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Watertown

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24,574 Population FY 2023
24.2% Fund Balance FY 2025
$3,585 Per-Capita Spending FY 2025
2.9% Debt Service FY 2025
3.3 Fiscal Stress FY 2024
36.7 Env. Stress FY 2024

Community Profile

Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates

20.8% Poverty Rate 2023
25.9% Bachelor's+ Rate 2023
6.4% Unemployment Rate 2023
41.6% Homeownership Rate 2023
Median Household Income
$49,692 (2023)
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2010 2023
Per Capita Income
$32,174 (2023)
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2010 2023
Median Home Value
$149,800 (2023)
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2010 2023
Median Gross Rent
$933 (2023)
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2010 2023
Median Age
35.6 (2023)
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2010 2023
Gini Index
0 = perfect equality · 1 = perfect inequality
0.5 (2023)
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2010 2023
Financial Documents (56)
Year Title Type
2025 Watertown OSC Annual Financial Report 2025 OSC_AFR
2024 Watertown OSC Annual Financial Report 2024 OSC_AFR
2024 Watertown FSMS Report 2024 FSMS_MONITORING
2023 Watertown Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2023 US_CENSUS_ACS5
2023 Watertown OSC Annual Financial Report 2023 OSC_AFR

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Governance & Structure
Governance Structure
Structure
Council manager
Fiscal Autonomy
Not specified
ICMA Recognition
ICMA-recognized since 1920
Notes
County seat of Jefferson County
OSC Code
220259000000
School Details

Not applicable for this entity type.

Data: NYS Comptroller · CA State Controller · US Census Bureau benchmarkusa.org