Watertown

  1. Watertown Legal Resources
  2. Watertown Statistics
  3. Watertown Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Watertown Employment Information
  5. Watertown Family Information
  6. Watertown Education Information
  7. Watertown Business Information
  8. Watertown Public Benefits Information
  9. Watertown Criminal Information
  10. Watertown Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Watertown Zip Codes


Watertown Legal Resources Back to top

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Watertown Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 13,043
  • Land Area (2000): 67.324 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 1.036 square kilometers
  • Local Time(s):
  • Area Code(s): 860
  • Alias(es) (2003): OAKVILLE, WATERTOWN
Watertown Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 21,742 2002 22,011 2005 22,316
2000 22,681 2003 22,246 2006 22,295
2001 21,785 2004 Not Available 2007 22,419

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Houses (2000): 4,940
Watertown Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 10,698 81.98%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 11 0.08%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 2,341 17.94%

Watertown Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Watertown Employment Information Back to top
Employment (2003): 16,606
Payroll (2003) / (1Q 2003): $573,122,000 / $134,958,000
Watertown Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 12,067 11,412 655 5.43% 54
1991 12,503 11,588 915 7.32% 73
1992 12,846 11,808 1,038 8.08% 81
1993 12,397 11,567 830 6.69% 67
1994 12,226 11,556 669 5.47% 55
1995 12,218 11,631 588 4.81% 48
1996 12,373 11,815 558 4.51% 45
1997 12,547 12,013 535 4.26% 43
1998 12,407 12,062 345 2.78% 28
1999 12,478 12,181 297 2.38% 24
2000 11,826 11,590 236 2.00% 20
2001 11,890 11,511 379 3.19% 32
2002 12,107 11,564 542 4.48% 45
2003 12,167 11,511 657 5.40% 54
2004 12,174 11,591 583 4.79% 48
2005 12,247 11,663 584 4.76% 48
2006 12,339 11,817 523 4.23% 42
2007 12,459 11,914 545 4.37% 44
2008 12,631 11,914 718 5.68% 57
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 12,602 11,901 701 5.56% 56
Feb 2008 12,535 11,830 705 5.62% 56
Mar 2008 12,621 11,892 729 5.78% 58
Apr 2008 12,500 11,929 571 4.57% 46
May 2008 12,607 11,925 682 5.41% 54
Jun 2008 12,777 12,042 735 5.75% 58
Jul 2008 12,860 12,065 795 6.18% 62
Aug 2008 12,655 11,834 821 6.49% 65
Sep 2008 12,525 11,805 720 5.75% 57
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Watertown Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 397 10.80%
2. Metal Manufactuing 273 7.43%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 255 6.94%
4. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 228 6.20%
5. Public Administration 181 4.92%
6. Educational Services 165 4.49%
7. Finance and Insurance 146 3.97%
8. Food and Beverage Stores 136 3.70%
9. Chemical Manufacturing 127 3.45%
10. Accommodation and Food Services 120 3.26%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 118 3.21%
12. Health Care 117 3.18%
13. Machinery Manufacturing 108 2.94%
14. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 107 2.91%
15. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 91 2.48%
16. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 74 2.01%
17. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 64 1.74%
18. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 58 1.58%
19. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 51 1.39%
20. Repair and Maintenance 51 1.39%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 799 24.74%
2. Educational Services 570 17.65%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 156 4.83%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 134 4.15%
5. Social Assistance 126 3.90%
6. Finance and Insurance 121 3.75%
7. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 112 3.47%
8. Public Administration 101 3.13%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 95 2.94%
10. Chemical Manufacturing 79 2.45%
11. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 49 1.52%
12. Personal and Laundry Services 47 1.46%
13. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 46 1.42%
14. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 46 1.42%
15. Construction 45 1.39%
16. Metal Manufactuing 45 1.39%
17. Other Transportation 45 1.39%
18. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 42 1.30%
19. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 40 1.24%
20. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 35 1.08%

