Watertown, WI Demographic Data
Watertown, WI Summary
Watertown is located in Dodge County in Wisconsin
- Population: 23,919
- Area: 12.51 sq. miles
- Land Area: 12.11 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.40 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,911.68 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 817.59 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Watertown, WI Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
12,208
51%
50.8
Male
11,670
49%
49.2
Total Population
23,878
323,128,000
Watertown, WI Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,307
5.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,818
7.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,649
6.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,628
6.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,490
6.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,087
12.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,055
12.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,081
12.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,664
7.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,308
5.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,778
7.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,294
5.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
719
3.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
18,110
75.8%
77.2
Female
9,413
52.0%
51.3
Male
8,697
48.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
16,964
71.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,685
19.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,791
15.9%
15.2
Female
2,379
62.8%
55.8
Male
1,412
37.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Watertown, WI Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
23,093
96.7%
96.8
White
22,370
93.7%
72.6
Black or African American
150
0.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
72
0.3%
0.8
Asian
159
0.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
12
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
106
0.4%
0.9
Japanese
13
0.1%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
28
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
342
1.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
785
3.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,467
6.1%
17.8
Mexican
1,242
5.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
84
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
7
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
134
0.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
22,411
93.9%
82.2
Watertown, WI Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
645
4.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
948
5.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,980
37.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,417
21.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,633
10.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,277
14.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,086
6.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,593
9.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
14,393
90.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,363
21.0%
31.2
Watertown, WI Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,856
30.7%
33.7%
Now Married
9,387
49.1%
47.5
Divorced
2,248
11.8%
11.0%
Separated
144
0.8%
2.0
Widowed
1,469
7.7
5.8%
Watertown, WI Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
21,155
93.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,416
6.3%
21.6%
Spanish
988
4.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
304
1.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
107
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
17
0.1%
1.1%
Watertown, WI Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
435
4.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
478
5.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,083
11.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,278
13.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,837
19.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,728
18.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,446
15.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,022
10.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
116
1.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
92
1.0%
6.4
Median household income
46,361
57,617
Per capita income
23,392
31,128
Watertown, WI Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
104
0.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,135
9.3%
9.8
Construction
553
4.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,335
27.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
362
3.0%
6.6
Information
265
2.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,861
23.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
414
3.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
660
5.4%
11.4
Public administration
364
3.0%
4.6
Retail trade
1,077
8.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
468
3.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
597
4.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,012
8.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,314
27.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,677
22.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,700
22.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,492
20.4%
18.1%
Watertown, WI Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
11,982
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
9,793
81.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,166
9.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
54
0.5%
5.1
Walked
497
4.1%
2.7
Other means
244
2.0%
1.8
Worked at home
228
1.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.6
26.6
Watertown, WI Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
696
7.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,641
38.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,597
37.8%
37.1
3 or more
1,581
16.6%
21.0
Watertown, WI Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
9,515
93.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,677
59.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,838
40.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
635
6.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Watertown, WI Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,150
1 room
89
0.9%
2.4
2 rooms
196
1.9%
2.7
3 rooms
906
8.9%
9.1
4 rooms
1,816
17.9%
16.5
5 rooms
1,713
16.9%
19.8
6 rooms
2,197
21.6%
17.8
7 rooms
1,145
11.3%
12.0
8 rooms
1,015
10.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,073
10.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Watertown, WI Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,150
1-unit, detached
6,151
60.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
570
5.6%
5.9
2-units
845
8.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
633
6.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
809
8.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
247
2.4%
4.4
20 or more units
871
8.6%
9.0
Mobile home
24
0.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Watertown, WI Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,835
27.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
548
5.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,010
10.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,232
12.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,137
11.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
624
6.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,447
14.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,171
11.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
96
0.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
50
0.5%
1.4%
Watertown, WI Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
7,159
75.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
154
1.6%
4.7
Electricity
1,972
20.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
58
0.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
75
0.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
48
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
49
0.5%
1.1
Watertown, WI Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,903
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
42
1.1%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
79
2.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
210
5.4%
11.8%
$500 to $999
782
20.0%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
939
24.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,851
47.4%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,523
39.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
739
18.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
667
17.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
264
6.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
710
18.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Watertown, WI Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,688
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
46
1.2%
11.9%
Less than $500
334
9.1%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
632
17.1%
28.3%
$500 to $999
2,676
72.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
150
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
770
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
282
7.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
373
10.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
636
17.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
623
17.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
433
11.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,316
35.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
175
0.0%
0.0%
Watertown, WI Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,677
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
149
2.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
674
11.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,168
38.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,711
30.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
798
14.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
159
2.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
9
0.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
9
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
146,700
205,000
