Census place 5583975

Watertown

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Watertown city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Watertown.

According to the 2025 estimate, Watertown has a population of 22,704 and 1,861 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 98 covered Wisconsin places are: median home value is $222,100, below the comparison median of $281,700; typical commute is 24.6 minutes, above the comparison median of 20.9 minutes; and median household income is $70,107, below the comparison median of $82,717. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

median home value
$222,100
Below the comparison median of $281,700
typical commute
24.6 minutes
Above the comparison median of 20.9 minutes
median household income
$70,107
Below the comparison median of $82,717

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Watertown's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
22,704
2025 estimate
Annual change
-0.2%
Population estimate
Density
1,861/sq mi
12.2 sq mi land area
Median age
40.6 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$70,107
Median home value
$222,100
Median gross rent
$1,052
Bachelor’s degree or higher
18.2%
Typical commute
24.6 min
Drive-alone commute
78.8%
Public transit commute
0%
Walked to work
3.1%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
38%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
40.4%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
61.8%
Unemployed residents 16+
3.4%
Working from home
6.9%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
89.8%
Homes built 2020+
0.6%
Households without a vehicle
8.5%
Households with children
27.6%
Residents with a disability
13.9%
Residents without insurance
5.7%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Jefferson County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
6
Severe Storm declarations
3
Flood declarations
1
Hurricane declarations
1

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: MADISON DANE CO RGNL AP (31 mi from place center)
Average high
56.5°F
Average low
37.6°F
Annual rainfall
37.1"
Annual snowfall
51.8"

Month by month

A year in Watertown.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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