Watertown is a medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 22,617 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Watertown is the 36th largest community in Wisconsin.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Watertown is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Watertown is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Watertown who work in office and administrative support (10.75%), sales jobs (8.94%), and management occupations (8.43%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.39% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Watertown is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, Watertown is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.06% of adults 25 and older in Watertown have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Watertown in 2022 was $34,210, which is lower middle income relative to Wisconsin, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $136,840 for a family of four. However, Watertown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Watertown is a somewhat 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. Watertown also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.80% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Watertown include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Watertown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
