Watertown

Population

Population

Population	2000	2010	2023	2028
Watertown	3,319	4,246	4,756	5,318

Source: ESRI, 2023-08-17

Population by Age

Population	2010	2023	2028
0-4	325	291	335
5-9	345	314	332
10-14	348	320	356
15-19	293	293	320
20-24	215	265	246
25-29	281	313	306
30-34	306	303	386
35-39	319	347	358
40-44	370	312	370
45-49	336	288	358
50-54	295	338	309
55-59	233	322	354
60-64	169	317	324
65-69	118	260	311
70-74	68	195	264
75-79	59	124	185
80-84	73	69	109
85+	94	85	95
18+	3,017	3,635	4,084
Median Age	35	39	40

Source: ESRI, 2023-08-17

Population by Race

Watertown	2023
Total	4,756.00
White Alone	92.70
Black Alone	0.99
American Indian Alone	0.23
Asian Alone	0.44
Pacific Islander Alone	0.00
Some Other Race	1.28
Two or More Races	4.35
Hispanic Origin	2.88
Diversity Index	18.70

Source: ESRI, 2023-08-17

Growth Rate

Watertown	2023 - 2028
Population	2.26%
Households	2.45%
Families	2.20%
Median Household Income	3%
Per Capita Income	3%

Source: ESRI, 2023-08-17

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2023	2028
Households	1,162	1,583	1,805	2,037
Housing Units	1,178	1,695	1,870	2,115
Owner Occupied Units			1,509	1,752
Renter Occupied Units			296	285
Vacant Units			65	78

Source: ESRI, 2023-08-17

Home Value

Watertown	2023	2028
Median Home Value	$334,368	$393,416
Average Home Value	$362,707	$450,685
<$50,000	107	4
$50,000 - $99,999	78	0
$100,000 - $149,999	16	0
$150,000 - $199,999	49	0
$200,000 - $249,999	185	71
$250,000 - $299,999	159	120
$300,000 - $399,999	467	729
$400,000 - $499,999	224	465
$500,000 - $749,999	126	218
$1,000,000 +	22	25

Source: ESRI, 2023-08-17

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	62
2000-2009	438
1990-1999	241
1980-1989	211
1970-1979	175
1960-1969	83
1950-1959	143
1940-1949	22
1939 or Before	375

Source: ESRI, 2023-08-17

Income

Income

Watertown	2023	2028
Median Household	$89,474	$101,665
Average Household	$106,056	$123,520
Per Capita	$40,272	$47,333

Source: ESRI, 2023-08-17

Household Income Base

Watertown	2023
<$15,000	38
$15,000 - $24,999	86
$25,000 - $34,999	106
$35,000 - $49,999	199
$50,000 - $74,999	259
$75,000 - $99,999	328
$100,000 - $149,999	448
$150,000 - $199,999	245
$200,000+	96

Source: ESRI, 2023-08-17

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	2,708
In-County Residents	1,365
Out-of-County Residents	1,300
Drive Alone	2,010
Carpooled	183
Public Transport	4
Work at Home	418
Less than 5 minutes	93
5-9 minutes	151
10-14 minutes	79
15-19 minutes	381
20-24 minutes	221
25-29 minutes	202
30-34 minutes	223
35-39 minutes	131
40-44 minutes	343
45-59 minutes	298
60-89 minutes	114
90+ minutes	54
Average Travel Time	0

Source: ESRI, 2023-08-17

Source: ESRI, 2023-08-17

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	1,243
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	0
Mining	0
Utilities	0
Construction	67
Manufacturing	29
Wholesale Trade	108

Retail Trade	118
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	5
Furn & Home Furnish Str	0
Electronics & Appl Store	5
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	12
Food & Beverage Stores	70
Health/Pers Care Stores	14
Gasoline Stations	0
Clothing/Accessory Store	0
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	0
General Merchandise Str	12
Misc Store Retailers	0
Nonstore Retailers	0

Transportation/Warehouse	5
Information	8

Finance & Insurance	48
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	34
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	3
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	11

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	13
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	16
Legal Services	4
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	0
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	13
Educational Services	481
HealthCare/Social Assist	150
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	14

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	66
Accommodation	0
Food Srv/Drinking Places	66

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	64
Auto Repair/Maintenance	5
Public Administration Emp	38

Source: ESRI, 2023-08-17

Educational Attainment (25+)

Watertown	2023
Some High School	66
Graduated High School	777
Associates Degree	829
Bachelor's Degree	559
Graduate Degree	248

Source: ESRI, 2023-08-17

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	119
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	0
Mining Bus	0
Utilities Bus	0
Construction Bus	12
Manufacturing Bus	3
Wholesale Trade Bus	3

Retail Trade Bus	19
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	2
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	0
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	2
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	3
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	5
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	3
Gasoline Stations Bus	0
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	0
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	0
General Merchandise Str Bus	4
Misc Store Retailers Bus	0
Nonstore Retailers Bus	0

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	1
Information Bus	2

Finance & Insurance Bus	9
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	3
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	1
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	5

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	5
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	3
Legal Services Bus	1
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	0
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	5
Educational Services Bus	8
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	17
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	2

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	7
Accommodation Bus	0
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	7

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	18
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	2
Public Administration Bus	3

Source: ESRI, 2023-08-17

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