Watertown, SD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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3%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

3%

Household income NAT. AVG.

57%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Watertown	South Dakota	National
Income per capita	$43,734	$41,166	$44,883
Median household income	$78,834	$77,914	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$103,530	$100,475	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$52,913	$45,187	$52,080
Median earnings male	$57,858	$52,540	$54,343
Median earnings female	$32,476	$36,073	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.1%	2.9%	4.9%
Poverty level	15.4%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Watertown is 3% lower than the national average
The median household income in Watertown is 3% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Watertown is 57% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Watertown is 2% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$52,550 $78,834 $157,668

City

$51,937 $77,914 $155,828

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Watertown median earnings by income bracket

Watertown employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.1%	8.1%
Manufacturing sector	23.4%	23.4%
Financial & insurance services	6.5%	6.5%
Wholesale & retail services	20.4%	20.4%
Public administration	5.5%	5.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.9%	5.9%
Education, health & social services	6.6%	6.6%
Other	22.6%	22.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Castlewood, SD	599	$89,263	9.8%
Florence, SD	378	$87,246	7.3%
Hazel, SD	149	$80,098	1.5%
Goodwin, SD	104	$78,915	3.0%
South Shore, SD	266	$71,265	12.4%
Watertown, SD	22,909	$78,834	3.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Villa Park, IL	22,904	$119,794	47.3%
Clinton, UT	22,893	$131,892	62.2%
Uxbridge, ON	22,892	n/a
Maple Heights, OH	22,891	$64,916	20.2%
Fairhope, AL	22,887	$118,259	45.4%
Watertown, SD	22,909	$78,834	3.1%

Source: The Watertown, SD employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.