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Watertown, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Watertown, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 32,014. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet WATERTOWN-MA · Watertown, MA 1 ZIPs · 32,014 pop · #1757/25278 · Middlesex County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $126,336
  • RANK-TOP #1757/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Medford
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 48% owners
  • POP-SMALL 32,014
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $784,600

Nearest income peer: Medford, MA (+ $3,364 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Watertown

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Watertown on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Watertown, MA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 7%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
32,014
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$126,336
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $126,336 and home value $784,600 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 66.5%.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (47.6%) for this income tier, rent $2,498 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Massachusetts, Marshfield is the closest lower-income city and Plympton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Watertown.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 02472, is all of Watertown

There is no split to weigh here: 02472 holds every one of Watertown's 32,014 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Watertown's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,052 establishments, 17,292 employees , annual payroll $1,768,141k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 02472 (1,052 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (175) · also Health care and social assistance · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Watertown, MA

These ZIP codes sit in Middlesex County, which covers 81 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Watertown. See the Middlesex County roll-up →

Watertown lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Middlesex County: Cambridge, Somerville and Medford earn more and Lowell, Framingham and Waltham earn less. Lowell marks the far end of that range at $78,949, 38% below Watertown.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
02472 32,014 $126,336 1,052 3,062
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Watertown roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Watertown, .