Wataga, IL
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wataga, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,120. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet WATAGA-IL · Wataga, IL 1 ZIPs · 1,120 pop · #13932/25278 · Knox County
INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $68,333
- RANK-MID #13932/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Maquon
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 81% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 1,120
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $112,900
Nearest income peer: Maquon, IL ( $2,872 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Wataga
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Wataga on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Altona · lowest
Altona · lowest
$48,929 median HH income
- Abingdon · near
Abingdon · near
$62,925 median HH income
- Maquon · near
Maquon · near
$65,461 median HH income
- Wataga · this city
Wataga · this city
$68,333 median HH income
- Yates City · near
Yates City · near
$73,125 median HH income
- Gilson · near
Gilson · near
$76,000 median HH income
- Williamsfield · highest
Williamsfield · highest
$98,125 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Wataga, IL sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 45th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 1,120
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $68,333
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $68,333 and poverty 7.0% concentrate in 61488.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Wataga as a pure owner town.
Within Illinois, Princeton is the closest lower-income city and Oakford the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Wataga.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 61488, is all of Wataga
There is no split to weigh here: 61488 holds every one of Wataga's 1,120 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Wataga
Citywide ZBP: 14 establishments, 172 employees , annual payroll $10,213k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 61488 (14 units) ; leading NAICS Wholesale trade (3) · also Transportation and warehousing · Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Wataga, IL
These ZIP codes sit in Knox County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Wataga. See the Knox County roll-up →
Wataga sits in the lower half of Knox County on income: Knoxville, Yates City and Oneida report more, Galesburg, Abingdon and Altona report less. Williamsfield marks the far end of that range at $98,125, 44% above Wataga.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61488 | 1,120 | $68,333 | 14 | 17 |
Wataga roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Wataga, .