Watertown town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 5,757 ( 1,287 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.7 square miles
Population density: 161.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,631	80.44%	22.8%
Black:	276	4.79%	20.2%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	362	6.29%	687.0%
2+ races:	138	2.40%	375.9%
Hispanic:	338	5.87%	43.2%

Total non-White:	1,126	19.56%	61.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	860	23.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	427	11.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
4,470
3,771	84.36%
346	7.74%
26	0.58%
46	1.03%
29	0.65%
236	5.28%
699	15.64%

2000
4,596
3,705	80.61%
508	11.05%
23	0.50%
42	0.91%
9	0.20%
309	6.72%
891	19.39%

1990
4,341
3,565	82.12%
406	9.35%
7	0.16%
42	0.97%
n/a
321	7.39%
776	17.88%

1980
3,098
3,037	98.03%
26	0.84%
0	0.00%
17	0.55%
n/a
18	0.58%
61	1.97%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

66	1.4
-192	-4.2

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

140	3.2
115	2.6

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

528	17.0
715	23.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Watertown town, NY

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.4
1,200	20.8%
4,557	79.2%
1,133	19.7%

2,235
2.36

1,542	69.0%
1,200	77.8%
42	2.7%
693	31.0%

2010
Number	Percent
41.3
906	20.3%
3,564	79.7%
559	12.5%

1,533
2.55

1,108	72.3%
926	83.6%
48	4.3%
425	27.7%

2000
Number	Percent
37.2
1,016	22.1%
3,580	77.9%
409	8.9%

1,441
2.59

1,079	74.9%
889	82.4%
82	7.6%
362	25.1%

1990
Number	Percent
32.7
938	21.6%
3,403	78.4%
476	11.0%

1,291
2.72

1,046	81.0%
886	84.7%
44	4.2%
245	19.0%

1980
Number	Percent
31.0
938	30.3%
2,160	69.7%
312	10.1%

1,056
2.93

864	81.8%
750	86.8%
40	4.6%
192	18.2%

2022 Housing Data for Watertown town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	119	5.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	98	4.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	106	4.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	25	1.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	73	3.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	108	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	40	1.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	80	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	272	12.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	214	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	436	19.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	150	6.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	99	4.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	222	9.9%
$200,000 or more	193	8.6%

Median Household Income	72,019
Per Capita Income	37,655

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	66	3.0%
Public Assistance	29	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	171	7.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,843	55.0%
Unemployed	73	2.2%
In Armed Forces	429	12.8%

Total Labor Force	2,345	69.9%
Not in Labor Force	1,008	30.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	580	544	51.6%
Non-Profit	44	265	14.2%
Self-Employed	93	59	61.2%

Local Government	115	63	64.6%
State Government	35	10	77.8%
Federal Government	103	74	58.2%

Total Private + Self	673	603	52.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	297	412	41.9%
Total	970	1,015	48.9%

Pct. Govt.	20.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	210	10.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	381	18.9%
Professional, Technical	703	34.9%
Service Occupations	386	19.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	31	1.5%
All others	336	16.7%

White Collar		64.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	520	25.8%
Educational services	199	9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	196	9.7%
Public administration	177	8.8%
Construction	144	7.1%
Retail trade	133	6.6%
Manufacturing	131	6.5%
Other services	126	6.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	79	3.9%
Accommodation and food services	75	3.7%
Finance and insurance	62	3.1%
Transportation and warehousing	48	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	41	2.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	31	1.5%
Wholesale trade	26	1.3%
Utilities	19	0.9%
Information	9	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	8	0.14%
Puerto Rican	102	1.77%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	14	0.24%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	154	2.68%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	125	2.17%
Ecuadorian	29	0.50%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	60	1.04%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	205	3.56%
Filipino	140	2.43%
Chinese	17	0.30%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,815	88.5%
Spanish	218	4.0%
Other Indo-European	205	3.8%
Tagalog	91	1.7%
German, other Germanic	60	1.1%
Other	22	0.4%
Other Asian	20	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	8	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	828	14.4%
Italian	741	12.9%
German	604	10.5%
Irish	560	9.7%
French	382	6.6%
Polish	357	6.2%
American	175	3.0%
French Canadian	104	1.8%
Scottish	76	1.3%
British	64	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	63	1.1%
European	50	0.9%
Norwegian	46	0.8%
Canadian	42	0.7%
Welsh	18	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,568	96.7%
Not a citizen	189	3.3%

Native	5,361	93.1%
Foreign-born	396	6.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
150	3.7%	448	11.1%	1,023	25.3%	1,320	32.6%	676	16.7%	428	10.6%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	150	3.7%
9-12 Years	448	11.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,023	25.3%
Some College	1,320	32.6%
Bach. Degree	676	16.7%
Grad Degree	428	10.6%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +162	D +48	D + 6.1%
D +210
2020 vs. 2012	R +403	R +185	R + 3.3%
D +218
2020 vs. 2008	R +404	R +316	R + 11.3%
D +88

2016 vs. 2008	R +242	R +364	R + 17.4%
D -122
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	56%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,442	59.0%	Joe Biden (D)	954	39.0%	50	2.0%	2,446	21	12	0.03%
2016	53%	Donald Trump (R)	1,280	60.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	744	34.9%	109	5.1%	2,133	23	14	0.03%
2012	48%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,039	58.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	736	41.3%	8	0.4%	1,783	23	11	0.03%
2008	54%	John McCain (R)	1,038	54.1%	Barack Obama (D)	866	45.1%	15	0.8%	1,919	18	8	0.03%
2004	49%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,006	57.1%	John Kerry (D)	725	41.1%	32	1.8%	1,763	17	6	0.02%
2000	47%	George W. Bush (R)	871	52.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	725	43.5%	69	4.1%	1,665	17	4	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Watertown town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

954

39.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,442

59.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

2,446

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 12

2016 President, Watertown town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

744

34.9%

Donald Trump (R)

1,280

60.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.8%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.5%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

2,133

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 14

2012 President, Watertown town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

736

41.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,039

58.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,783

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 11

2008 President, Watertown town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

866

45.1%

John McCain (R)

1,038

54.1%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

1,919

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 8

2004 President, Watertown town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,006

57.1%

John Kerry (D)

725

41.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.6%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

1,763

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Watertown town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

871

52.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

725

43.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.5%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,665

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Watertown town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	39%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	879	54.0%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	748	45.9%	1 [+]	0.1%	1,628	21	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	G	39%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	1,053	65.0%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	484	29.9%	84 [+]	5.2%	1,621	29	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 42 (2.6%); Other (Write-in) 27 (1.7%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 15 (0.9%);
2016	S3	51%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	1,099	53.6%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	923	45.0%	27 [+]	1.3%	2,049	18	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Robin Wilson (Green) 15 (0.7%); Alex Merced (Libertarian) 12 (0.6%);
2014	G	30%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	671	57.1%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	454	38.6%	51 [+]	4.3%	1,176	17	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 44 (3.7%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.3%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 3 (0.3%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,278
Median Value	$193,900

Occupied	2,235	98.1%
Vacant	43	1.9%

Owned	1,377	61.6%
Rented	858	38.4%
Median Rent	$1,607

Single-Family Units	1,524	66.9%
Detached	1,367	60.0%
Attached	157	6.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	425	18.7%
Mobile Homes	266	11.7%

Watertown town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Watertown town, NY

2022 Housing Data for Watertown town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Watertown town, NY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Watertown town, NY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Watertown town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for Watertown town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for Watertown town, NY