Watertown, New York Population History

Latest Data (2018)

Population	25,290
Nationwide Rank	1493

Quick Facts

Watertown, New York is the 1,493rd largest city in the United States as of 2018.

Watertown, New York is a city.

Watertown, New York is currently 14.3% smaller than it was in 1990, the year of its peak recorded population.

Watertown, New York's growth is extremely below average. 88% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2018
1483	Homewood, Alabama	25,397	1.3%
1484	Mount Pleasant, Michigan	25,388	-1.9%
1485	Carbondale, Illinois	25,376	-3.3%
1486	South Salt Lake, Utah	25,365	15.2%
1487	Zanesville, Ohio	25,364	-0.7%
1488	Balch Springs, Texas	25,351	29.5%
1489	Champlin, Minnesota	25,346	13.6%
1490	Sanger, California	25,313	32.8%
1491	Starkville, Mississippi	25,309	15.0%
1492	Kiryas Joel, New York	25,292	90.5%
1493	Watertown, New York	25,290	-5.0%
1494	Ridgewood, New Jersey	25,272	1.3%
1495	Woodstock, Illinois	25,268	24.3%
1496	Franklin, Indiana	25,248	28.5%
1497	Hazelwood, Missouri	25,204	-3.7%
1498	Belvidere, Illinois	25,194	18.8%
1499	Mauldin, South Carolina	25,193	60.9%
1500	Austin, Minnesota	25,190	7.0%
1501	Clinton, Iowa	25,184	-9.0%
1502	University Park, Texas	25,182	7.7%
1503	Clinton, Mississippi	25,179	0.0%

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2018
785	Troy	49,374	0.3%
811	Niagara Falls	48,144	-13.2%
862	Binghamton	44,785	-5.2%
892	Freeport	43,044	-1.7%
1032	Valley Stream	37,523	3.2%
1156	Long Beach	33,534	-5.4%
1193	Spring Valley	32,261	39.9%
1199	Rome	32,204	-7.6%
1235	Ithaca	30,999	7.2%
1253	Poughkeepsie	30,469	1.0%
1260	North Tonawanda	30,372	-8.4%
1300	Jamestown	29,315	-8.1%
1302	Port Chester	29,282	4.9%
1341	Newburgh	28,164	-0.7%
1348	Saratoga Springs	28,005	5.9%
1353	Harrison	27,896	15.2%
1355	Middletown	27,815	9.6%
1386	Elmira	27,204	-12.1%
1387	Glen Cove	27,201	2.0%
1409	Lindenhurst	26,902	-3.3%
1436	Auburn	26,454	-7.1%
1492	Kiryas Joel	25,292	90.5%
1493	Watertown	25,290	-5.0%
1511	Ossining	24,998	3.7%
1544	Rockville Centre	24,602	0.1%
1570	Peekskill	24,173	7.2%
1641	Kingston	22,950	-2.1%
1668	Garden City	22,495	2.9%
1798	Lockport	20,434	-8.0%
1872	Lynbrook	19,493	-2.1%
1881	Plattsburgh	19,438	3.2%
1894	Mineola	19,234	0.0%
1901	Mamaroneck	19,154	3.5%
1934	Cortland	18,713	0.0%
1998	Amsterdam	17,864	-2.4%
2000	Scarsdale	17,863	0.0%
2013	Lackawanna	17,768	-6.6%
2055	Oswego	17,337	-4.1%
2078	Massapequa Park	17,091	-2.3%
2109	Cohoes	16,655	6.8%
2196	Floral Park	15,923	-0.2%
2212	Rye	15,752	5.2%
2250	Westbury	15,354	6.7%
2276	Kenmore	15,076	-7.9%
2278	Depew	15,054	-9.1%
2302	Gloversville	14,832	-3.3%
2306	Tonawanda	14,798	-8.0%
2328	Beacon	14,523	-1.6%
2332	Batavia	14,491	-10.6%
2347	Glens Falls	14,348	0.1%
2354	Johnson City	14,299	-7.6%
2405	Oneonta	13,918	5.1%
2454	Olean	13,597	-11.2%
2576	Geneva	12,762	-5.9%
2591	Endicott	12,645	-2.6%