Moving to Watertown, Wisconsin
Population: 21,598. Estimated population in July 2024: 22,816 (+5.6% change)
Males: 10,457 (48.4%), Females: 11,141 (51.6%)
Jefferson County
Zip codes: 53094, 53098.
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.7 years
Median household income: $42,562
Median house value: $110,200
Population by Race
Races in Watertown:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.2%)
- Hispanic (4.9%)
- Other race (1.7%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (56.7%), Irish (9.1%), Polish (5.3%), English (4.8%), Norwegian (4.6%), United States (4.4%).
Elevation: 823 feet
Land area: 10.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Watertown
- High school or higher: 81.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Watertown city
- Never married: 23.8%
- Now married: 58.4%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 8.3%
3.2% Foreign born (1.8% Latin America, 0.8% Europe, 0.3% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +2,322 (+12.0%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Watertown:
- WATERTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (125 HOSPITAL DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Watertown:
- OCONOMOWOC MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; OCONOMOWOC, WI)
- ROGERS MEMORIAL HOSP (about 18 miles; OCONOMOWOC, WI)
- BEAVER DAM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC (about 20 miles; BEAVER DAM, WI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Watertown:
- DANE COUNTY REGIONAL-TRUAX FIELD (about 43 miles; MADISON, WI; Abbreviation: MSN)
- ROCK CO (about 46 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; Abbreviation: JVL)
- WITTMAN REGIONAL (about 56 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; Abbreviation: OSH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Watertown:
- WATERTOWN MUNI (about 2 miles; WATERTOWN, WI; Abbreviation: RYV)
- DODGE COUNTY (about 16 miles; JUNEAU, WI; Abbreviation: UNU)
- FORT ATKINSON MUNI (about 18 miles; FORT ATKINSON, WI; Abbreviation: 61C)
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Watertown:
- MARANATHA BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE INC (Full-time enrollment: 473; Location: 745 W MAIN ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: mbbc.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Watertown:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 26 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,493)
- WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 33 miles; PEWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,465)
- CARROLL COLLEGE (about 38 miles; WAUKESHA, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,332)
- MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 41 miles; FOND DU LAC, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,037)
- MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 44 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,914)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 49 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 37,607)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 50 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,737)
Schools
Public high school in Watertown:
- WATERTOWN HI (Students: 1,427; Location: 825 ENDEAVOUR DR; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high schools in Watertown:
- LUTHER PREPARATORY SCHOOL (Students: 561; Location: 1300 WESLEM AVE; Grades: 9 – 12)
- MARANATHA BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students: 83; Location: 745 WEST MAIN STREET; Grades: 9 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Watertown:
- RIVERSIDE MID (Students: 809; Location: 131 HALL ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- WEBSTER EL (Students: 525; Location: 634 S 12TH ST; Grades: PK – 05)
- DOUGLAS EL (Students: 370; Location: 1120 CENTER ST; Grades: KG – 05)
- SCHURZ EL (Students: 310; Location: 1508 NEENAH ST; Grades: KG – 05)
- LINCOLN EL (Students: 173; Location: 210 N MONTGOMERY ST; Grades: PK – 03)
- LEBANON EL (Students: 58; Location: W4712 COUNTY ROAD O; Grades: KG – 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Watertown:
- ST MARKS LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 319; Location: 705 E. CADY ST.; Grades: PK – 8)
- TRINITY ST LUKE S LUTHERAN SCO (Students: 279; Location: 801 SOUTH FIFTH STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
- ST BERNARD SCHOOL (Students: 195; Location: 111 S MONTGOMERY ST; Grades: PK – 6)
- ST JOHNS LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 190; Location: 317 NORTH SIXTH STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
- ST HENRY CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 185; Location: 300 CADY STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
- CALVARY BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 155; Location: 792 MILFORD STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
- LEBANON LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 89; Location: N 534 HIGHWAY 109; Grades: KG – 8)
- FAITH LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 83; Location: 626 MILFORD ST; Grades: PK – 8)
- BETHESDE LUTH HOMES – SERVICES (Students: 31; Location: 700 HOFFMANN DR; Grades: UG – UG)
Libraries
Library in Watertown:
- WATERTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $786,482; Location: 100 S. WATER ST.; 85,230 books; 4,474 audio materials; 2,656 video materials; 259 serial subscriptions)