Milan vs Watson

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

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

Milan has the higher population (498 vs 189 in Watson). Milan has the higher median household income ($50,625 vs $38,958 in Watson). Milan has the higher median home value ($70,000 vs $66,500 in Watson).

Population, income & housing

	Milan	Watson
Population	498	189
Median age	31.2 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$50,625	$38,958
Median home value	$70,000	$66,500
Median gross rent	$1,102	$706
Housing units	189	97
Homeownership rate	77.8%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.4%	8.8%
Unemployment rate	16.2%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milan	Watson
Population	308 → 498 (+61.7%)	193 → 189 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$38,333 → $50,625 (+32.1%)	$51,250 → $38,958 (-24.0%)
Median home value	$53,200 → $70,000 (+31.6%)	$57,000 → $66,500 (+16.7%)
Median gross rent	$519 → $1,102 (+112.3%)	$515 → $706 (+37.1%)

Milan

Population

308498

Median household income

$38,333$50,625

Median home value

$53,200$70,000

Median gross rent

$519$1,102

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)

	Milan	Watson
Under 5	15.9%	4.2%
5 to 17	17.9%	15.3%
18 to 24	5.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	23.3%	12.2%
35 to 44	9.4%	11.1%
45 to 54	6.4%	13.8%
55 to 64	8.6%	18.0%
65 to 74	8.0%	15.9%
75 and over	5.4%	1.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milan	Watson
White (non-Hispanic)	36.1%	83.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	12.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	41.8%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	21.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milan	Watson
No high school diploma	25.2%	22.6%
High school graduate	37.7%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	19.7%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milan	Watson
Drove alone	60.0%	74.4%
Carpooled	37.1%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	18.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milan	Watson
1-unit, detached	92.1%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	13.4%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	9.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Milan	Watson
Poverty rate	29.6%	21.7%
Average household size	3.46	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	36	17
Median year structure built	1938	1940