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.

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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.

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.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

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) .

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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, .