Watertown, MA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	32,986	100.0

Male	15,265	46.3
Female	17,721	53.7

Under 5 years	1,535	4.7
5 to 9 years	1,182	3.6
10 to 14 years	1,239	3.8
15 to 19 years	1,440	4.4
20 to 24 years	2,371	7.2
25 to 34 years	7,595	23.0
35 to 44 years	5,535	16.8
45 to 54 years	4,035	12.2
55 to 59 years	1,409	4.3
60 to 64 years	1,140	3.5
65 to 74 years	2,590	7.9
75 to 84 years	2,108	6.4
85 years and over	807	2.4

Median age (years)	36.7	(X)

18 years and over	28,327	85.9
Male	12,919	39.2
Female	15,408	46.7
21 years and over	27,096	82.1
62 years and over	6,192	18.8
65 years and over	5,505	16.7
Male	2,013	6.1
Female	3,492	10.6

RACE
One race	32,344	98.1
White	30,155	91.4
Black or African American	572	1.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	54	0.2
Asian	1,276	3.9
Asian Indian	257	0.8
Chinese	486	1.5
Filipino	60	0.2
Japanese	82	0.2
Korean	131	0.4
Vietnamese	106	0.3
Other Asian ¹	154	0.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	6	0.0
Native Hawaiian	1	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	0	0.0
Samoan	3	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	2	0.0
Some other race	281	0.9
Two or more races	642	1.9

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	30,727	93.2
Black or African American	682	2.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	117	0.4
Asian	1,476	4.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	29	0.1
Some other race	625	1.9

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	32,986	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	883	2.7
Mexican	89	0.3
Puerto Rican	115	0.3
Cuban	53	0.2
Other Hispanic or Latino	626	1.9
Not Hispanic or Latino	32,103	97.3
White alone	29,591	89.7

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	32,986	100.0
In households	31,741	96.2
Householder	14,629	44.3
Spouse	5,539	16.8
Child	6,597	20.0
Own child under 18 years	4,363	13.2
Other relatives	1,493	4.5
Under 18 years	245	0.7
Nonrelatives	3,483	10.6
Unmarried partner	811	2.5
In group quarters	1,245	3.8
Institutionalized population	471	1.4
Noninstitutionalized population	774	2.3

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	14,629	100.0
Family households (families)	7,325	50.1
With own children under 18 years	2,602	17.8
Married-couple family	5,539	37.9
With own children under 18 years	2,037	13.9
Female householder, no husband present	1,278	8.7
With own children under 18 years	449	3.1
Nonfamily households	7,304	49.9
Householder living alone	4,993	34.1
Householder 65 years and over	1,812	12.4

Households with individuals under 18 years	2,782	19.0
Households with individuals 65 years and over	3,913	26.7

Average household size	2.17	(X)
Average family size	2.86	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	15,008	100.0
Occupied housing units	14,629	97.5
Vacant housing units	379	2.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	49	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.4	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	1.6	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	14,629	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	6,881	47.0
Renter-occupied housing units	7,748	53.0

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.31	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.05	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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