Watertown is a medium-sized city located in the state of New York. With a population of 24,451 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Watertown is the 70th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Watertown was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Watertown is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Watertown is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Watertown who work in sales jobs (13.38%), office and administrative support (11.25%), and food service (11.21%). There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Watertown, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community. One of the benefits of Watertown is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.65 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.The percentage of people in Watertown who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.27% of adults in Watertown have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Watertown in 2022 was $32,679, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,716 for a family of four. However, Watertown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Watertown is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Watertown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Watertown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Watertown include Irish, German, English, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Watertown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
