2024 Compare Cities Economy:
East Rochester, NY vs Watertown, NY

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Highlights
- Household income in Watertown, is 24% less than it is in East Rochester and is 50% below the National Average.
- East Rochester unemployment rate is 6.7%.
- Watertown unemployment rate is 7.8%.
 East Rochester, NYWatertown, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.7%7.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.8%0.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth23.5%16.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%8.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.2%6.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,328$29,057$37,638
 Household Income$60,260$46,051$69,021
 Family Median Income$69,205$60,074$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 East Rochester, NYWatertown, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.0%16.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.0%4.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.6%11.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.2%11.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K11.3%9.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.7%8.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K17.9%9.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.0%12.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K13.8%9.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.8%3.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K0.6%3.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 East Rochester, NYWatertown, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.5%12.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.5%3.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%2.6%1.8%
 Legal0.4%0.3%1.2%
 Education, library7.2%7.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.8%1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.6%5.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.5%6.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.0%2.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.9%10.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.0%2.0%3.6%
 Personal care3.4%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support28.5%25.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.5%5.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.8%10.4%13.1%
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Reviews for Watertown    2 Reviews

I don’t live there but visit on occasion. Very quiet town. Ran into a white out blizzard while driving there that a local tells me isn’t unusual. One minute I could  More

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Over 16 years ago

As a city primarily filled and flourished with military families, Watertown is a decent place to live. Because of the population influx from military families, the town  More

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