Wataga

Population: 782
Median household income: $57,500
Median home value: $95,700

Wataga is a community in Knox County, Illinois, home to 782 residents. Its median household income of $57,500 runs above the Knox County figure of $53,291.

From 2019 to 2023, Wataga's population declined 4.6% from 820 to 782, while its median home value rose 17.4% from $81,500 to $95,700.

12.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 72.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 782
Median age: 32.3 yrs
Median household income: $57,500
Median home value: $95,700
Median gross rent: $634
Housing units: 354
Homeownership rate: 72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

820782

Median household income

$39,226$57,500

Median home value

$81,500$95,700

Median gross rent

$505$634

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	820	$39,226	$81,500	$505
2020	778	$46,250	$80,400	$530
2021	726	$44,821	$79,300	$502
2022	765	$56,563	$88,600	$569
2023	782	$57,500	$95,700	$634

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1720.3%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3423.4%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 648.4%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	53	6.8%
5 to 17	159	20.3%
18 to 24	62	7.9%
25 to 34	183	23.4%
35 to 44	81	10.4%
45 to 54	72	9.2%
55 to 64	66	8.4%
65 to 74	78	10.0%
75 and over	28	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	707	90.4%
Black or African American	12	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.3%
Two or more races	27	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	32	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.5%

High school graduate33.7%

Some college or associate's46.7%

Bachelor's degree10.6%

Graduate or professional degree1.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	38	7.5%
High school graduate	171	33.7%
Some college or associate's	237	46.7%
Bachelor's degree	54	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8	1.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone87.1%

Carpooled11.6%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.8%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	331	87.1%
Carpooled	44	11.6%
Public transit	1	0.3%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	0.8%
Other means	1	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	118	31.3%
15 to 29 min	194	51.5%
30 to 44 min	10	2.7%
45 to 59 min	15	4.0%
60+ min	40	10.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 14.2% (110 of 775)

	Count	Share
Family households	228	68.3%
Nonfamily households	106	31.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	334	94.4%
Vacant	20	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	241	72.2%
Renter-occupied	93	27.8%

1-unit, detached80.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units14.4%

5 to 19 units5.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	285	80.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	51	14.4%
5 to 19 units	18	5.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1779124
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.83 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.0252, -90.2754