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Watertown, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $157,164 (it was $64,100 in 2000)
Watertown:

$157,164
New York:

$400,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $105,774 - $195,767

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $213,919
Here:

$213,919
State:

$476,719

Townhouses or other attached units: $183,692
Here:

$183,692
State:

$699,270

In 2-unit structures: $314,943
Here:

$314,943
State:

$713,077

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $176,824
Here:

$176,824
State:

$764,568

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $211,519
Here:

$211,519
State:

$912,009

Mobile homes: $56,515
Here:

$56,515
State:

$88,925

Total population: 27,590 (Urban population: 26,705 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 0)

Houses: 13,193 (11,506 occupied: 4,918 owner occupied, 6,714 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

58%
State:

46%

Housing density: 1,473 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $103,155.

Median contract rent in 2022: $857 (lower quartile is $534, upper quartile is $930)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,557


Median gross rent in Watertown, NY in 2022: $913

Housing units in Watertown with a mortgage: 2,793 (383 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 383 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 163

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $78,162

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $57,581

Median monthly housing costs: $935

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Watertown, New York Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1941

Median year apartment built: 1955

Household type by relationship:

Households: 24,687
  • Male householders: 5,523 (2,177 living alone), Female householders: 5,852 (2,422 living alone)
  • 3,719 spouses (3,640 opposite-sex spouses), 977 unmarried partners, (946 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,115 children (5,731 natural, 99 adopted, 285 stepchildren), 301 grandchildren, 233 brothers or sisters, 163 parents, 6 foster children, 174 other relatives, 884 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 733

Size of family households: 2,534 2-persons, 1,468 3-persons, 1,421 4-persons, 333 5-persons, 34 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,178 1-person, 687 2-persons, 69 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

2,602 married couples with children.
2,388 single-parent households (642 men, 1,746 women).

92.6% of residents of Watertown speak English at home.
4.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 9% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (26% speak English very well, 58% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 1,539 (6.2%)
(64.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.1
State:

6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.3
State:

3.8

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Watertown, New York
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Watertown, New York
  • 9no bedroom
  • 1861 bedroom
  • 8512 bedrooms
  • 2,5333 bedrooms
  • 1,1124 bedrooms
  • 2275+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Watertown, New York
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Watertown, New York
  • 329no bedroom
  • 1,9801 bedroom
  • 2,7672 bedrooms
  • 1,2953 bedrooms
  • 1914 bedrooms
  • 1525+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Watertown in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Watertown in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 131no vehicle
  • 2,1411 vehicle
  • 2,0982 vehicles
  • 5083 vehicles
  • 274 vehicles
  • 135+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Watertown in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Watertown in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,784no vehicle
  • 3,6161 vehicle
  • 1,1382 vehicles
  • 1013 vehicles
  • 564 vehicles
  • 195+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Watertown, New York
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Watertown, New York
  • 91 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 1653 rooms
  • 1684 rooms
  • 6495 rooms
  • 1,0326 rooms
  • 6077 rooms
  • 1,0538 rooms
  • 1,2369+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Watertown, New York
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Watertown, New York
  • 2981 room
  • 4232 rooms
  • 1,1303 rooms
  • 1,8504 rooms
  • 1,0175 rooms
  • 1,0466 rooms
  • 4267 rooms
  • 2078 rooms
  • 3189+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Watertown, NY
  • Watertown, NY household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Watertown, NY in 2022
  • 1,216Less than $10,000
  • 1,849$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,197$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,478$30,000 to $39,999
  • 1,043$40,000 to $49,999
  • 685$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,063$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,403$75,000 to $99,999
  • 878$100,000 to $124,999
  • 452$125,000 to $149,999
  • 285$150,000 to $199,999
  • 467$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Watertown, NY

  • Distribution of house value in Watertown, NY in 2022
  • 132Less than $10,000
  • 80$10,000 to $14,999
  • 21$15,000 to $19,999
  • 9$20,000 to $24,999
  • 9$25,000 to $29,999
  • 8$30,000 to $34,999
  • 61$40,000 to $49,999
  • 210$50,000 to $59,999
  • 141$60,000 to $69,999
  • 261$70,000 to $79,999
  • 210$80,000 to $89,999
  • 119$90,000 to $99,999
  • 555$100,000 to $124,999
  • 501$125,000 to $149,999
  • 616$150,000 to $174,999
  • 678$175,000 to $199,999
  • 770$200,000 to $249,999
  • 262$250,000 to $299,999
  • 181$300,000 to $399,999
  • 8$400,000 to $499,999
  • 16$500,000 to $749,999
  • 10$750,000 to $999,999
  • 24$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 36$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Watertown, NY

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Watertown, NY in 2022
  • 53Less than $100
  • 133$150 to $199
  • 182$200 to $249
  • 153$250 to $299
  • 218$300 to $349
  • 82$350 to $399
  • 156$400 to $449
  • 108$450 to $499
  • 683$500 to $549
  • 165$550 to $599
  • 189$600 to $649
  • 372$650 to $699
  • 69$700 to $749
  • 434$750 to $799
  • 743$800 to $899
  • 467$900 to $999
  • 1,604$1,000 to $1,249
  • 151$1,250 to $1,499
  • 255$1,500 to $1,999
  • 17$2,000 to $2,499
  • 15$2,500 to $2,999
  • 86$3,000 to $3,499
  • 152No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 93.7%
Number of people working at home: 439 (3.9% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 918
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2,549
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 2,252
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 2,568
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 969
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 379
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 444
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 92
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 407
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 333
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 143
  • 90 or more minutes: 77
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Watertown

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 14,454 (82.8%)
  • Carpooled: 1,234 (7.1%)
  • Bus: 220 (1.3%)
  • Ferryboat: 3 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 347 (2.0%)
  • Bicycle: 52 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 479 (2.7%)
  • Worked at home: 439 (2.5%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 5.0%Males
  • 6.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 10.8%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 6.3%Males
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 6.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 4.2%Males
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Watertown, New York
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Watertown, New York
  • 5052010 or later
  • 4052000 to 2009
  • 2341990 to 1999
  • 1991980 to 1989
  • 881970 to 1979
  • 361Before 1970
Ancestries in Watertown, NY

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 1,389 (13.7%)
  • American: 1,042 (10.2%)
  • English: 905 (8.9%)
  • German: 840 (8.3%)
  • Italian: 638 (6.3%)
  • French: 386 (3.8%)
  • Nigerian: 329 (3.2%)
  • French Canadian: 305 (3.0%)
  • Polish: 180 (1.8%)
  • Scottish: 170 (1.7%)
  • Belizean: 149 (1.5%)
  • Jamaican: 95 (0.9%)
  • European: 90 (0.9%)
  • Swedish: 69 (0.7%)
  • Norwegian: 64 (0.6%)
  • Hungarian: 58 (0.6%)
  • Canadian: 57 (0.6%)
  • Ukrainian: 47 (0.5%)
  • Ethiopian: 46 (0.5%)
  • British: 43 (0.4%)
  • Greek: 35 (0.3%)
  • Northern European: 32 (0.3%)
  • African: 31 (0.3%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 29 (0.3%)
  • Romanian: 23 (0.2%)
  • Belgian: 17 (0.2%)
  • Haitian: 16 (0.2%)
  • Portuguese: 13 (0.1%)
  • Danish: 12 (0.1%)
  • Welsh: 8 (0.08%)
  • West Indian: 8 (0.08%)
  • Dutch: 6 (0.06%)
  • Afghan: 1 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Nigeria
Watertown:

13.4% (170)
New York:

0.7% (33,746)

Belize
Watertown:

9.8% (125)
New York:

0.2% (7,715)

Canada
Watertown:

8.7% (110)
New York:

1.3% (59,107)

Dominican Republic
Watertown:

8.0% (102)
New York:

11.1% (501,040)

Dominica
Watertown:

7.4% (94)
New York:

0.2% (9,534)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Watertown:

6.6% (84)
New York:

9.1% (410,910)

Philippines
Watertown:

6.5% (82)
New York:

2.0% (91,070)

India
Watertown:

5.0% (64)
New York:

3.5% (158,432)

Jamaica
Watertown:

4.9% (62)
New York:

5.0% (227,557)

Algeria
Watertown:

3.7% (47)
New York:

0.1% (4,189)

Eritrea
Watertown:

3.6% (46)
New York:

0.0% (860)

Thailand
Watertown:

2.8% (36)
New York:

0.3% (14,037)

Korea
Watertown:

1.7% (21)
New York:

1.8% (82,786)

Sweden
Watertown:

1.6% (20)
New York:

0.1% (3,808)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 18,122
  • Other state: 4,502
  • Northeast: 750
  • Midwest: 541
  • South: 1,956
  • West: 1,332

79.1% of Watertown residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34.7% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 42.2% lived in New York.


Watertown:

79.1%
State average:

89.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 214
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 11
  • 5th and 6th grade: 8
  • 7th and 8th grade: 77
  • 9th grade: 144
  • 10th grade: 128
  • 11th grade: 70
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 62
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,062
  • Less than 1 year of college: 520
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 836
  • Associate degree: 1,154
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,528
  • Master's degree: 523
  • Professional school degree: 159
  • Doctorate degree: 23
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 185
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 86
  • 7th and 8th grade: 27
  • 9th grade: 181
  • 10th grade: 86
  • 11th grade: 142
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 71
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,126
  • Less than 1 year of college: 464
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 975
  • Associate degree: 932
  • Bachelor's degree: 988
  • Master's degree: 1,062
  • Professional school degree: 92
  • Doctorate degree: 50
Educational Attainment for Females
Watertown marital status for males
Watertown marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 5,754
  • One, attached: 582
  • Two: 1,838
  • 3 or 4: 1,897
  • 5 to 9: 1,207
  • 10 to 19: 344
  • 20 to 49: 676
  • 50 or more: 794
  • Mobile homes: 97

Median worth of mobile homes: $8,988

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.2%

House/condo owner moved in on average 12 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Watertown
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Watertown, NY
  • 86.1%Utility gas
  • 7.9%Electricity
  • 3.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.8%Wood
  • 0.2%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Watertown, NY
  • 51.2%Utility gas
  • 40.4%Electricity
  • 2.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.8%No fuel used
  • 1.4%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 258
Here:

11.6%
New York:

15.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 17
Here:

2.4%
New York:

15.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 240
Here:

34.5%
New York:

39.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability