Clara City vs Watson

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

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

Clara City has the higher population (1,497 vs 189 in Watson). Clara City has the higher median household income ($58,431 vs $38,958 in Watson). Clara City has the higher median home value ($116,500 vs $66,500 in Watson).

Population, income & housing

	Clara City	Watson
Population	1,497	189
Median age	36.5 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$58,431	$38,958
Median home value	$116,500	$66,500
Median gross rent	$1,063	$706
Housing units	677	97
Homeownership rate	66.1%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.0%	8.8%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clara City	Watson
Population	1,402 → 1,497 (+6.8%)	193 → 189 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$54,286 → $58,431 (+7.6%)	$51,250 → $38,958 (-24.0%)
Median home value	$117,500 → $116,500 (-0.9%)	$57,000 → $66,500 (+16.7%)
Median gross rent	$685 → $1,063 (+55.2%)	$515 → $706 (+37.1%)

Clara City

Population

1,4021,497

Median household income

$54,286$58,431

Median home value

$117,500$116,500

Median gross rent

$685$1,063

Watson

Population

193189

Median household income

$51,250$38,958

Median home value

$57,000$66,500

Median gross rent

$515$706

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clara City	Watson
Under 5	7.1%	4.2%
5 to 17	20.6%	15.3%
18 to 24	8.5%	7.9%
25 to 34	11.9%	12.2%
35 to 44	13.6%	11.1%
45 to 54	6.1%	13.8%
55 to 64	14.1%	18.0%
65 to 74	10.1%	15.9%
75 and over	8.1%	1.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clara City	Watson
White (non-Hispanic)	86.1%	83.1%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	12.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	10.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clara City	Watson
No high school diploma	11.4%	22.6%
High school graduate	40.5%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clara City	Watson
Drove alone	78.8%	74.4%
Carpooled	15.9%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	18.3%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clara City	Watson
1-unit, detached	89.2%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.1%	13.4%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	9.3%
20 or more units	5.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Clara City	Watson
Poverty rate	9.8%	21.7%
Average household size	2.40	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	16	17
Median year structure built	1953	1940