Watertown is a city of 3,068 people in Florida. The poverty rate is 42.4%, above the 12.5% national rate. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The median age is 47.1, about 8 years above the US median. That trails the Florida median by roughly 44%. The typical home is worth $114,100, having more than doubled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $41,466, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 47.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
8% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Watertown
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate22.7% → 42.4%(+19.7 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants72.6% → 54.6%(−18.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$93,123 → $114,100(+23%)US over the same years: +67%
Its weight in Columbia County
Watertown's population equals 4.3% of Columbia County's. Its number of households without a car equals 17% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 11% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)42%(202)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)33.3%(160)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.5%(137)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.8%(28)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 481 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Watertown, decade by decade
Watertown population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,340
$44,012
$93,123
7.3%
52.9
2000
2,837
$53,560
$97,094
7.7%
59.0
2010
2,829
$46,693
$136,952
11.8%
62.3
2020
3,018
$37,354
$118,537
4.5%
69.9
2024
3,068
$41,466
$114,100
8.3%
81.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
