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Waterman, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Waterman, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,007. 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 WATERMAN-IL · Waterman, IL 1 ZIPs · 2,007 pop · #4425/25278 · DeKalb County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $100,186
  • RANK-TOP #4425/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hinckley
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,007
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $234,800

Nearest income peer: Hinckley, IL ( $1,228 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 Waterman

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Waterman 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, Waterman, IL sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 18%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,007
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$100,186
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $100,186 and home value $234,800 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 29.6%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Waterman as a pure owner town.

Within Illinois, Island Lake is the closest lower-income city and Taylor Ridge the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Waterman.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 60556, is all of Waterman

There is no split to weigh here: 60556 holds every one of Waterman's 2,007 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Waterman's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 40 establishments, 375 employees , annual payroll $24,423k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 60556 (40 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (5) · also Other services (except public administration) · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Waterman, IL

These ZIP codes sit in DeKalb County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Waterman. See the DeKalb County roll-up →

Waterman sits in the upper half of DeKalb County on income: Dekalb, Sycamore and Sandwich report less, while Kingston and Esmond report more. Dekalb marks the far end of that range at $47,043, 53% below Waterman.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
60556 2,007 $100,186 40 15
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Waterman 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 Waterman, .