Mayer vs Watertown

A side-by-side comparison of Mayer and Watertown: population, income, housing, and more.

Mayer and Watertown are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Watertown has the higher population (4,747 vs 2,501 in Mayer). Mayer has the higher median household income ($120,551 vs $93,008 in Watertown). Mayer has the higher median home value ($330,400 vs $315,200 in Watertown).

Population, income & housing

	Mayer	Watertown
Population	2,501	4,747
Median age	33.7 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$120,551	$93,008
Median home value	$330,400	$315,200
Median gross rent	$1,205	$967
Housing units	857	1,877
Homeownership rate	94.2%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.2%	22.2%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mayer	Watertown
Population	1,955 → 2,501 (+27.9%)	4,408 → 4,747 (+7.7%)
Median household income	$98,405 → $120,551 (+22.5%)	$83,542 → $93,008 (+11.3%)
Median home value	$232,400 → $330,400 (+42.2%)	$208,300 → $315,200 (+51.3%)
Median gross rent	$986 → $1,205 (+22.2%)	$694 → $967 (+39.3%)

Mayer

Population

1,9552,501

Median household income

$98,405$120,551

Median home value

$232,400$330,400

Median gross rent

$986$1,205

Watertown

Population

4,4084,747

Median household income

$83,542$93,008

Median home value

$208,300$315,200

Median gross rent

$694$967

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mayer	Watertown
Under 5	8.1%	7.4%
5 to 17	21.1%	14.4%
18 to 24	6.3%	14.3%
25 to 34	17.1%	14.7%
35 to 44	21.8%	10.4%
45 to 54	12.3%	12.6%
55 to 64	7.4%	14.5%
65 to 74	3.9%	6.3%
75 and over	2.0%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mayer	Watertown
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	93.3%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.1%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mayer	Watertown
No high school diploma	3.2%	4.8%
High school graduate	18.3%	24.7%
Some college or associate's	40.4%	48.3%
Bachelor's degree	30.2%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mayer	Watertown
Drove alone	78.3%	73.8%
Carpooled	5.3%	3.2%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	0.5%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.6%	19.1%
Other means	1.2%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mayer	Watertown
1-unit, detached	97.5%	73.7%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	9.4%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0.2%	5.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Mayer	Watertown
Poverty rate	5.2%	10.1%
Average household size	2.91	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	30	27
Median year structure built	2006	1995