Living in Watertown School District, Massachusetts

Overview

A total of 15,620 households are located in Watertown School District area. Among them, 3,607 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.87 people. The total number of children in the region is 7,634 and 6,424 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

10% (3,369) of residents are non-citizens and 27% (9,555) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Watertown School District, Massachusetts
Household	15,620
Population	35,107
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,607 (23%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	7,634
Total Students	6,424
Pre-Kindergarten	551
Kindergarten	366
Grade 1-8	1,641
Grade 9-12	1,217
College/Graduate School	2,649
Veterans	29,963
Non-citizen	3,369
Non-English Home Language	9,555
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

30,404 residents are over the age of 16 and 22,853 people are in labor force. Among them, 22,853 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 22,047 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.50%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Watertown School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	21,647	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	13,627	62.95%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,449	6.69%
Public transportation	3,474	16.05%
Walked	644	2.98%
Other method	980	4.53%
Worked from home	1,473	6.80%
Average Commute Time	28 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	22,047	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	13,904	63.07%
Service	2,483	11.26%
Sales and office	3,891	17.65%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	808	3.66%
Production, transportation, and material moving	961	4.36%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	22,047	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	45	0.20%
Construction	804	3.65%
Manufacturing	1,381	6.26%
Wholesale trade	432	1.96%
Retail trade	1,683	7.63%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	515	2.34%
Information	539	2.44%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,695	7.69%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	4,581	20.78%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	7,369	33.42%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,174	5.32%
Other services, except public administration	939	4.26%
Public administration	890	4.04%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	22,047	-
Private wage and salary workers	17,914	81.25%
Government workers	2,568	11.65%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,525	6.92%
Unpaid family workers	40	0.18%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $124,756 for the 15,620 households in Watertown School District area, Massachusetts. The average income of a single worker is $59,267. 34,711 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 98.43%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	15,620	-
Less than $10,000	568	3.64%
$10,000 - $14,999	355	2.27%
$15,000 - $24,999	827	5.29%
$25,000 - $34,999	726	4.65%
$35,000 - $49,999	695	4.45%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,274	14.56%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,305	14.76%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,285	21.03%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,106	13.48%
More than $200,000	2,479	15.87%
Median Household Income	$101,103	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$124,756	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	8,535	-
Less than $10,000	218	2.55%
$10,000 - $14,999	103	1.21%
$15,000 - $24,999	179	2.10%
$25,000 - $34,999	293	3.43%
$35,000 - $49,999	328	3.84%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,159	13.58%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,122	13.15%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,840	21.56%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,467	17.19%
More than $200,000	1,826	21.39%

Median Family Income	$119,411	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$147,870	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$59,267	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$77,435	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$77,435	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	35,266	-
With health insurance coverage	34,711	98.43%
Public coverage	9,787	27.75%
Private health insurance	29,249	82.94%
Without health insurance coverage	555	1.57%

Housing

There are 16,570 housing units in Watertown School District area, Massachusetts with 15,620 units (94.27%) occupied. 8,092 houses (51.81%) are occupied by owner and 7,528 houses (48.19%) are rented. The average housing value is $559,700 and the average rental cost is $1,853. 319 houses (1.93%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 8,553 houses (51.62%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,570	-
Occupied	15,620	94.27%
Owner Occupied	8,092	51.81%
Renter Occupied	7,528	48.19%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	3,897	23.52%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,498	9.04%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	11,175	67.44%
Mobile Homes	0	0.00%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,570	-
Built 2014 or later	319	1.93%
Built 2010 - 2013	246	1.48%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,178	7.11%
Built 1990 - 1999	355	2.14%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,365	8.24%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,141	6.89%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,421	8.58%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,992	12.02%
Built 1949 or earlier	8,553	51.62%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,570	-
1 room	290	1.75%
2 rooms	627	3.78%
3 rooms	1,498	9.04%
4 rooms	2,643	15.95%
5 rooms	3,593	21.68%
6 rooms	3,213	19.39%
7 rooms	2,194	13.24%
8 rooms	1,283	7.74%
9 rooms or more	1,229	7.42%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	16,570	-
no bedroom	334	2.02%
1 bedroom	2,406	14.52%
2 bedrooms	6,724	40.58%
3 bedrooms	4,709	28.42%
4 bedrooms	1,887	11.39%
5 bedrooms or more	510	3.08%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	8,092	-
Less than $50,000	70	0.87%
$50,000 - $99,999	-	-
$100,000 - $149,999	39	0.48%
$150,000 - $199,999	122	1.51%
$200,000 - $299,999	492	6.08%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,539	31.38%
$500,000 - $999,999	4,442	54.89%
$1,000,000 or more	388	4.79%
Median House Value	$559,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	7,250	-
Less than $500	340	4.69%
$500 - $999	450	6.21%
$1,000 - $1,499	929	12.81%
$1,500 - $1,999	2,703	37.28%
$2,000 - $2,499	1,517	20.92%
$2,500 - $2,999	786	10.84%
$3,000 or more	525	7.24%
Median Rental Costs	$1,853	-

Demographic

A total of 35,401 people lives in Watertown School District area, Massachusetts with 16,520 male and 18,881 female. The males to female ratio is 46.67 to 53.33. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	35,401	-
Male	16,520	46.67%
Female	18,881	53.33%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	35,401	-
Under 5 years	2,465	6.96%
5 - 9 years	1,209	3.42%
10 - 14 years	1,086	3.07%
15 - 19 years	1,183	3.34%
20 - 24 years	1,613	4.56%
25 - 34 years	7,916	22.36%
35 - 44 years	5,525	15.61%
45 - 54 years	4,071	11.50%
55 - 59 years	1,901	5.37%
60 - 64 years	2,709	7.65%
65 - 74 years	3,162	8.93%
75 - 84 years	1,625	4.59%
85 years and older	936	2.64%
Median Age	38.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	35,401	-
One Race	34,519	97.51%
White	29,303	82.77%
Black or African American	577	1.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native	96	0.27%
Asian	3,497	9.88%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	1,046	2.95%

Two or more races	882	2.49%
White and Black or African American	203	0.57%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	47	0.13%
White and Asian	349	0.99%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%

Living in Watertown School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic