East Galesburg vs Wataga

A side-by-side comparison of East Galesburg and Wataga: population, income, housing, and more.

East Galesburg and Wataga are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wataga has the higher population (782 vs 676 in East Galesburg). East Galesburg has the higher median household income ($65,750 vs $57,500 in Wataga). East Galesburg has the higher median home value ($106,000 vs $95,700 in Wataga).

Population, income & housing

	East Galesburg	Wataga
Population	676	782
Median age	51.5 yrs	32.3 yrs
Median household income	$65,750	$57,500
Median home value	$106,000	$95,700
Median gross rent	$791	$634
Housing units	344	354
Homeownership rate	82.6%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.9%	12.2%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Galesburg	Wataga
Population	615 → 676 (+9.9%)	820 → 782 (-4.6%)
Median household income	$59,844 → $65,750 (+9.9%)	$39,226 → $57,500 (+46.6%)
Median home value	$103,800 → $106,000 (+2.1%)	$81,500 → $95,700 (+17.4%)
Median gross rent	$670 → $791 (+18.1%)	$505 → $634 (+25.5%)

East Galesburg

Population

615676

Median household income

$59,844$65,750

Median home value

$103,800$106,000

Median gross rent

$670$791

Wataga

Population

820782

Median household income

$39,226$57,500

Median home value

$81,500$95,700

Median gross rent

$505$634

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Galesburg	Wataga
Under 5	7.2%	6.8%
5 to 17	8.0%	20.3%
18 to 24	6.2%	7.9%
25 to 34	13.2%	23.4%
35 to 44	6.8%	10.4%
45 to 54	12.1%	9.2%
55 to 64	17.2%	8.4%
65 to 74	18.6%	10.0%
75 and over	10.7%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Galesburg	Wataga
White (non-Hispanic)	96.4%	90.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.6%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Galesburg	Wataga
No high school diploma	7.7%	7.5%
High school graduate	27.5%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	46.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Galesburg	Wataga
Drove alone	85.2%	87.1%
Carpooled	5.8%	11.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	0.8%
Other means	3.2%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Galesburg	Wataga
1-unit, detached	89.5%	80.5%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	14.4%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Galesburg	Wataga
Poverty rate	13.0%	14.2%
Average household size	2.07	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1969	1973