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	Watertown, MA, 02472	United States
Total population	32,986	281,421,906
State	Massachusetts
City	watertown
Zip(s)	02472

Watertown, MA, 02472 Population

	Watertown, MA, 02472	%, Watertown, MA, 02472	United States
Male	15,265	46.28%	49.06%
Female	17,721	53.72%	50.94%
Median age (years)	36.7		35.3

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	Watertown, MA, 02472	%, Watertown, MA, 02472	United States
18 years and over	28,327	85.88%	74.31%
21 years and over	27,096	82.14%	69.97%
62 years and over	6,192	18.77%	14.66%
65 years and over	5,505	16.69%	12.43%

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	Watertown, MA, 02472	%, Watertown, MA, 02472	United States
White	30,155	91.42%	75.14%
Black or African American	572	1.73%	12.32%
Asian	1,276	3.87%	3.64%
Some other race	341	1.03%	5.46%
Two or more races	642	1.95%	2.43%

Watertown, MA, 02472 Housing

	Watertown, MA, 02472	%, Watertown, MA, 02472	United States
Total households	14,629		105,480,101
Family households (families)	7,325	50.07%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	7,304	49.93%	31.94%

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	Watertown, MA, 02472	%, Watertown, MA, 02472	United States
Total housing units	15,008		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	379	2.53%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	14,629	97.47%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	6,881	45.85%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	7,748	51.63%	30.77%

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	Watertown, MA, 02472	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	0	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	0	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	62	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	444	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,591	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	1,026	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	136	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	9	0.57%
Median (dollars)	270,600	119,600

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	Watertown, MA, 02472	%, Watertown, MA, 02472	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,888	19.74%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	4,480	30.62%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,921	13.13%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,854	12.67%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,255	8.58%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	2,231	15.25%	9.65%

Watertown, MA, 02472 Education

	Watertown, MA, 02472	%, Watertown, MA, 02472	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,949		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	572	8.23%	6.47%
Kindergarten	141	2.03%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,058	29.62%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,082	15.57%	21.38%
College or graduate school	3,096	44.55%	22.81%

Watertown, MA, 02472 Economy

	Watertown, MA, 02472	%, Watertown, MA, 02472	United States
Population 16 years and over	28,728		217,168,077
In labor force	19,794	68.9%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	19,794	68.9%	63.39%
- - Employed	19,319	67.25%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	475	1.65%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	2.4		5.8
- Armed Forces	0		0.53%
Not in labor force	8,934	31.1%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	15,582	54.24%	51.66%
In labor force	9,910	34.5%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	9,910	34.5%	29.65%
- - Employed	9,675	33.68%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,676	5.83%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	922		12,787,501

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	Watertown, MA, 02472	%, Watertown, MA, 02472	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	14,645		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	875	5.97%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	674	4.6%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,255	8.57%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,275	8.71%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	2,066	14.11%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,949	20.14%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,269	15.49%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,038	13.92%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	655	4.47%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	589	4.02%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	59,764		41,994

	Watertown, MA, 02472	%, Watertown, MA, 02472	United States
With earnings	12,026	41.86%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	75,273		56,604
With Social Security income	3,779	13.15%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,663		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	476	1.66%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	7,118		6,320
With public assistance income	245	0.85%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	6,924		3,032
With retirement income	2,017	7.02%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	19,291		17,376

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