Montevideo vs Watson

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

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

Montevideo has the higher population (5,303 vs 189 in Watson). Montevideo has the higher median household income ($65,724 vs $38,958 in Watson). Montevideo has the higher median home value ($137,600 vs $66,500 in Watson).

Population, income & housing

	Montevideo	Watson
Population	5,303	189
Median age	42.0 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$65,724	$38,958
Median home value	$137,600	$66,500
Median gross rent	$832	$706
Housing units	2,478	97
Homeownership rate	63.2%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	8.8%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montevideo	Watson
Population	5,108 → 5,303 (+3.8%)	193 → 189 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$46,781 → $65,724 (+40.5%)	$51,250 → $38,958 (-24.0%)
Median home value	$87,700 → $137,600 (+56.9%)	$57,000 → $66,500 (+16.7%)
Median gross rent	$607 → $832 (+37.1%)	$515 → $706 (+37.1%)

Montevideo

Population

5,1085,303

Median household income

$46,781$65,724

Median home value

$87,700$137,600

Median gross rent

$607$832

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)

	Montevideo	Watson
Under 5	5.0%	4.2%
5 to 17	17.7%	15.3%
18 to 24	8.8%	7.9%
25 to 34	12.8%	12.2%
35 to 44	11.8%	11.1%
45 to 54	8.9%	13.8%
55 to 64	11.9%	18.0%
65 to 74	10.3%	15.9%
75 and over	12.7%	1.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montevideo	Watson
White (non-Hispanic)	80.6%	83.1%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.3%	12.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	13.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montevideo	Watson
No high school diploma	11.6%	22.6%
High school graduate	34.7%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montevideo	Watson
Drove alone	83.8%	74.4%
Carpooled	9.7%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	18.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montevideo	Watson
1-unit, detached	68.4%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	13.4%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	9.3%
20 or more units	13.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Montevideo	Watson
Poverty rate	19.3%	21.7%
Average household size	2.22	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	18	17
Median year structure built	1958	1940