Watson

Population: 62
Median household income: $48,000
Median home value: $29,200

Watson is a community in Atchison County, Missouri, home to 62 residents. At $48,000, its median household income sits below Atchison County's $59,260.

From 2019 to 2023, Watson's population grew 34.8% from 46 to 62, while its median home value fell 34.4% from $44,500 to $29,200.

9.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 93.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

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

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4662

Median household income

$47,500$48,000

Median home value

$44,500$29,200

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	46	$47,500	$44,500
2020	38	$47,500	$45,000
2021	71	$44,375	$28,800
2022	68	$50,938	$29,200
2023	62	$48,000	$29,200

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1712.9%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 341.6%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 546.5%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7441.9%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2	3.2%
5 to 17	8	12.9%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	1	1.6%
35 to 44	9	14.5%
45 to 54	4	6.5%
55 to 64	8	12.9%
65 to 74	26	41.9%
75 and over	4	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	55	88.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	7	11.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.7%

High school graduate61.5%

Some college or associate's21.2%

Bachelor's degree9.6%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4	7.7%
High school graduate	32	61.5%
Some college or associate's	11	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	5	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone68.4%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home26.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13	68.4%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	5.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	26.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5	35.7%
15 to 29 min	4	28.6%
30 to 44 min	5	35.7%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.94
Poverty rate: 9.7% (6 of 62)

	Count	Share
Family households	22	68.8%
Nonfamily households	10	31.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	32	69.6%
Vacant	14	30.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	30	93.8%
Renter-occupied	2	6.3%

1-unit, detached91.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	42	91.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4	8.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2977848
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.11 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.4799, -95.6235