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Watseka, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Watseka, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,190. 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 WATSEKA-IL · Watseka, IL 1 ZIPs · 7,190 pop · #22699/25278 · Iroquois County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $46,688
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22699/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sheldon
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,190
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $119,900

Nearest income peer: Sheldon, IL (+ $256 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 Watseka

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Watseka 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, Watseka, IL sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

10th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,190
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$46,688
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($46,688 average) · poverty 23.0%. The primary code (60970) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Watseka as a pure owner town.

Within Illinois, Madison is the closest lower-income city and Nilwood the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Watseka.

Population concentration

Watseka reads through its lone ZIP, 60970

7,190 ACS residents, one ZIP: 60970 is not the leading code inside Watseka, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Watseka's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 202 establishments, 2,390 employees , annual payroll $110,829k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 60970 (202 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (37) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Watseka, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Iroquois County, which covers 20 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Watseka. See the Iroquois County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Iroquois County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Watseka, Milford, Clifton and Gilman among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Loda marks the far end of that range at $106,250, 128% above Watseka.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
60970 7,190 $46,688 202 21
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Watseka 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 Watseka, .