Dieterich vs Watson

A side-by-side comparison of Dieterich and Watson: population, income, housing, and more.

Dieterich and Watson are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dieterich has the higher population (1,171 vs 616 in Watson). Dieterich has the higher median household income ($73,750 vs $68,625 in Watson). Dieterich has the higher median home value ($201,200 vs $93,900 in Watson).

Population, income & housing

	Dieterich	Watson
Population	1,171	616
Median age	30.9 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$73,750	$68,625
Median home value	$201,200	$93,900
Median gross rent	$658	$750
Housing units	483	244
Homeownership rate	74.3%	82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.4%	12.1%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dieterich	Watson
Population	594 → 1,171 (+97.1%)	824 → 616 (-25.2%)
Median household income	$62,159 → $73,750 (+18.6%)	$53,750 → $68,625 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$111,700 → $201,200 (+80.1%)	$75,400 → $93,900 (+24.5%)
Median gross rent	$543 → $658 (+21.2%)	$556 → $750 (+34.9%)

Dieterich

Population

5941,171

Median household income

$62,159$73,750

Median home value

$111,700$201,200

Median gross rent

$543$658

Watson

Population

824616

Median household income

$53,750$68,625

Median home value

$75,400$93,900

Median gross rent

$556$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dieterich	Watson
Under 5	11.1%	3.9%
5 to 17	25.0%	18.3%
18 to 24	4.6%	8.3%
25 to 34	16.7%	12.8%
35 to 44	16.9%	11.5%
45 to 54	7.3%	19.6%
55 to 64	9.6%	14.9%
65 to 74	5.0%	8.3%
75 and over	3.8%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dieterich	Watson
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	98.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dieterich	Watson
No high school diploma	13.5%	10.5%
High school graduate	25.1%	41.4%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	23.9%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dieterich	Watson
Drove alone	81.1%	81.3%
Carpooled	3.3%	11.7%
Public transit	1.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.9%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dieterich	Watson
1-unit, detached	81.0%	79.5%
1-unit, attached	7.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	9.8%

Poverty & households

	Dieterich	Watson
Poverty rate	11.1%	20.6%
Average household size	2.63	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	23	17
Median year structure built	1995	1982