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Watsontown, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $177,044 (it was $83,300 in 2000)
Watsontown:

$177,044
Pennsylvania:

$245,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $110,963 - $240,098

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $175,729
Here:

$175,729
State:

$317,202

Townhouses or other attached units: $129,525
Here:

$129,525
State:

$254,369

In 2-unit structures: $229,211
Here:

$229,211
State:

$249,182

Total population: 2,342 (Urban population: 2,262 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 0)

Houses: 948 (855 occupied: 485 owner occupied, 385 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

44%
State:

31%

Housing density: 1,329 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $35,546.

Median contract rent in 2022: $625 (lower quartile is $492, upper quartile is $742)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $795


Median gross rent in Watsontown, PA in 2022: $763

Housing units in Watsontown with a mortgage: 233 (59 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 58 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $86,466

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $53,507

Median monthly housing costs: $839

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Watsontown, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1940

Median year apartment built: 1958

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,768
  • Male householders: 415 (175 living alone), Female householders: 429 (198 living alone)
  • 274 spouses (274 opposite-sex spouses), 79 unmarried partners, (79 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 372 children (315 natural, 23 adopted, 32 stepchildren), 29 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 5 foster children, 0 other relatives, 33 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 91

Size of family households: 206 2-persons, 99 3-persons, 83 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 397 1-person, 60 2-persons, 4 4-persons.

162 married couples with children.
64 single-parent households (28 men, 36 women).

96.2% of residents of Watsontown speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (27% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 44% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (22% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 39% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 31 (1.8%)
(71.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.5
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.5
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Watsontown, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Watsontown, Pennsylvania
  • 0no bedroom
  • 41 bedroom
  • 672 bedrooms
  • 2493 bedrooms
  • 1444 bedrooms
  • 215+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Watsontown, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Watsontown, Pennsylvania
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1251 bedroom
  • 1722 bedrooms
  • 543 bedrooms
  • 354 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Watsontown in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Watsontown in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 20no vehicle
  • 1011 vehicle
  • 2302 vehicles
  • 963 vehicles
  • 344 vehicles
  • 55+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Watsontown in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Watsontown in renter-occupied apartments
  • 48no vehicle
  • 2611 vehicle
  • 592 vehicles
  • 183 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Watsontown, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Watsontown, Pennsylvania
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 164 rooms
  • 375 rooms
  • 1166 rooms
  • 797 rooms
  • 728 rooms
  • 1659+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Watsontown, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Watsontown, Pennsylvania
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 833 rooms
  • 1054 rooms
  • 795 rooms
  • 406 rooms
  • 327 rooms
  • 118 rooms
  • 369+ 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 Watsontown, PA
  • Watsontown, PA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Watsontown, PA in 2022
  • 69Less than $10,000
  • 112$10,000 to $19,999
  • 44$20,000 to $29,999
  • 105$30,000 to $39,999
  • 108$40,000 to $49,999
  • 73$50,000 to $59,999
  • 67$60,000 to $74,999
  • 120$75,000 to $99,999
  • 100$100,000 to $124,999
  • 21$125,000 to $149,999
  • 24$150,000 to $199,999
  • 43$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Watsontown, PA

  • Distribution of house value in Watsontown, PA in 2022
  • 3$50,000 to $59,999
  • 14$60,000 to $69,999
  • 13$70,000 to $79,999
  • 53$80,000 to $89,999
  • 33$90,000 to $99,999
  • 37$100,000 to $124,999
  • 47$125,000 to $149,999
  • 47$150,000 to $174,999
  • 38$175,000 to $199,999
  • 100$200,000 to $249,999
  • 42$250,000 to $299,999
  • 36$300,000 to $399,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Watsontown, PA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Watsontown, PA in 2022
  • 10Less than $100
  • 9$100 to $149
  • 3$150 to $199
  • 6$250 to $299
  • 17$350 to $399
  • 6$400 to $449
  • 27$450 to $499
  • 10$500 to $549
  • 35$550 to $599
  • 95$600 to $649
  • 41$650 to $699
  • 22$700 to $749
  • 16$750 to $799
  • 11$800 to $899
  • 8$900 to $999
  • 49$1,000 to $1,249
  • 4$1,500 to $1,999
  • 22No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 44.2%
Number of people working at home: 37 (4.3% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 42
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 104
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 167
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 164
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 138
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 80
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 65
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 0
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 0
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 6
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 5
  • 90 or more minutes: 5
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Watsontown

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 860 (79.1%)
  • Carpooled: 79 (7.3%)
  • Taxi: 28 (2.6%)
  • Bicycle: 6 (0.6%)
  • Walked: 54 (5.0%)
  • Worked at home: 37 (3.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.2%Males
  • 6.2%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Watsontown, Pennsylvania
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Watsontown, Pennsylvania
  • 162010 or later
  • 02000 to 2009
  • 101990 to 1999
  • 31980 to 1989
  • 31970 to 1979
  • 7Before 1970
Ancestries in Watsontown, PA

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 277 (37.6%)
  • English: 107 (14.5%)
  • American: 96 (13.0%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 28 (3.8%)
  • Irish: 19 (2.6%)
  • Polish: 16 (2.2%)
  • Welsh: 15 (2.0%)
  • Dutch: 14 (1.9%)
  • Italian: 11 (1.5%)
  • Belgian: 7 (0.9%)
  • British: 7 (0.9%)
  • European: 5 (0.7%)
  • Scottish: 5 (0.7%)
  • French: 4 (0.5%)

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

Philippines
Watsontown:

35.1% (13)
Pennsylvania:

2.2% (21,039)

England
Watsontown:

29.7% (11)
Pennsylvania:

1.0% (9,205)

Australia
Watsontown:

13.5% (5)
Pennsylvania:

0.3% (2,506)

Korea
Watsontown:

10.8% (4)
Pennsylvania:

2.9% (27,433)

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

  • This state: 1,466
  • Other state: 209
  • Northeast: 44
  • Midwest: 67
  • South: 49
  • West: 45

86.2% of Watsontown residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31.2% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 83.2% lived in Pennsylvania.


Watsontown:

86.2%
State average:

89.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 5
  • 9th grade: 5
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 21
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 29
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 294
  • Less than 1 year of college: 47
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 113
  • Associate degree: 40
  • Bachelor's degree: 73
  • Master's degree: 50
  • Professional school degree: 3
  • Doctorate degree: 6
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 4
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 14
  • 9th grade: 7
  • 10th grade: 8
  • 11th grade: 26
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 3
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 339
  • Less than 1 year of college: 57
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 85
  • Associate degree: 34
  • Bachelor's degree: 75
  • Master's degree: 67
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 9
Educational Attainment for Females
Watsontown marital status for males
Watsontown marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 568
  • One, attached: 128
  • Two: 72
  • 3 or 4: 74
  • 5 to 9: 66
  • 20 to 49: 12
  • Mobile homes: 22
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 4.0%

House/condo owner moved in on average 16 years ago

Renter moved in on average 7 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Watsontown
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Watsontown, PA
  • 83.0%Utility gas
  • 9.2%Electricity
  • 6.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.3%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Watsontown, PA
  • 60.4%Utility gas
  • 19.5%Electricity
  • 18.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.3%Other fuel
  • 0.5%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17
Here:

21.5%
Pennsylvania:

15.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
Here:

8.8%
Pennsylvania:

13.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 42
Here:

50.0%
Pennsylvania:

39.8%
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