Dassel vs Watkins

A side-by-side comparison of Dassel and Watkins: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dassel has the higher population (1,332 vs 797 in Watkins). Dassel has the higher median household income ($59,750 vs $50,875 in Watkins). Dassel has the higher median home value ($218,900 vs $136,800 in Watkins).

Population, income & housing

	Dassel	Watkins
Population	1,332	797
Median age	45.4 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$59,750	$50,875
Median home value	$218,900	$136,800
Median gross rent	$881	$760
Housing units	631	398
Homeownership rate	63.8%	64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	6.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dassel	Watkins
Population	1,506 → 1,332 (-11.6%)	944 → 797 (-15.6%)
Median household income	$52,952 → $59,750 (+12.8%)	$41,333 → $50,875 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$146,200 → $218,900 (+49.7%)	$99,700 → $136,800 (+37.2%)
Median gross rent	$731 → $881 (+20.5%)	$492 → $760 (+54.5%)

Dassel

Population

1,5061,332

Median household income

$52,952$59,750

Median home value

$146,200$218,900

Median gross rent

$731$881

Watkins

Population

944797

Median household income

$41,333$50,875

Median home value

$99,700$136,800

Median gross rent

$492$760

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dassel	Watkins
Under 5	4.6%	3.9%
5 to 17	12.9%	19.8%
18 to 24	7.4%	6.6%
25 to 34	13.5%	13.0%
35 to 44	11.3%	11.9%
45 to 54	9.2%	18.2%
55 to 64	11.4%	8.7%
65 to 74	17.0%	7.5%
75 and over	12.8%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dassel	Watkins
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	92.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.7%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dassel	Watkins
No high school diploma	6.3%	12.1%
High school graduate	44.8%	44.5%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dassel	Watkins
Drove alone	80.0%	77.3%
Carpooled	5.3%	7.9%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	11.1%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dassel	Watkins
1-unit, detached	66.4%	60.3%
1-unit, attached	12.4%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	13.3%	0.8%
20 or more units	3.8%	17.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	14.1%

Poverty & households

	Dassel	Watkins
Poverty rate	12.5%	8.1%
Average household size	2.12	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1978	1975