Watford City is a somewhat small city located in the state of North Dakota. With a population of 6,207 people and two associated neighborhoods, Watford City is the 13th largest community in North Dakota. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Watford City, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Watford City, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Watford City’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Watford City does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $102,260.00.

Watford City real estate is some of the most expensive in North Dakota, although Watford City house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Watford City has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Watford City telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.94% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

As is often the case in a small city, Watford City doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The percentage of adults in Watford City who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.85% of the adults in Watford City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Watford City in 2022 was $48,675, which is wealthy relative to North Dakota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $194,700 for a family of four. However, Watford City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Watford City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Watford City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Watford City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Watford City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.51% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Watford City include English, German, Norwegian, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Watford City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.