Watertown is a medium-sized city located in the state of New York. With a population of 24,451 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Watertown is the 70th largest community in New York. Watertown has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

There are many members of the armed forces living in Watertown. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

One of the benefits of Watertown is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.65 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

The percentage of people in Watertown who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.27% of adults in Watertown have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Watertown in 2018 was $32,679, which is lower middle income relative to New York, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,716 for a family of four. However, Watertown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Watertown is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Watertown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Watertown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Watertown include Irish, German, English, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Watertown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.