CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Watertown

New York · 29,429 residents · 9.03 sq mi

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Watertown is a city of 29,429 people in New York. 45% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the New York median by roughly 31%. The typical home is worth $60,300. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average. Median household income is $22,765, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

29,429

+10%vs 2000

vs 26,705 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.1

−9%vs 2000

vs 34.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

9.03 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202424K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.8%(2,603)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(2,164)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(1,999)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(1,872)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.8%(2,583)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.8%(5,519)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.1%(3,563)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.3%(2,434)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.8%(2,303)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.3%(2,143)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(1,608)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(638)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,765

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,429 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,616

−29%vs 2000

vs $16,354 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.8%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$60,300

+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $64,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$400

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $457 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

45.5%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 43.0% in 2000

54.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic87.8%(23,438)

Black4.7%(1,260)

Hispanic / Latino3.6%(960)

Asian1.1%(306)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.6%(27,556)

Black3.9%(1,140)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(480)

Asian1%(282)

Other1.5%(451)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican2.2%(535)

Mexican2%(482)

Dominican1.6%(393)

Central American0.5%(128)

Guatemalan0.5%(128)

South American0.3%(74)

Ecuadorian0.3%(74)

Cuban0%(11)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.5%(120)

Chinese0.3%(80)

Asian Indian0.2%(44)

Korean0.1%(32)

Filipino0.1%(32)

Bangladeshi0.1%(25)

Thai0.1%(13)

Indonesian0%(11)

Nepalese0%(10)

Laotian0%(9)

Kazakh0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.4%(109)

Chamorro0.1%(14)

Ancestry

Irish18.9%(4,618)

English11.4%(2,784)

German11.4%(2,767)

Italian10.4%(2,528)

French7.4%(1,795)

American5.1%(1,248)

Polish2.8%(671)

French Canadian2%(494)

Scottish1.4%(350)

Hungarian0.8%(204)

Dutch0.7%(171)

Subsaharan African0.6%(149)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.6%(143)

West Indian0.5%(132)

Swedish0.5%(119)

Jamaican0.5%(113)

British0.4%(103)

Arab0.3%(82)

Welsh0.3%(79)

Norwegian0.3%(77)

Ukrainian0.3%(71)

Ethiopian0.2%(59)

Austrian0.2%(55)

Greek0.2%(53)

Romanian0.2%(53)

Syrian0.2%(49)

Danish0.2%(43)

Canadian0.1%(29)

Lithuanian0.1%(26)

Finnish0.1%(23)

Lebanese0.1%(21)

Belgian0.1%(21)

Portuguese0.1%(20)

Russian0.1%(17)

Egyptian0%(12)

Nigerian0%(5)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.1%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.8%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.0%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.3 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 11.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married44.7%(4,398)

Married42%(4,137)

Widowed2.3%(225)

Divorced11%(1,079)

Women 15+

Never married33.3%(3,305)

Married41.4%(4,107)

Widowed7.7%(765)

Divorced17.7%(1,755)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.6%

−2.5 ptssince 2013

from 9.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.8%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 37.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.3%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 10.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.7%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 16.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

38.3%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 39.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.2%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 4.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.2%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 55.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.7%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 52.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)48.5%(1,036)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.8%(595)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era17.6%(377)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.7%(37)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.9%(20)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,137 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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