Watertown, NY Housing Market & City Data

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24,838
Population Estimate
$129,799
Median Home Value
92.5%
Employment Rate
20.8%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$132
Median Listing Price$209,450
Median Days on Market72
Active Listings155
New Listings36
Total Listings (Active + Pending)223
Avg Listing Price$247,549
Avg Listing Price Change MoM2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-3%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.11
Family Dual Income46.9
Median Household Income$40,253
Median Individual Income$22,140
Home Ownership43.3%
Home Value$129,799
Median Rent$806
Rent Burden34.1%
Poverty22.9%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED11.7%
  • Highschool Education35.4%
  • Some College32.1%
  • Bachelors Degree11.8%
  • Graduate Degree9.0%
  • Total College or Above20.8%
  • Stem Degree44.0%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male50.5%
  • Female49.5%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married41.2%
  • Divorced17.2%
  • Never Married36.0%
  • Widowed5.7%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityWatertown
State IDNY
Population24,838

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1825.4%
19–2920.4%
30–3915.0%
40–4911.5%
Age Group% of Population
50–5910.4%
60–698.7%
70–794.5%
80+4.2%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation61.2%
Unemployment Rate7.5%
Disabled18.3%

ETHNICITY

White83.8%
Black8.5%
Asian1.5%
Native American1.0%
Pacific Islander0.1%
Other0.7%
Multiple4.4%

OTHER

Hispanic7.8%
Limited English1.2%
Health Uninsured5.9%
Veteran11.7%

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