Seneca Gardens vs Watterson Park

A side-by-side comparison of Seneca Gardens and Watterson Park: population, income, housing, and more.

Seneca Gardens and Watterson Park are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Watterson Park has the higher population (736 vs 690 in Seneca Gardens). Seneca Gardens has the higher median household income ($128,750 vs $38,984 in Watterson Park). Seneca Gardens has the higher median home value ($536,500 vs $187,500 in Watterson Park).

Population, income & housing

	Seneca Gardens	Watterson Park
Population	690	736
Median age	45.5 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$128,750	$38,984
Median home value	$536,500	$187,500
Median gross rent	$1,490	$820
Housing units	301	409
Homeownership rate	90.3%	48.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	84.5%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	0.3%	13.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Seneca Gardens	Watterson Park
Population	658 → 690 (+4.9%)	1,074 → 736 (-31.5%)
Median household income	$119,444 → $128,750 (+7.8%)	$30,948 → $38,984 (+26.0%)
Median home value	$417,400 → $536,500 (+28.5%)	$131,000 → $187,500 (+43.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,333 → $1,490 (+11.8%)	$479 → $820 (+71.2%)

Seneca Gardens

Population

658690

Median household income

$119,444$128,750

Median home value

$417,400$536,500

Median gross rent

$1,333$1,490

Watterson Park

Population

1,074736

Median household income

$30,948$38,984

Median home value

$131,000$187,500

Median gross rent

$479$820

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Seneca Gardens	Watterson Park
Under 5	7.1%	9.6%
5 to 17	19.0%	15.6%
18 to 24	6.7%	6.1%
25 to 34	6.2%	8.4%
35 to 44	10.9%	11.1%
45 to 54	15.1%	17.9%
55 to 64	10.4%	21.9%
65 to 74	17.0%	6.0%
75 and over	7.7%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Seneca Gardens	Watterson Park
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	42.7%
Black or African American	1.3%	32.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	21.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Seneca Gardens	Watterson Park
No high school diploma	0.6%	20.8%
High school graduate	3.7%	26.9%
Some college or associate's	11.2%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	39.0%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	45.5%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Seneca Gardens	Watterson Park
Drove alone	74.4%	82.8%
Carpooled	6.1%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.8%
Walked	0.6%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.3%	10.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Seneca Gardens	Watterson Park
1-unit, detached	85.7%	48.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.3%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	17.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	20.3%

Poverty & households

	Seneca Gardens	Watterson Park
Poverty rate	1.0%	24.0%
Average household size	2.48	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	18	22
Median year structure built	1941	1959