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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.39% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Being a small city, Watertown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of adults in Watertown who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.06% of the adults 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.