Is the Town of Watertown, NY growing?

Name: Growth in the Town of Watertown, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The Town of Watertown, NY had an estimated 5,557 (±20) residents in 2020–2024, against 4,597 in 2015–2019.

That is a change of +20.9%, a measurable increase.

Its housing went from 1,836 to 2,334 homes (+27.1%), a measurable increase.

1.0% of today’s homes were built in 2020 or later.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents now: 5,557 (±20)
Amount of change: +20.9%
Homes change: +27.1%
Built 2020 or later: 1.0%

Residents and homes in the Town of Watertown, 2015–2019 and 2020–2024

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Residents	4,597 (±33)	5,557 (±20)	+20.9%	Measurable increase
Housing units	1,836 (±161)	2,334 (±217)	+27.1%	Measurable increase
Households that rent	34.2% (±6.9 points)	45.1% (±7.0 points)	+10.9 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,332 (±$155)	$1,611 (±$183)	+20.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median home value	$188,800 (±$30,290)	$217,400 (±$55,707)	+15.1%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Growth in the Town of Watertown against Jefferson County, its state and the nation

Change between 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
	Residents	Verdict	Housing units
Town of Watertown	+20.9%	Measurable increase	+27.1%
Jefferson County	+1.9%	Measurable increase	+3.2%
New York	+1.4%	Measurable increase	+3.2%
United States	+3.1%	Measurable increase	+4.6%

A change in a place’s boundaries between the two periods (an annexation, say) changes its counts as well; the Census Bureau’s figures are for the place as it was drawn in each period.

New homes in the Town of Watertown

Housing units by year built, 2020–2024
Year built	Town of Watertown	Jefferson County	New York	United States
2020 or later	1.0% (±1.1 points)	0.5%	0.8%	2.0%
2010 to 2019	20.5% (±6.6 points)	9.3%	5.3%	9.4%
2000 to 2009	13.8% (±5.7 points)	11.8%	6.4%	13.6%

21.5% of the homes in the Town of Watertown were built in 2010 or later.

The median age of residents is 35.8 years.

Growth in places near the Town of Watertown

Change in residents between 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
Place	Distance	Residents now	Amount of change	Verdict
Town of Watertown	—	5,557	+20.9%	Measurable increase
Watertown	2.8 mi	24,375	−4.9%	Measurable decrease
Village of Glen Park	5.2 mi	624	+11.4%	Not a measurable change
Adams Center	5.6 mi	1,075	−22.4%	Not a measurable change
Village of Brownville	5.9 mi	700	−17.6%	Not a measurable change
Town of Rodman	6.2 mi	1,466	+33.0%	Not a measurable change
Town of Rutland	6.7 mi	3,009	+1.2%	Measurable increase
Village of Black River	8.1 mi	1,651	+32.5%	Not a measurable change
Village of Dexter	8.2 mi	754	−20.8%	Not a measurable change

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of Watertown include them.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Town of Watertown

Is the Town of Watertown growing?

The Town of Watertown, NY had an estimated 5,557 residents in 2020–2024 and 4,597 in 2015–2019, a change of +20.9%: a measurable increase by the Census Bureau’s test.

How many homes have been added in the Town of Watertown?

The estimated number of housing units went from 1,836 in 2015–2019 to 2,334 in 2020–2024 (+27.1%), a measurable increase.

How much new construction is there in the Town of Watertown?

1.0% of homes in the Town of Watertown were built in 2020 or later and 20.5% between 2010 and 2019.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Watertown town, Jefferson County, New York (county subdivision:78619, in state:36 county:045).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25001_001E, B25001_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0017PE, DP04_0017PM, DP04_0018PE, DP04_0018PM, DP05_0018E, DP05_0018M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.