Watertown, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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13%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

24%

Household income NAT. AVG.

24%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Watertown	New York	National
Income per capita	$38,897	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$61,970	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$102,698	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$44,290	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$47,755	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$36,537	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.7%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	21.6%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Watertown is 13% lower than the national average
The median household income in Watertown is 24% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Watertown is 24% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Watertown is 43% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$41,309 $61,970 $123,940

City

$59,984 $89,985 $179,970

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Watertown median earnings by income bracket

Watertown employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.1%	6.1%
Manufacturing sector	12.8%	12.8%
Financial & insurance services	1.8%	1.8%
Wholesale & retail services	20.3%	20.3%
Public administration	10.9%	10.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.7%	1.7%
Education, health & social services	13.9%	13.9%
Other	31.2%	31.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pamelia Center, NY	454	$156,685	92.6%
Depauville, NY	230	$140,428	72.7%
Brownville, NY	896	$129,070	58.7%
Rodman, NY	146	$118,047	45.1%
Chaumont, NY	717	$107,568	32.3%
Watertown, NY	26,084	$61,970	23.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Suitland, MD	26,078	$92,483	13.7%
Salem, VA	26,071	$95,075	16.9%
Mount Pleasant, MI	26,060	$59,835	26.4%
Amherstburg, ON	26,060	n/a
Reading, MA	26,111	$195,234	140.0%
Watertown, NY	26,084	$61,970	23.8%

Source: The Watertown, NY employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.