What is the population of Watertown Town city?

Watertown Town city has 35,270 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #42 of 248 in Massachusetts.

What is the median household income in Watertown Town city?

Median household income in Watertown Town city is $123,422 a year, 57.1% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Watertown Town city?

Median gross rent is $2,357 a month and the median home value is $737,600, so rent absorbs about 22.9% of median household income.

Is Watertown Town city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Watertown Town city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Watertown Town, MA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Watertown Town, Massachusetts (Watertown Town, MA — Census place “Watertown Town city”) is 35,270 residents, ranking #42 of 248 places in Massachusetts. Median household income is $123,422, the median home is worth $737,600 and median gross rent runs $2,357 a month. Looking for the Watertown Town Massachusetts ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Watertown Town, MA: 02472.

Population: 35,270Watertown Town city residents
Median household income: $123,422Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $737,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $2,357Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 38.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 48.8%Owner-occupied households

Watertown Town ZIP codes (Massachusetts)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Watertown Town.

The Watertown Town MA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

02472

What the numbers mean in Watertown Town city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Watertown Town city median would spend about 22.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 6.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.1% of residents and 48.8% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Watertown Town city, MA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Watertown Town city is a small city in Massachusetts, with 35,270 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #42 of 248 ranked by population — larger than 83% of them. The median age here is 38.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Watertown Town city earn a median of $123,422 a year, 57.1% above the national figure of $78,538 and 24% above the $99,537 median for the 222 Massachusetts cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 6.1% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Watertown Town city is valued at $737,600, 143.1% above the national figure and 48% above the $497,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $2,357 a month, 67.6% above the national figure, or roughly $28,284 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 22.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 48.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Watertown Town city?: Watertown Town city has 35,270 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #42 of 248 in Massachusetts.
What is the median household income in Watertown Town city?: Median household income in Watertown Town city is $123,422 a year, 57.1% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Watertown Town city?: Median gross rent is $2,357 a month and the median home value is $737,600, so rent absorbs about 22.9% of median household income.
Is Watertown Town city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Watertown Town city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Watertown Town city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.