Phelps City vs Watson

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

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

Watson has the higher population (62 vs 0 in Phelps City).

Population, income & housing

	Phelps City	Watson
Population	0	62
Median age	—	58.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$48,000
Median home value	—	$29,200
Housing units	0	46
Homeownership rate	—	93.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	9.6%
Unemployment rate	—	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Phelps City	Watson
Population	0 → 0 (+0.0%)	46 → 62 (+34.8%)
Median household income	—	$47,500 → $48,000 (+1.1%)
Median home value	—	$44,500 → $29,200 (-34.4%)

Phelps City

Population

Watson

Population

4662

Median household income

$47,500$48,000

Median home value

$44,500$29,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Phelps City	Watson
Under 5	—	3.2%
5 to 17	—	12.9%
18 to 24	—	0.0%
25 to 34	—	1.6%
35 to 44	—	14.5%
45 to 54	—	6.5%
55 to 64	—	12.9%
65 to 74	—	41.9%
75 and over	—	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Phelps City	Watson
White (non-Hispanic)	—	88.7%
Black or African American	—	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	—	0.0%
Asian	—	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	—	0.0%
Some other race	—	0.0%
Two or more races	—	11.3%
Hispanic or Latino	—	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Phelps City	Watson
No high school diploma	—	7.7%
High school graduate	—	61.5%
Some college or associate's	—	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	—	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	—	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Phelps City	Watson
Drove alone	—	68.4%
Carpooled	—	0.0%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	5.3%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	26.3%
Other means	—	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Phelps City	Watson
1-unit, detached	—	91.3%
1-unit, attached	—	0.0%
2 to 4 units	—	0.0%
5 to 19 units	—	0.0%
20 or more units	—	0.0%
Mobile home & other	—	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Phelps City	Watson
Poverty rate	—	9.7%
Average household size	—	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	—	18
Median year structure built	—	1953