Watseka

Population: 4,630
Median household income: $42,794
Median home value: $104,400

Located in Iroquois County, Illinois, Watseka is a community with a population of 4,630. Its median household income of $42,794 runs below the Iroquois County figure of $62,439.

Between 2019 and 2023, Watseka's population declined 6.5% from 4,954 to 4,630, while its median home value rose 22.1% from $85,500 to $104,400.

The median gross rent is $815. 11.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,630
Median age: 46.4 yrs
Median household income: $42,794
Median home value: $104,400
Median gross rent: $815
Housing units: 2,384
Homeownership rate: 63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,9544,630

Median household income

$39,281$42,794

Median home value

$85,500$104,400

Median gross rent

$648$815

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,954	$39,281	$85,500	$648
2020	4,956	$38,162	$79,700	$661
2021	4,623	$38,328	$81,500	$697
2022	4,361	$41,774	$88,600	$756
2023	4,630	$42,794	$104,400	$815

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1712.4%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 448.0%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over13.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	338	7.3%
5 to 17	573	12.4%
18 to 24	441	9.5%
25 to 34	518	11.2%
35 to 44	369	8.0%
45 to 54	590	12.7%
55 to 64	623	13.5%
65 to 74	547	11.8%
75 and over	631	13.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,919	84.6%
Black or African American	57	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.1%
Asian	83	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	43	0.9%
Two or more races	273	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	251	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.2%

High school graduate41.8%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree8.3%

Graduate or professional degree2.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	467	14.2%
High school graduate	1,369	41.8%
Some college or associate's	1,073	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	273	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	96	2.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled13.1%

Public transit1.1%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,512	80.1%
Carpooled	247	13.1%
Public transit	20	1.1%
Walked	37	2.0%
Bicycle	9	0.5%
Worked from home	57	3.0%
Other means	6	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,019	55.7%
15 to 29 min	455	24.8%
30 to 44 min	195	10.6%
45 to 59 min	115	6.3%
60+ min	47	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 25.5% (1,122 of 4,393)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,051	49.6%
Nonfamily households	1,069	50.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,120	88.9%
Vacant	264	11.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,335	63.0%
Renter-occupied	785	37.0%

1-unit, detached70.6%

1-unit, attached8.1%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other6.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,682	70.6%
1-unit, attached	193	8.1%
2 to 4 units	178	7.5%
5 to 19 units	124	5.2%
20 or more units	56	2.3%
Mobile home & other	151	6.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1779228
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.94 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.7751, -87.7304