High School - 01 is the high school with reported scores (48%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $942/month, 40% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Watertown is $69,600 a year, 19% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Watertown, median rent is $942/month and the median home value is $229,400 (Census ACS).
Watertown reported 2.9 violent crimes and 16.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 80°F; winter lows average 7°F; there are 75 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 23 inches; snowfall averages 39 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Watertown are ice storm (100), winter weather (100) and cold wave (98), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.06g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Watertown, 1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).