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METRO AREA · 2010 ACS

Watertown Metro

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY · 1 counties · 116,229 residents · 1,268 sq mi
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With 116,229 people, Watertown is a metro area. This skews young, with a median age of 32.6. The typical home is worth $116,800, having risen by half since 2000. About 20% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 4% of residents were born outside the United States. Owners hold 58% of the housing stock.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $52,703
Younger
median age 32.6
US median: 37.2
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Less affordable
home values up 40%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
116,229
+4%since 2000
from 111,738 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
92 / sq mi
+4%since 2000
from 88 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
32.6
Unchangedsince 2000
from 32.5 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
1,268 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
110K113K115K117K120K19902000201020202024Watertown
2024115K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 58.3%(9,635)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 96.8%(7,904)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 146.5%(7,508)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 196.7%(7,807)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 249.4%(10,955)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3415.3%(17,839)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4412.6%(14,684)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5413.1%(15,241)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6410%(11,675)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 745.9%(6,862)
US avg: 7%
75 to 843.6%(4,231)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over1.6%(1,888)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$43,410
+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $34,006 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$21,823
+35%since 2000
from $16,202 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
23.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 23.4% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
14.4%
+1.1 ptssince 2000
from 13.3% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.420
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information15.2%
US avg: 11.5%
Wholesale trade8.3%
US avg: 7.2%
Retail trade6.9%
US avg: 10.9%
Finance & insurance5.2%
US avg: 5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical4.5%
US avg: 4.2%
Other services4.1%
US avg: 7%
Public administration2.4%
US avg: 4.9%
Transportation & warehousing2%
US avg: 3.1%
Arts, entertainment, food1.8%
US avg: 2.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction1.3%
US avg: 1.4%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$116,800
+40%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $66,100 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$769
+25%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $486 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
58.2%
−1.5 ptssince 2000
from 59.7% in 2000
41.8% rent
Vacancy rate
22.8%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 23.3% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.53 people
−2%since 2009
from 2.59 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
23.6%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 22.5% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
37.5%
+1.7 ptssince 2009
from 35.8% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
2.7
+7%since 2009
from 2.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic87.2%(97,389)
Black5.6%(6,257)
Hispanic / Latino4.2%(4,677)
Asian0.9%(1,007)
Other0%
2010
White, non-Hispanic85.8%(99,682)
Black4.7%(5,475)
Hispanic / Latino5.3%(6,143)
Asian1.3%(1,464)
Other3%(3,535)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican2%(2,339)
Mexican1.5%(1,730)
Dominican0.3%(312)
Ecuadorian0.2%(273)
Cuban0.2%(186)
Honduran0.1%(144)
Colombian0.1%(133)
Salvadoran0.1%(129)
Spaniard0.1%(118)
Peruvian0.1%(62)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ancestry
Irish20.1%(23,186)
German19.3%(22,170)
English12.9%(14,861)
French11.2%(12,941)
Italian10.7%(12,267)
American5.3%(6,079)
French Canadian3.6%(4,176)
Polish3.4%(3,949)
Scottish3.4%(3,937)
Dutch2.6%(3,044)
Scotch-Irish1.7%(1,943)
West Indian1%(1,165)
+ 44 more ancestry groups with data
Canadian1%(1,138)
Swedish0.8%(883)
Welsh0.7%(860)
Hungarian0.6%(684)
Norwegian0.6%(657)
Russian0.5%(600)
Jamaican0.3%(401)
Arab0.3%(384)
Swiss0.3%(371)
Ukrainian0.3%(366)
Portuguese0.3%(356)
Greek0.3%(351)
British0.3%(345)
Belgian0.2%(246)
Guyanese0.2%(228)
Barbadian0.2%(220)
Austrian0.2%(208)
Czech0.2%(199)
Danish0.1%(172)
Haitian0.1%(158)
Lebanese0.1%(129)
Lithuanian0.1%(114)
Romanian0.1%(107)
Turkish0.1%(104)
Moroccan0.1%(99)
Brazilian0.1%(99)
Croatian0.1%(94)
Slovak0.1%(90)
Egyptian0.1%(80)
Finnish0%(51)
Syrian0%(50)
Armenian0%(50)
Ghanaian0%(15)
Iranian0%(9)
Israeli0%(9)
Serbian0%(7)
Iraqi0%(6)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
20.2%
+4.2 ptssince 2000
from 16.0% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
87.8%
+4.9 ptssince 2000
from 82.9% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
8.5%
+2.1 ptssince 2000
from 6.4% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
18.7 min
+48%since 2000
from 12.6 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
77.5%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 77.5% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
13.0%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 12.8% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
0.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.0% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
3.4%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 3.1% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
3.5%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 4.2% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
9.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 8.4% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
14.9%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 15.4% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
29.3%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 28.6% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
51.5%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 51.1% in 2009
Female
48.5%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 48.9% in 2009
Foreign born
4.5%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 4.2% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
13.9%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 13.9% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married35%(16,900)
Married54.6%(26,388)
Widowed2%(944)
Divorced8.4%(4,076)
Women 15+
Never married23.3%(10,064)
Married56.4%(24,403)
Widowed8%(3,468)
Divorced12.3%(5,307)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
5.5%
−4.0 ptssince 2013
from 9.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
46.8%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 45.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.6%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 11.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.1%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 17.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
26.0%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 27.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
4.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 4.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
68.6%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 67.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
43.2%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 42.9% 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)51.6%(5,091)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.8%(2,941)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era18.8%(1,858)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.2%(219)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(20)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 9,861 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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In this metro

Largest cities

WatertownCENTRAL23,517Fort DrumCENTRAL16,065Carthage3,196Calcium2,935West Carthage1,721Clayton1,656Adams1,636Sackets Harbor1,337Black River1,208Philadelphia1,125Adams Center1,075Dexter989Great Bend938Alexandria Bay922Brownville911Pamelia Center907Theresa727Cape Vincent713Evans Mills604Chaumont581La Fargeville512Antwerp503Glen Park436Pierrepont Manor425Felts Mills402Redwood371Mannsville318Depauville310Deferiet247Thousand Island Park222

The 30 most populous of 41 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

1 component county

Jefferson CountyCENTRAL111,540
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Watertown-Fort Drum, NY?

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY has about 116,229 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Watertown-Fort Drum, NY?

The typical household in Watertown-Fort Drum, NY earns about $43,410 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Watertown-Fort Drum, NY expensive?

In Watertown-Fort Drum, NY, the median home is worth about $116,800, and the typical rent is about $769 a month.

How educated are people in Watertown-Fort Drum, NY?

About 20.2% of adults age 25 and over in Watertown-Fort Drum, NY hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Watertown-Fort Drum, NY?

About 14.4% of people in Watertown-Fort Drum, NY live below the federal poverty line.

Has Watertown-Fort Drum, NY grown since 1990?

Yes, Watertown-Fort Drum, NY has grown since 1990. The population has added about 5,286 residents, a change of about 5 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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