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Watertown School District 14-4 Overview

Lake Area Technical College located in Watertown School District 14-4 area. A total of 11,145 households are located in Watertown School District 14-4 area. Among them, 3,238 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.81 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 6,400 and 6,132 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.22% (306) of residents are non-citizens and 2.27% (568) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Watertown School District 14-4, South Dakota
Household	11,145
Population	24,995
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,238 (29.05%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	6,400
Total Students	6,132
Pre-Kindergarten	532
Kindergarten	411
Grade 1-8	2,504
Grade 9-12	1,283
College/Graduate School	1,402
Veterans	19,593
Non-citizen	306
Non-English Home Language	568
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

20,338 residents are over the age of 16 and 14,393 people are in labor force. Among them, 14,378 people are in civilian labor force and 15 are in armed labor force. 14,032 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 2.40%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Watertown School District 14-4 area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,829	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	11,912	86.14%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	886	6.41%
Public transportation	41	0.30%
Walked	156	1.13%
Other method	145	1.05%
Worked from home	689	4.98%
Average Commute Time	14 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,032	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	4,361	31.08%
Service	2,233	15.91%
Sales and office	3,254	23.19%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,361	9.70%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,823	20.12%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,032	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	593	4.23%
Construction	812	5.79%
Manufacturing	2,315	16.50%
Wholesale trade	470	3.35%
Retail trade	2,188	15.59%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	673	4.80%
Information	235	1.67%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	892	6.36%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	748	5.33%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,672	19.04%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,282	9.14%
Other services, except public administration	658	4.69%
Public administration	494	3.52%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	14,032	-
Private wage and salary workers	11,463	81.69%
Government workers	1,495	10.65%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,021	7.28%
Unpaid family workers	53	0.38%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $68,828 for the 11,145 households in Watertown School District 14-4 area, South Dakota. The average income of a single worker is $31,864. 23,636 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 93.44%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	11,145	-
Less than $10,000	802	7.20%
$10,000 - $14,999	756	6.78%
$15,000 - $24,999	828	7.43%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,141	10.24%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,600	14.36%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,143	19.23%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,773	15.91%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,307	11.73%
$150,000 - $199,999	427	3.83%
More than $200,000	368	3.30%
Median Household Income	$54,839	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$68,828	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	6,781	-
Less than $10,000	282	4.16%
$10,000 - $14,999	160	2.36%
$15,000 - $24,999	365	5.38%
$25,000 - $34,999	388	5.72%
$35,000 - $49,999	817	12.05%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,434	21.15%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,438	21.21%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,209	17.83%
$150,000 - $199,999	360	5.31%
More than $200,000	328	4.84%

Median Family Income	$74,093	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$85,190	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,864	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$48,191	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$48,191	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	25,295	-
With health insurance coverage	23,636	93.44%
Public coverage	7,756	30.66%
Private health insurance	19,116	75.57%
Without health insurance coverage	1,659	6.56%

Housing

There are 12,050 housing units in Watertown School District 14-4 area, South Dakota with 11,145 units (92.49%) occupied. 7,111 houses (63.80%) are occupied by owner and 4,034 houses (36.20%) are rented. The average housing value is $181,000 and the average rental cost is $758. 389 houses (3.23%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,292 houses (19.02%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,050	-
Occupied	11,145	92.49%
Owner Occupied	7,111	63.80%
Renter Occupied	4,034	36.20%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	7,735	64.19%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	638	5.29%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,792	23.17%
Mobile Homes	885	7.34%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,050	-
Built 2014 or later	389	3.23%
Built 2010 - 2013	485	4.02%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,751	14.53%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,844	15.30%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,352	11.22%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,236	18.56%
Built 1960 - 1969	556	4.61%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,145	9.50%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,292	19.02%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,050	-
1 room	291	2.41%
2 rooms	430	3.57%
3 rooms	963	7.99%
4 rooms	1,735	14.40%
5 rooms	2,088	17.33%
6 rooms	1,693	14.05%
7 rooms	1,490	12.37%
8 rooms	1,439	11.94%
9 rooms or more	1,921	15.94%
Median Number of Rooms	5.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,050	-
no bedroom	373	3.10%
1 bedroom	1,032	8.56%
2 bedrooms	3,144	26.09%
3 bedrooms	4,191	34.78%
4 bedrooms	2,487	20.64%
5 bedrooms or more	823	6.83%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	7,111	-
Less than $50,000	550	7.73%
$50,000 - $99,999	829	11.66%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,092	15.36%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,540	21.66%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,861	26.17%
$300,000 - $499,999	885	12.45%
$500,000 - $999,999	312	4.39%
$1,000,000 or more	42	0.59%
Median House Value	$181,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	3,725	-
Less than $500	663	17.80%
$500 - $999	2,108	56.59%
$1,000 - $1,499	759	20.38%
$1,500 - $1,999	94	2.52%
$2,000 - $2,499	13	0.35%
$2,500 - $2,999	44	1.18%
$3,000 or more	44	1.18%
Median Rental Costs	$758	-

Demographic

A total of 25,634 people lives in Watertown School District 14-4 area, South Dakota with 12,812 male and 12,822 female. The males to female ratio is 49.98 to 50.02. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	25,634	-
Male	12,812	49.98%
Female	12,822	50.02%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	25,634	-
Under 5 years	1,581	6.17%
5 - 9 years	1,885	7.35%
10 - 14 years	1,604	6.26%
15 - 19 years	1,492	5.82%
20 - 24 years	1,576	6.15%
25 - 34 years	3,416	13.33%
35 - 44 years	2,991	11.67%
45 - 54 years	3,047	11.89%
55 - 59 years	1,997	7.79%
60 - 64 years	1,637	6.39%
65 - 74 years	2,307	9.00%
75 - 84 years	1,375	5.36%
85 years and older	726	2.83%
Median Age	39.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	25,634	-
One Race	25,127	98.02%
White	24,156	94.23%
Black or African American	219	0.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native	626	2.44%
Asian	110	0.43%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	14	0.05%
Other	2	0.01%

Two or more races	507	1.98%
White and Black or African American	108	0.42%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	172	0.67%
White and Asian	109	0.43%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	57	0.22%