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Watson town, Lewis County, NY

1,976 Population
114.2 square miles 17.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.7 ±5.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Lewis County: 41.9 ±0.4
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New York: 39.8 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$35,447 ±$4,226 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Lewis County: $33,677 ±$1,122
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New York: $50,712 ±$237
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$68,864 ±$12,156 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Lewis County: $68,182 ±$3,903
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $85,974 ±$402
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.7% ±4.2% (170  ±85) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Lewis County: 12.3% † 3,254 (±1.4% / ±379)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New York: 14% 2,711,742 (±0.2% / ±29,111)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

32.8 minutes ±13.7 (29,875  ±13,712) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Lewis County: 24.2 260,065 (±1.4 / ±17,174)
  • about the same as the figure in New York: 32.6 258,262,370 (±0.1 / ±834,810)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

890 ±115 Number of households
  • Lewis County: 11,110 ±274
  • New York: 7,722,646 ±12,717
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0 (1,966  ±255) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Lewis County: 2.4 26,223 (±0.1 / ±11)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New York: 2.5 19,227,424
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.9% ±2.6% (8  ±11) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in Lewis County: 5.7% † 302 (±1.3% / ±70)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New York: 4.9% 228,276 (±0.1% / ±4,383)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,487 ±161 Number of housing units
  • Lewis County: 15,637 ±55
  • New York: 8,585,241 ±652
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$161,300 ±$17,767 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Lewis County: $166,100 ±$5,193
  • about two-fifths of the amount in New York: $423,800 ±$1,627
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.6% ±2.4% (130  ±50.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Lewis County: 7.8% † 2,058 (±1.1% / ±290.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New York: 9.9% 1,939,072 (±0.1% / ±17,964.9)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

96.3% ±16.4% (1,442  ±172.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Lewis County: 92.3% 17,160 (±3.1% / ±571.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New York: 88% 12,332,714 (±0.2% / ±30,517.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
19.8% ±5.3% (297  ±87.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Lewis County: 18.6% 3,450 (±1.5% / ±280.9)
  • about half the rate in New York: 40.2% 5,638,631 (±0.1% / ±20,283)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.8% ±1.6% (35  ±32) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Lewis County: 1.4% 363
  • about 10 percent of the rate in New York: 22.8% 4,526,014
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

11% ±2.9% (175  ±51) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Lewis County: 8.3% 1,703 (±0.8% / ±164)
  • more than double the rate in New York: 3.7% 581,776 (±0% / ±5,645)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
175 Total veterans ±51 162 Male ±49 13 Female ±13

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