Watertown Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 244 6.64%
2. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 188 5.11%
3. Other Production Occupations 168 4.57%
4. Top Executives 165 4.49%
5. Other Management Occupations 158 4.30%
6. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 151 4.11%
7. Engineers 146 3.97%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 146 3.97%
9. Business Operations Specialists 139 3.78%
10. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 139 3.78%
11. Computer Specialists 132 3.59%
12. Other Installation / Maintenance 110 2.99%
13. Law Enforcement Workers 104 2.83%
14. Vehicle Mechanics 82 2.23%
15. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 75 2.04%
16. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 75 2.04%
17. Accountants and Auditors 70 1.90%
18. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 70 1.90%
19. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 67 1.82%
20. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 61 1.66%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Registered Nurses 273 8.45%
2. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 261 8.08%
3. Secretaries and Admins 206 6.38%
4. Other Office and Admin Support 149 4.61%
5. Other Management Occupations 143 4.43%
6. Health Technologists and Technicians 137 4.24%
7. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 120 3.72%
8. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 113 3.50%
9. Other Production Occupations 93 2.88%
10. Other Sales and Related Occupations 91 2.82%
11. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 88 2.73%
12. Business Operations Specialists 87 2.69%
13. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 80 2.48%
14. Waiters and Waitresses 80 2.48%
15. Child Care Workers 65 2.01%
16. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 63 1.95%
17. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 61 1.89%
18. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 60 1.86%
19. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 51 1.58%
20. Therapists 51 1.58%

Watertown Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 5,900 57.37%
15-35 hours 1,458 14.18%
1-14 hours 267 2.60%
No regular hours 2,659 25.86%

Watertown Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 151 2.28%
5 AM-5:29 AM 182 2.75%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 368 5.55%
6 AM-6:29 AM 519 7.83%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 796 12.01%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,075 16.22%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,210 18.26%
8 AM-8:29 AM 780 11.77%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 384 5.80%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 198 2.99%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 136 2.05%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 38 0.57%
Noon-3:59 PM 469 7.08%
4 PM-11:59 PM 320 4.83%

Watertown Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 249 3.76%
5-9 927 13.99%
10-14 1,071 16.16%
15-19 1,044 15.76%
20-24 857 12.93%
25-29 356 5.37%
30-34 614 9.27%
35-39 105 1.58%
40-44 328 4.95%
45-59 631 9.52%
60-89 236 3.56%
At least 90 208 3.14%

Watertown Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 4,504 67.97%
30-44 13 0.20% 1,034 15.61%
45-59 0 0.00% 631 9.52%
At least 60 50 0.75% 394 5.95%

Watertown Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 446 6.57%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 6,027 88.78%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 8 0.12%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 63 0.93%
Color 6 Box Walked 82 1.21%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 163 2.40%

Watertown Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Watertown Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 4,780 (12,903 people)
Families (2000): 3,650 (11,477 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,777
People at same address in 1995: 8,445
Watertown Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 191 4.00%
$10,000-$14,999 104 2.18%
$15,000-$19,999 137 2.87%
$20,000-$24,999 152 3.18%
$25,000-$29,999 195 4.08%
$30,000-$34,999 173 3.62%
$35,000-$39,999 224 4.69%
$40,000-$44,999 259 5.42%
$45,000-$49,999 206 4.31%
$50,000-$59,999 411 8.60%
$60,000-$74,999 666 13.93%
$75,000-$99,999 835 17.47%
$100,000-$124,999 619 12.95%
$125,000-$149,999 258 5.40%
$150,000-$199,999 162 3.39%
$200,000 or more 188 3.93%

Watertown Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 992 20.71%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,417 29.58%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 156 3.26%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 851 17.76%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 10 0.21%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 863 18.01%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 2 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 355 7.41%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 4 0.08%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 104 2.17%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 36 0.75%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.02%

Watertown Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 4,055 28.30%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,723 19.00%
Public Assistance 80 0.56%
Retirement 881 6.15%
Self Employment 523 3.65%
Social Security 1,328 9.27%
Supplemental Security 107 0.75%
Wage / Salary 3,959 27.63%
Other 674 4.70%

