Johnson Creek vs Watertown

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

Johnson Creek 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 3,367 in Johnson Creek). Johnson Creek has the higher median household income ($94,552 vs $68,333 in Watertown). Johnson Creek has the higher median home value ($289,000 vs $211,500 in Watertown).

Population, income & housing

	Johnson Creek	Watertown
Population	3,367	22,873
Median age	34.7 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$94,552	$68,333
Median home value	$289,000	$211,500
Median gross rent	$1,161	$1,061
Housing units	1,165	9,360
Homeownership rate	77.3%	59.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.0%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Johnson Creek	Watertown
Population	2,992 → 3,367 (+12.5%)	23,633 → 22,873 (-3.2%)
Median household income	$85,806 → $94,552 (+10.2%)	$51,534 → $68,333 (+32.6%)
Median home value	$202,200 → $289,000 (+42.9%)	$153,100 → $211,500 (+38.1%)
Median gross rent	$994 → $1,161 (+16.8%)	$860 → $1,061 (+23.4%)

Johnson Creek

Population

2,9923,367

Median household income

$85,806$94,552

Median home value

$202,200$289,000

Median gross rent

$994$1,161

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)

	Johnson Creek	Watertown
Under 5	7.1%	5.9%
5 to 17	15.2%	16.3%
18 to 24	16.6%	11.0%
25 to 34	11.8%	10.4%
35 to 44	14.8%	12.1%
45 to 54	10.0%	11.9%
55 to 64	13.8%	13.5%
65 to 74	7.6%	9.4%
75 and over	3.1%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Johnson Creek	Watertown
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	85.1%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	5.3%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	11.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Johnson Creek	Watertown
No high school diploma	6.3%	8.3%
High school graduate	33.1%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	24.0%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Johnson Creek	Watertown
Drove alone	75.8%	76.9%
Carpooled	14.4%	10.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	6.7%	6.1%
Other means	2.2%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Johnson Creek	Watertown
1-unit, detached	59.1%	61.8%
1-unit, attached	7.7%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	13.0%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	10.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.7%
Mobile home & other	13.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Johnson Creek	Watertown
Poverty rate	3.4%	9.9%
Average household size	2.87	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	2002	1971