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Watertown, SD vs Elko, NV

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- Elko is 0% more densely populated than Watertown.
- People are 1.2% less likely to be married in Elko.
- The Median Age is 5.0 years younger in Elko.
 Watertown, SDElko, NVUnited States
 Population  Unlock20,391329,725,481
 Female Population49.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.238.4
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 Population - 201021,520  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock16,708285,036,114
 Population - 199017,592  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock22.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now26.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,141.693.4
 Land Area18.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Watertown, SDElko, NVUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Watertown, SDElko, NVUnited States
 White89.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.2%12.2%
 Asian0.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock3.9%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock29.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Watertown, SDElko, NVUnited States
 Married Population51.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock47.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.4%50.2%
 Never Married30.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.1%10.8%
 Widowed7.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.662.60
 Households9,725  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,61180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,163  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Watertown    5 Reviews

Let me start by saying that I've lived all over the US and spent 3 years in Watertown. On the positive side, Watertown has a lot to offer for a town of 22,000 people.   More

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Many lakes with in driving distances and many public hunting areas but if your looking for the night life its not here this is a small town  More

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Watertown in general has alot of old people, if your in Downtown and watch cars go by it seems as though every other car has a elderly person in it. But apart from all  More

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Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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Over 17 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Over 18 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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