Watertown, New York Population History

Latest Data (2017)

Population	25,687
Nationwide Rank	1460

Quick Facts

Watertown, New York is the 1,460th largest city in the United States as of 2017.

Watertown, New York is a city.

Watertown, New York is currently 13.0% smaller than it was in 1990, the year of its peak recorded population.

Watertown, New York's growth is extremely below average. 89% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2017
1450	Troy, Ohio	25,865	17.0%
1451	Asheboro, North Carolina	25,863	16.4%
1452	Salem, Virginia	25,862	4.2%
1453	Mount Pleasant, Michigan	25,847	-0.1%
1454	Owatonna, Minnesota	25,794	14.1%
1455	Woodburn, Oregon	25,780	31.4%
1456	Lebanon, Pennsylvania	25,770	5.4%
1457	Maple Valley, Washington	25,758	81.3%
1458	Green, Ohio	25,747	12.2%
1459	Ridgewood, New Jersey	25,692	3.0%
1460	Watertown, New York	25,687	-3.5%
1461	Madison, Mississippi	25,627	35.0%
1462	Reedley, California	25,620	22.6%
1463	Athens, Alabama	25,616	33.8%
1464	Williston, North Dakota	25,586	105.2%
1465	Chanhassen, Minnesota	25,558	24.8%
1466	Hercules, California	25,545	31.0%
1467	El Cerrito, California	25,515	9.9%
1468	South Portland, Maine	25,483	9.0%
1469	Kingsville, Texas	25,482	-0.1%
1470	Clinton, Iowa	25,480	-8.0%

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2017
772	Troy	49,565	0.6%
799	Niagara Falls	48,460	-12.7%
848	Binghamton	45,179	-4.4%
876	Freeport	43,508	-0.6%
1017	Valley Stream	37,935	4.4%
1134	Long Beach	33,750	-4.8%
1171	Spring Valley	32,724	41.9%
1178	Rome	32,473	-6.8%
1229	Ithaca	31,006	7.3%
1245	Poughkeepsie	30,614	1.5%
1250	North Tonawanda	30,475	-8.1%
1275	Port Chester	29,711	6.5%
1281	Jamestown	29,591	-7.2%
1322	Harrison	28,587	18.0%
1330	Newburgh	28,363	0.0%
1341	Saratoga Springs	28,027	6.0%
1349	Middletown	27,891	9.9%
1353	Elmira	27,773	-10.2%
1363	Glen Cove	27,500	3.1%
1380	Lindenhurst	27,153	-2.4%
1403	Auburn	26,704	-6.2%
1460	Watertown	25,687	-3.5%
1473	Ossining	25,403	5.4%
1516	Rockville Centre	24,848	1.1%
1553	Peekskill	24,272	7.7%
1562	Kiryas Joel	24,155	81.9%
1614	Kingston	23,169	-1.2%
1648	Garden City	22,698	3.8%
1780	Lockport	20,569	-7.4%
1843	Lynbrook	19,716	-1.0%
1847	Plattsburgh	19,696	4.6%
1869	Mamaroneck	19,423	5.0%
1873	Mineola	19,387	0.7%
1925	Cortland	18,698	0.0%
1976	Scarsdale	18,079	1.2%
1990	Lackawanna	17,934	-5.7%
1996	Amsterdam	17,844	-2.5%
2037	Oswego	17,465	-3.4%
2050	Massapequa Park	17,266	-1.3%
2074	Cohoes	16,875	8.2%
2161	Floral Park	16,103	0.8%
2174	Rye	16,009	6.9%
2230	Westbury	15,493	7.7%
2255	Kenmore	15,217	-7.1%
2257	Depew	15,193	-8.3%
2278	Gloversville	14,951	-2.6%
2282	Tonawanda	14,904	-7.4%
2298	Mastic Beach	14,762
2303	Batavia	14,661	-9.6%
2323	Johnson City	14,508	-6.2%
2329	Glens Falls	14,439	0.7%
2345	Beacon	14,289	-3.2%
2365	Oneonta	14,057	6.1%
2424	Olean	13,711	-10.4%
2540	Geneva	12,886	-5.0%