New York · Census place 78608
Watertown city, NY
Quick answer
Watertown city has 24,574 residents, ranking #68 of 1292 places in New York. Median household income is $49,692, the median home is worth $149,800 and median gross rent runs $933 a month.
- Population
- 24,574Watertown city residents
- Median household income
- $49,692Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $149,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $933Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 41.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Watertown city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Watertown city median would spend about 22.5% 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 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.8% of residents and 41.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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