Watertown Town, Wisconsin Population

Overview

1,705

Total Population

47.1

Median age

50.03%

Female population %

99.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

59.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

72

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Watertown town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Watertown town is 47.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Watertown town's population under 18 was 23.52%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Watertown town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.23% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Watertown town, 16.01% were under the age of 15, 14.60% aged 15 to 29, 48.15% aged 30 to 64, 20.23% aged 65 to 84, and 1.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1 more females than males in Watertown town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.03% females and 49.97% males in Watertown Town, Wisconsin.
The Watertown Town, Wisconsin gender ratio is 99.9:100 i.e. 99.9 men to 100 women (0.999).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 99.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 97.

Watertown town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Watertown town population: 95.54% are White, 0.12% are Black or African American, 0.41% are Asian, 3.40% are some other race and 0.53% are multiracial.
Watertown town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 72 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,633 (95.78% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Watertown town is White with a population of 1,629 (95.54% of the total population).

Watertown town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 2,042 in the year 2018
From 2000 to 2010, Watertown town's population increased by 100 (5.34%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Watertown town's population decreased by 42 (2.13%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Watertown town's population was lowest in year 2001 at 1,864.