Watertown, WI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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11%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

5%

Household income NAT. AVG.

22%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Watertown	Wisconsin	National
Income per capita	$40,080	$43,754	$44,883
Median household income	$77,062	$81,774	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$109,283	$103,160	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$56,382	$47,125	$52,080
Median earnings male	$55,884	$54,326	$54,343
Median earnings female	$37,545	$38,113	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.8%	3.9%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.8%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Watertown is 11% lower than the national average
The median household income in Watertown is 5% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Watertown is 22% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Watertown is 35% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$51,369 $77,062 $154,124

City

$54,510 $81,774 $163,548

State

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

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Watertown employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.1%	7.1%
Manufacturing sector	34.2%	34.2%
Financial & insurance services	1.0%	1.0%
Wholesale & retail services	15.8%	15.8%
Public administration	2.5%	2.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.4%	5.4%
Education, health & social services	12.6%	12.6%
Other	19.6%	19.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Oconomowoc Lake, WI	637	$358,918	341.3%
Lac La Belle, WI	254	$261,887	222.0%
Summit, WI	5,020	$166,900	105.2%
Okauchee Lake, WI	4,476	$159,104	95.6%
Helenville, WI	252	$151,165	85.9%
Watertown, WI	24,039	$77,062	5.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fairfax, VA	24,037	$162,904	100.3%
Moses Lake, WA	24,055	$88,490	8.8%
Venice, FL	24,063	$93,754	15.3%
Clayton, NC	24,066	$91,315	12.3%
Lisle, IL	24,010	$143,450	76.4%
Watertown, WI	24,039	$77,062	5.3%

Source: The Watertown, WI 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.