Watertown
- Population
- 35,270
- Median household income
- $123,422
- Median home value
- $737,600
Watertown is a community in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, home to 35,270 residents. At $123,422, its median household income sits in line with Middlesex County's $126,779.
Owners occupy 48.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 38.8 years old.
Demographics
ACS 2019–2023- Population
- 35,270
- Median age
- 38.8 yrs
- Median household income
- $123,422
- Median home value
- $737,600
- Median gross rent
- $2,357
- Housing units
- 17,059
- Homeownership rate
- 48.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher
- 67.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.5%
Geography
- Place GEOID
- 2573405
- Type (LSAD)
- 25
- Land area
- 4 sq mi
- Water area
- 0.13 sq mi
- Center point
- 42.3695, -71.1779
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21- Largest by population in Massachusetts
- Most densely populated in Massachusetts
- Highest median household income in Massachusetts
- Highest median home value in Massachusetts
- Most affordable home values in Massachusetts
- Highest median gross rent in Massachusetts
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- Oldest by median age in Massachusetts
- Youngest by median age in Massachusetts
- Most college-educated in Massachusetts
- Highest poverty rate in Massachusetts
- Lowest poverty rate in Massachusetts
- Highest homeownership rate in Massachusetts
- Lowest homeownership rate in Massachusetts
- Longest commutes in Massachusetts
- Shortest commutes in Massachusetts
- Largest households in Massachusetts
- Newest housing in Massachusetts
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- Fastest-growing (2019–2023) in Massachusetts
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