ZIP 53098 · Watertown
Who lives in ZIP code 53098 (Watertown, WI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Watertown, WI · Dodge County
uszips 2026
People11,353
Median age45.0
Household income$74,431
Home value$255,034
Median rent$1,134/mo
Poverty7.1%
College degree+17.5%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Beaver Dam, WI (micro)
- Wider region
- Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 43 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,604
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.4% are 65 or older; 81.0% are adults.
Household income
32.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,354.
Education (adults 25+)
34.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 49.0%
- Never married
- 31.2%
- Divorced
- 13.5%
- Widowed
- 6.3%
- Family size
- 3.11
- Dual-income families
- 62.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 67.2%
- Rent burden
- 29.0%
- Men / women
- 45% / 55%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.9%
- Unemployment
- 5.2%
- Self-employed
- 10.3%
- Farmers
- 3.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 27.1%
- Veterans
- 6.8%
- With a disability
- 13.3%
- No health insurance
- 4.2%
- Limited English
- 1.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.