Watertown Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,641 52.46%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,487 47.54%

Watertown Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 302 6.05%
Color 1 Box Married 3,309 66.29%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,287 25.78%
Color 3 Box Widowed 94 1.88%

Watertown Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 430 7.86%
Color 1 Box Married 3,435 62.79%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,074 19.63%
Color 3 Box Widowed 532 9.72%

Watertown Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Watertown Education Information Back to top
Watertown Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 344 3.48%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 907 9.17%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,830 28.60%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,099 21.21%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 867 8.76%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,660 16.78%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,188 12.01%

Watertown Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 83 0.64% 205 1.57% 288 2.21%
Kindergarten 107 0.82% 36 0.28% 143 1.10%
Grades 1-4 562 4.31% 144 1.10% 706 5.41%
Grades 5-8 694 5.32% 91 0.70% 785 6.02%
Grades 9-12 604 4.63% 218 1.67% 822 6.30%
Undergrad college 397 3.04% 170 1.30% 567 4.35%
Graduate or professional school 74 0.57% 86 0.66% 160 1.23%
Total 2,521 19.33% 950 7.28% 3,471 26.61%

Watertown Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Watertown Business Information Back to top
Number of Businesses (2003): 814
Watertown Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Watertown Public Benefits Information Back to top
Watertown Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 12,668 98.45%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 199 1.55%

Watertown Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Watertown Criminal Information Back to top
Watertown Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 0.000 0.138 0.000 0.046 0.184 0.000 2.162 14.442 0.552 17.156
2000 0.044 0.044 0.000 0.132 0.220 0.000 2.160 17.239 0.838 20.237
2001 0.046 0.000 0.000 0.138 0.184 0.000 2.249 16.158 1.102 19.509
2002 0.227 0.000 0.045 0.000 0.273 0.000 2.226 14.947 0.681 17.855
2003 0.270 0.000 0.000 0.180 0.450 0.000 1.708 13.755 0.539 16.003
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 0.269 0.000 0.000 0.045 0.314 0.000 2.644 11.965 0.851 15.460
2006 0.673 0.045 0.000 0.000 0.718 0.000 4.216 14.218 1.076 19.511
2007 1.695 0.000 0.000 0.312 2.007 0.000 1.963 12.891 1.204 16.058

Watertown Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 11 36
2005 11 36
2006 11 38
2007 11 36

Watertown Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 377
2000 464
2001 429
2002 399

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Watertown Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Watertown Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,659 12.72%
10-19 Years 1,832 14.05%
20-29 Years 1,127 8.64%
30-39 Years 1,927 14.77%
40-49 Years 2,357 18.07%
50-59 Years 1,765 13.53%
60-69 Years 986 7.56%
70-79 Years 851 6.52%
80-89 Years 456 3.50%
90+ Years 83 0.64%

Watertown Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 6,277 48.13%
Color 1 Box Female 6,766 51.87%

Watertown Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 12,539 96.14%
Color 2 Box Asian 179 1.37%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 163 1.25%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 75 0.58%
Color 1 Box African-American 55 0.42%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 19 0.15%
Color 6 Box Other Race 9 0.07%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 4 0.03%

Watertown Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Italian 3,967 24.96%
2. Irish 2,989 18.81%
3. English 1,553 9.77%
4. German 1,376 8.66%
5. French Non-Basque 1,171 7.37%
6. French Canadian 781 4.91%
7. Polish 781 4.91%
8. Lithuanian 631 3.97%
9. United States Or American 391 2.46%
10. Scottish 313 1.97%

Watertown Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 10,905 88.59%
2. Italian 526 4.27%
3. Other Indo European 156 1.27%
4. French 138 1.12%
5. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 100 0.81%
6. Tagalog 78 0.63%
7. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 75 0.61%
8. Polish 71 0.58%
9. Korean 61 0.50%
10. German 37 0.30%

Watertown Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 12,252 93.89%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 669 5.13%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 129 0.99%

Watertown Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Watertown Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Watertown Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
06795