Jefferson vs Watertown

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

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

Watertown has the higher population (22,873 vs 7,722 in Jefferson). Jefferson has the higher median household income ($77,095 vs $68,333 in Watertown). Jefferson has the higher median home value ($222,100 vs $211,500 in Watertown).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson	Watertown
Population	7,722	22,873
Median age	43.7 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$77,095	$68,333
Median home value	$222,100	$211,500
Median gross rent	$1,041	$1,061
Housing units	3,448	9,360
Homeownership rate	68.9%	59.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson	Watertown
Population	7,991 → 7,722 (-3.4%)	23,633 → 22,873 (-3.2%)
Median household income	$59,407 → $77,095 (+29.8%)	$51,534 → $68,333 (+32.6%)
Median home value	$162,500 → $222,100 (+36.7%)	$153,100 → $211,500 (+38.1%)
Median gross rent	$811 → $1,041 (+28.4%)	$860 → $1,061 (+23.4%)

Jefferson

Population

7,9917,722

Median household income

$59,407$77,095

Median home value

$162,500$222,100

Median gross rent

$811$1,041

Watertown

Population

23,63322,873

Median household income

$51,534$68,333

Median home value

$153,100$211,500

Median gross rent

$860$1,061

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson	Watertown
Under 5	3.7%	5.9%
5 to 17	16.9%	16.3%
18 to 24	6.9%	11.0%
25 to 34	11.7%	10.4%
35 to 44	12.5%	12.1%
45 to 54	15.6%	11.9%
55 to 64	16.1%	13.5%
65 to 74	8.5%	9.4%
75 and over	8.0%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson	Watertown
White (non-Hispanic)	79.8%	85.1%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.1%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.9%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	13.9%	11.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson	Watertown
No high school diploma	8.1%	8.3%
High school graduate	33.0%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson	Watertown
Drove alone	81.4%	76.9%
Carpooled	10.4%	10.6%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	5.4%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson	Watertown
1-unit, detached	67.1%	61.8%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	13.0%
5 to 19 units	13.0%	10.8%
20 or more units	4.3%	9.7%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson	Watertown
Poverty rate	10.3%	9.9%
Average household size	2.24	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1975	1971