Watterson ParkKY
A town of 1,031.
Is Watterson Park a good place to live?
The best of Watterson Park’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and a B for civic life; the weakest is a D for schools. Watterson Park’s median household income is $40,000, below both Kentucky’s towns ($60,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). The KFC White House Building is on the National Register of Historic Places. Watterson Park has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Watterson Park stand out
Where Watterson Park beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Jobs vs. working residents
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Home/Hospital | PK–12 | 1 |
| Outside School Day Program | PK–12 | — |
1,031 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Watterson Park grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kentucky), ordered by how far Watterson Park is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Sons of the American Revolution and 30 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Watterson Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi LandmarkUnited States Bullion Depository
4 mi Theme parkKentucky Kingdom
4 mi Stadium & arenaL&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
5 mi Stadium & arenaLynn Family Stadium
6 mi Stadium & arenaKFC Yum! CenterPhoto credits
United States Bullion Depository: Work permit Original author=Cliff, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kentucky Kingdom: Stevietheman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium: Perthsider, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lynn Family Stadium: Bpluke01, CC BY-SA 4.0 · KFC Yum! Center: Jamesmac96, CC BY 3.0
Moving to Watterson Park: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Watterson Park, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Watterson Park.
A job hub: Watterson Park has 47.3 jobs for every working resident and draws in 21,841 commuters
Most working residents leave Watterson Park for work: only 5% work in town. 17% of residents live below the poverty line in Watterson Park, near the Kentucky town median (16%) and above the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Since 2013, Watterson Park has lost 4,462 jobs, to 21,866 in 2023.
| Watterson Park | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.4% | 15% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Watterson Park’s public schools trail 90% of Kentucky districts
Its public schools are run by the Jefferson County school district. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home/HospitalLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 1 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KY on state tests and graduation
Residents of Watterson Park are less healthy than 79% of U.S. towns
Watterson Park beats the Kentucky average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 22% of Watterson Park adults worry about having enough food. Only 7 of the 142 Kentucky towns we compare have a higher share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Watterson Park.
| Watterson Park | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 23% | 19% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 40% | 36% |
| What stands out | Watterson Park | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.4% | 8.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 9.9% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Low risk in Watterson Park, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities. Since 1989, 42 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Watterson Park.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Watterson Park, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Watterson Park has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 25° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More middle-aged adults than Kentucky overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (38% statewide). The median age in Watterson Park is 45 years. Watterson Park has grown 2.8% since 2020, to 1,031 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Watterson Park | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 years | 37.6 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 21% | 26% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
40% women, 60% men
About 152 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±5 points). Across Kentucky, 50.5% of residents are women.
| Watterson Park | KY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.5% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.2% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.6% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.8% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.9% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.8% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.2% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.3% | 10.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.8% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 22.5% | 11.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.2% | 32.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.2% | 19.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.5% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 11.6% | 16.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9% | 11.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,000, single groups can be off by several points
Homes in Watterson Park sell for about $270K
54% of households own their home in Watterson Park.
| Watterson Park | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 54% | 59% | 73% |
| Median rent | $868 a month | $934 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Watterson Park
Colleges nearby
11 within 15 miles of the center of Watterson Park
About 4 of every 100 Watterson Park residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
Every workday, about 21,841 people come to Watterson Park for work
Where Watterson Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Watterson Park
City in Kentucky, United States
Watterson Park is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Watterson Park had a population of 1,004.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 476 ft
Questions about Watterson Park
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Watterson Park, KY expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $213,000, 8% below the Kentucky typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.