Wisconsin · Census place 83975
Watertown city, WI
Quick answer
Watertown city has 22,873 residents, ranking #36 of 807 places in Wisconsin. Median household income is $68,333, the median home is worth $211,500 and median gross rent runs $1,061 a month.
- Population
- 22,873Watertown city residents
- Median household income
- $68,333Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $211,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,061Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59.8%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 18.6% 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 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.9% of residents and 59.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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