Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area Immigration

Population

The Watertown-Fort Drum Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) population 1/ increased from 88,508 in 1970 to 117,011 in 2010. That was an increase of 31.7 percent.

The foreign-born (FB) population increased from 3,277 in 1970 to 5,971 in 2010. That was an increase of 82.2 percent. The foreign-born share changed from 3.7 percent to 5.1 percent.

The share of the overall population that was native-born (NB) decreased by 29.8 percent.

	Watertown MSA: Population  1970-2010
	

Sources of Population Change

The primary sources of population change are:

The first chart below shows the three population change factors for three periods adjusted for annual average amounts. Natural change (B-D) was the primary factor adding population in all periods.

The second chart shows the same data but with an adjustment to reflect births to immigrants shifted to NIM. In it, B-D remained the main source of added population in all periods.

	Watertown MSA: Sources of Population Change 1990-2014 		Watertown MSA: Sources of Population Change (Adjusted) 1990-2014
			

		B-D	 NDM	 NIM						 B-D	 NDM	 NIM	
	90-'99	92.1%	 neg.	 7.9%					90-'99	 83.1%	 neg.	16.9%
	00-'09	 all	 neg.	 neg.					00-'09	 94.2%	 neg.	 5.8%
	10-'14	65.5%	 neg.	34.5%					10-'14	 57.1%	 neg.	42.9%	

1 Jefferson County.


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