What percentage of people rent in the Town of Watertown, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in the Town of Watertown, NY, 2020–2024
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45.1% (±7.0 points) of the occupied homes in the Town of Watertown, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,011 renting households against 1,229 that own their home.

In the Town of Watertown, the share of households that rent went from 34.2% in 2015–2019 to 45.1% in 2020–2024 (+10.9 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 45.1% (±7.0 points)
Renting households: 1,011 (±189)
Median renter income: $63,368 (±$17,309)

Who rents and who owns in the Town of Watertown

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Watertown	Jefferson County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	45.1% (±7.0 points)	45.3% (±1.6 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,011 (±189)	21,588 (±884)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,229 (±177)	26,018 (±723)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$63,368 (±$17,309)	$46,409 (±$3,971)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$86,829 (±$15,597)	$87,905 (±$2,518)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In the Town of Watertown, the renter share is not measurably different from Jefferson County (45.3%).

It is not measurably different from New York (45.7%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Jefferson County, the Town of Watertown ranks 5 of 23 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 60 of 1,004.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in the Town of Watertown has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
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 household income	$71,563 (±$11,137)	$69,809 (±$15,258)	−2.5%	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.

Households that rent in places near the Town of Watertown

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Watertown
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Town of Watertown	—	45.1% (±7.0 points)	—
Watertown	2.8 mi	59.1% (±3.7 points)	Higher
Village of Glen Park	5.2 mi	23.7% (±16.2 points)	Lower
Adams Center	5.6 mi	5.4% (±5.8 points)	Lower
Village of Brownville	5.9 mi	20.6% (±11.3 points)	Lower
Town of Rodman	6.2 mi	21.7% (±11.2 points)	Lower
Town of Rutland	6.7 mi	26.3% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Village of Black River	8.1 mi	36.8% (±12.3 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Dexter	8.2 mi	35.8% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Glen Park, NY (23.7%), Adams Center, NY (5.4%), Village of Brownville, NY (20.6%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Watertown, NY (59.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Jefferson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Town of Le Ray	79.7% (±2.9 points)
2	Watertown	59.1% (±3.7 points)
3	Town of Wilna	48.2% (±8.0 points)
4	Town of Champion	46.1% (±6.4 points)
5	Town of Watertown	45.1% (±7.0 points)
6	Town of Philadelphia	36.0% (±7.8 points)
7	Town of Hounsfield	35.9% (±6.6 points)
8	Town of Clayton	28.3% (±6.2 points)
9	Town of Adams	26.9% (±8.3 points)
10	Town of Rutland	26.3% (±6.9 points)
11	Town of Alexandria	25.4% (±5.9 points)

Showing 11 of 23 places in Jefferson County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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

How many renters are there in the Town of Watertown?

The Town of Watertown has an estimated 1,011 (±189) renting households, 45.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in the Town of Watertown?

In the Town of Watertown, the share of households that rent went from 34.2% in 2015–2019 to 45.1% in 2020–2024 (+10.9 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in the Town of Watertown?

A renting household in the Town of Watertown has 2.0 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in the Town of Watertown?

The median renting household in the Town of Watertown, NY has an income of $63,368 (±$17,309) a year, against $86,829 for households that own their home.

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) 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 DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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