Watertown is a medium-sized town located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 21,661 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Watertown is the 48th largest community in Connecticut.

Unlike some towns, Watertown isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Watertown are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Watertown is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Watertown who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.24%), sales jobs (9.38%), and management occupations (8.41%).

Residents of Watertown by-and-large get to work each day by driving: 97.5% use their own cars for their daily commute, making it a very car-oriented town. While Watertown may be a convenient place for driving around town, the negative aspect of this is that places that are suitable for walking or bicycling to and from work or stores may be few and far between. In general, car-oriented communities emphasize roads and convenience of driving, but not have a lot of walking-friendly areas to get from home to work, and tend not to have a lot of public transportation options.

Watertown is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Watertown Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Watertown citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 24.98% of adults in Watertown have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Watertown in 2000 was $26,044, which is lower middle income relative to Connecticut, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,176 for a family of four.

The people who call Watertown home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Watertown is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Watertown include Italian, Irish, English, French, German, French Canadian, Polish, and Lithuanian.

The most common language spoken in Watertown is English. Some people also speak Italian.