City Data

Population: 976 (490 females; 486 males)
Median resident age: 41.7 years
Land area: 1.41 square miles [3.7 km²]
Population density: 692 people per square mile
Median household income: $26,078
Per capita income: $16,841
March 2012 cost of living index: 91.3 (U.S. average: 100)
Poverty Rate: 43.3%
Estimated median house or condo value: $116,379
Latitude: 38°11'41" N (or 38.19° N)
Longitude: -85°41'22" W (or -85.69° W)
Elevation: 476 feet above sea level

Your Mayor and City Council strive to keep Watterson Park’s tax rates low. As a result, Watterson Park has one of the lowest tax rates on real property in Jefferson County.

• Your real property tax rate is 5.8¢ per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation for fiscal year July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023.

• The tangible personal property tax rate is 5.0¢ per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation for fiscal year July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023.

• The tax rate on motor vehicles and watercraft is 7.0¢ per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation for the 2023 calendar year.