Moving to Watertown, Wisconsin

About Watertown, Wisconsin
Watertown

Watertown is a city in Dodge and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Most of the city's population is in Jefferson County. Division Street, several blocks north of downtown, marks the county line. The population of Watertown was 22,926 at the 2020 census. Of this, 14,674 were in Jefferson County, and 8,252 were in Dodge County. Watertown is the largest city in the Watertown-Fort Atkinson micropolitan area, which also includes Johnson Creek and Jefferson.

Gender
Gender Watertown Wisconsin Country
Female 51.3% 50.2% 50.8%
Male 48.7% 49.8% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Watertown Wisconsin Country
Less than $10,000 5.3% 4.6% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 3% 4.1% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 9.7% 8.6% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 11.4% 9% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 18% 13% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 18.9% 18.9% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 15.3% 14.1% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 13.1% 16.3% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 3.3% 6.1% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 2% 5.2% 8.3%
Education


Education Watertown Wisconsin Country
< 9th Grade 3% 2% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 5% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 38% 30% 27.0%
Other College 22% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 12% 11% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 14% 20% 20.0%
Master's Degree 4% 8% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Watertown Wisconsin Country
White 84.6% 80.6% 60.1%
African American 1.6% 6.2% 12.2%
American Indian 0.1% 0.8% 0.6%
Asian 0.1% 2.8% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.1% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 2.5% 2.3% 2.8%
Hispanic 11% 7% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity