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Watertown, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Watertown, WI: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 31,134. 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-WI · Watertown, WI 2 ZIPs · 31,134 pop · #11537/25278 · Dodge County and Jefferson County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $73,937
  • RANK-MID #11537/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mayville
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-SMALL 31,134
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 53094→53098
  • HOME-MID $245,550

Nearest income peer: Mayville, WI ( $1,952 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, WI sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 46%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
31,134
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$73,937
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (2) - lead code 53094 (19,169 residents). Household income $73,937 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Watertown as a pure owner town.

Within Wisconsin, Baileys Harbor is the closest lower-income city and High Bridge the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Watertown.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Watertown differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Watertown: $73,443 in ZIP 53094 to $74,431 in 53098. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.0×

53094 to 53098

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.1×

53094 to 53098

Poverty-rate spread
2.9 points

53098 to 53094

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 53094 skews compact Watertown

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 53094 covers about 62% of Watertown's 31,134 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Watertown

Citywide ZBP: 689 establishments, 10,950 employees , annual payroll $576,702k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 53094 (523 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (99) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Watertown, WI

These ZIP codes straddle Dodge County and Jefferson County, so county-level figures split Watertown between several administrative records. See the Dodge County roll-up →

Watertown sits in the lower half of Dodge County and Jefferson County on income: Fort Atkinson, Waupun and Jefferson report more, Beaver Dam, Mayville and Horicon report less. Johnson Creek marks the far end of that range at $96,127, 30% above Watertown.

Side-by-side: Compare 53094 vs 53098 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
53094 19,169 $73,443 523 83
53098 11,965 $74,431 166 45
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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, .