Watson vs Westboro

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

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

Westboro has the higher population (116 vs 62 in Watson). Watson has the higher median household income ($48,000 vs $25,972 in Westboro). Westboro has the higher median home value ($42,500 vs $29,200 in Watson).

Population, income & housing

	Watson	Westboro
Population	62	116
Median age	58.8 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$48,000	$25,972
Median home value	$29,200	$42,500
Housing units	46	55
Homeownership rate	93.8%	98.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	1.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Watson	Westboro
Population	46 → 62 (+34.8%)	103 → 116 (+12.6%)
Median household income	$47,500 → $48,000 (+1.1%)	$34,583 → $25,972 (-24.9%)
Median home value	$44,500 → $29,200 (-34.4%)	$40,900 → $42,500 (+3.9%)

Watson

Population

4662

Median household income

$47,500$48,000

Median home value

$44,500$29,200

Westboro

Population

103116

Median household income

$34,583$25,972

Median home value

$40,900$42,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Watson	Westboro
Under 5	3.2%	4.3%
5 to 17	12.9%	21.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.3%
25 to 34	1.6%	5.2%
35 to 44	14.5%	18.1%
45 to 54	6.5%	14.7%
55 to 64	12.9%	17.2%
65 to 74	41.9%	6.0%
75 and over	6.5%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Watson	Westboro
White (non-Hispanic)	88.7%	85.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.3%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	13.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Watson	Westboro
No high school diploma	7.7%	30.9%
High school graduate	61.5%	58.0%
Some college or associate's	21.2%	9.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	1.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Watson	Westboro
Drove alone	68.4%	97.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.3%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Watson	Westboro
1-unit, detached	91.3%	80.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.7%	14.5%

Poverty & households

	Watson	Westboro
Poverty rate	9.7%	36.2%
Average household size	1.94	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	18	22
Median year structure built	1953	1938