Demographic Statistics for Watertown, New York

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	26,705	100.0

Male	12,688	47.5
Female	14,017	52.5

Under 5 years	2,076	7.8
5 to 9 years	1,920	7.2
10 to 14 years	1,863	7.0
15 to 19 years	1,769	6.6
20 to 24 years	2,082	7.8
25 to 34 years	4,028	15.1
35 to 44 years	3,875	14.5
45 to 54 years	3,049	11.4
55 to 59 years	1,039	3.9
60 to 64 years	864	3.2
65 to 74 years	1,807	6.8
75 to 84 years	1,566	5.9
85 years and over	767	2.9

Median age (years)	34.0	(X)

18 years and over	19,782	74.1
Male	9,150	34.3
Female	10,632	39.8
21 years and over	18,671	69.9
62 years and over	4,680	17.5
65 years and over	4,140	15.5
Male	1,456	5.5
Female	2,684	10.1

RACE
One race	26,051	97.6
White	23,801	89.1
Black or African American	1,321	4.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	144	0.5
Asian	309	1.2
Asian Indian	37	0.1
Chinese	46	0.2
Filipino	79	0.3
Japanese	9	0.0
Korean	103	0.4
Vietnamese	16	0.1
Other Asian ¹	19	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	30	0.1
Native Hawaiian	8	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	13	0.0
Samoan	6	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	3	0.0
Some other race	446	1.7
Two or more races	654	2.4

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	24,364	91.2
Black or African American	1,618	6.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	308	1.2
Asian	423	1.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	70	0.3
Some other race	615	2.3

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	26,705	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	960	3.6
Mexican	219	0.8
Puerto Rican	396	1.5
Cuban	22	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	323	1.2
Not Hispanic or Latino	25,745	96.4
White alone	23,438	87.8

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	26,705	100.0
In households	25,608	95.9
Householder	11,036	41.3
Spouse	4,487	16.8
Child	7,688	28.8
Own child under 18 years	6,366	23.8
Other relatives	793	3.0
Under 18 years	294	1.1
Nonrelatives	1,604	6.0
Unmarried partner	775	2.9
In group quarters	1,097	4.1
Institutionalized population	741	2.8
Noninstitutionalized population	356	1.3

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	11,036	100.0
Family households (families)	6,503	58.9
With own children under 18 years	3,520	31.9
Married-couple family	4,487	40.7
With own children under 18 years	2,127	19.3
Female householder, no husband present	1,566	14.2
With own children under 18 years	1,112	10.1
Nonfamily households	4,533	41.1
Householder living alone	3,803	34.5
Householder 65 years and over	1,519	13.8

Households with individuals under 18 years	3,742	33.9
Households with individuals 65 years and over	2,756	25.0

Average household size	2.32	(X)
Average family size	2.99	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	12,450	100.0
Occupied housing units	11,036	88.6
Vacant housing units	1,414	11.4
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	40	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	4.5	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	11.5	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	11,036	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	4,740	43.0
Renter-occupied housing units	6,296	57.0

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.51	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.18	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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