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Watertown, NY
Demographic Data




Watertown Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Watertown Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

24,157

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.0%
5 - 17:
15.5%
18 - 24:
8.3%
25 - 34:
18.2%
35 - 54:
23.4%
55 - 64:
12.2%
Over 65 Years:
15.4%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.4%
4.4%
89.4%
89.4%
25.9%
25.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Watertown
USA
$32,174
$32,174
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Watertown
USA
$49,692
$49,692
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

20.8%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Accommodation
Education
Manufacturing
Public Service
Construction
Other
Transportation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Finance
Information Technology
Administration
19.7%
19.7%
16.6%
16.6%
10.4%
10.4%
9.6%
9.6%
6.8%
6.8%
6.4%
6.4%
6.2%
6.2%
4.9%
4.9%
3.9%
3.9%
3.5%
3.5%
2.9%
2.9%
2.8%
2.8%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black or African American
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
80.2%
80.2%
6.8%
6.8%
6.6%
6.6%
4.5%
4.5%
1.9%
1.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
German
English
Italian
French
French Canadian
Polish
Scottish
Hungarian
Norwegian
European
Dutch
African
Ukrainian
Scots-Irish
Scandinavian
Swedish
British
Welsh
Nigerian
19.7%
19.7%
11.3%
11.3%
10.9%
10.9%
10.8%
10.8%
7.3%
7.3%
2.6%
2.6%
2.6%
2.6%
1.7%
1.7%
1.3%
1.3%
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0.7%
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0.6%
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0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
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0.4%
0.4%
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0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
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0.3%
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0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Korean
German/Yiddish
Langs. of India
Chinese
Tagalog
Polish
Other Indo-European
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
93.4%
93.4%
4.0%
4.0%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
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0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Watertown Residents

4.3%


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