Iroquois County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Watseka and their reported violations in the past:
BELMONT ACRES MWC (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Arsenic. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (APR-12-2006), St BCA signed (MAY-31-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-23-2006 and MAR-31-2006, Contaminant: Arsenic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-10-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-10-2006), St Formal NOV issued (APR-12-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-17-2006), St BCA signed (MAY-31-2006)
- OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JUL-01-1994 and MAY-18-1995, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-18-1995)
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAY-11-2006 and MAY-15-2006, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-15-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-15-2006)
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between FEB-17-2006 and APR-21-2006, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-09-2006), St Compliance achieved (APR-21-2006)
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-17-2006 and APR-21-2006, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-17-2006), St Compliance achieved (APR-21-2006)
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between OCT-08-2005 and DEC-05-2005, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-10-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-05-2005)
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between OCT-08-2005 and DEC-05-2005, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-21-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-05-2005)
- 5 other older monitoring violations
IROQUOIS CAFE (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2000 and SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-17-2000), St Intentional no-action (AUG-14-2000)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2000 and JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-01-2000), St Intentional no-action (MAY-16-2000)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Watseka that have no violations reported:
- SHEWAMI COUNTRY CLUB (Population served: 120, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- GRACE BIBLE CHURCH (Population served: 120, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- LONGBRANCH (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- HOMETOWN SHOP AND SAVE (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)
- SHAGBARK GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- JW KINGDOM HALL (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- MISS KAROLS (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- TRIPLE R BAR AND GRILL (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- THE ISLES DX3 INC (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- THE LOFT (Population served: 90, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 17.2%
(16.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Black residents, 20.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 3.9% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.2 people | | Illinois: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 58.3% | | Whole state: | 67.3% |
| This city: | 5.9% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Watseka, IL
People in group quarters in Watseka:
- 151 people in nursing homes
- 28 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 24 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 24 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 24 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 13 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Watseka compared to Illinois state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Watseka (2011 data):
- Sumner National Bank of Sheldon: Watseka Branch at 698 East Walnut Street, branch established on 2005/07/20. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $16.5 mil, Deposits: $14.9 mil, headquarters in Sheldon, IL, positive income, 2 total offices
- MainSource Bank: Watseka Branch at 216 South Fourth Street, branch established on 1956/11/28. Info updated 2009/12/09: Bank assets: $2,729.1 mil, Deposits: $2,167.0 mil, headquarters in Greensburg, IN, positive income, 86 total offices, Holding Company: Mainsource Financial Group, Inc.
- The First Trust and Savings Bank of Watseka, Illinois: The First Trust And Savings Bank Of Watseka, Illinois at 120 East Walnut Street, branch established on 1909/06/28. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $216.6 mil, Deposits: $189.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: First Trust Holdings, Inc., The
- Iroquois Federal Savings and Loan Association: Iroquois Federal Savings And Loan As at 201 E Cherry St, branch established on 1883/01/01. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $482.6 mil, Deposits: $352.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 5 total offices
- The Edgar County Bank and Trust Co., Paris, Illinois: Watseka Branch at 141 Veterans Parkway, branch established on 1999/01/11. Info updated 2009/12/31: Bank assets: $312.6 mil, Deposits: $246.5 mil, headquarters in Paris, IL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Edgar County Banc Shares, Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Watseka, Illinois:
- Watseka Motel, 814 E Walnut St, Watseka, IL 60970
 , Phone: (815) 432-2426
- Carousel Inn Motel, 1120 E Walnut St, Watseka, IL 60970 , Phone: (815) 432-4966
- Super 8 Motel, 710 W Walnut St, Watseka, IL 60970 , Phone: (815) 432-6000, Fax: (815) 432-6000
All 3 fire-safe hotels and motels in Watseka, Illinois
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (85%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Iroquois County Illinois:
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Religion statistics for Watseka (based on Iroquois County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 56.75%
| Here | | 56.8% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Lutheran Church | United Methodist Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
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| Adherents | 22.8% | 20.1% | 17.2% | 12.3% | 8.8% |
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| Congregations | 12.9% | 14.3% | 22.9% | 7.1% | 11.4% |
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| Name | United Church of Christ | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Inc. Apostolic Christian Church of America | Church of the Nazarene | Other |
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| Adherents | 3.9% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 9.1% |
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| Congregations | 4.3% | 2.9% | 1.4% | 5.7% | 17.1% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 9 | Iroquois County: | 2.98 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 2.24 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | Iroquois County: | 0.66 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 0.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12 | Here: | 3.97 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 2.61 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 25 | Here: | 8.27 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 6.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Iroquois County: | 9.1% | | State: | 8.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | Iroquois County: | 27.3% | | State: | 25.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
4 | $14,252 | $42,756 | 1 | $645 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $6,138 | $36,828 | 15 | $4,322 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
12 | $43,305 | $43,305 | 15 | $6,203 |
| Police - Other |
3 | $9,468 | $37,872 | 15 | $3,538 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 26 | $2,735 |
| Streets and Highways |
11 | $36,782 | $40,126 | 13 | $2,556 |
| Sewerage |
6 | $21,611 | $43,222 | 1 | $188 |
| Parks and Recreation |
4 | $12,712 | $38,136 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
9 | $30,124 | $40,165 | 1 | $194 |
| Gas Supply |
3 | $13,815 | $55,260 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
1 | $3,753 | $45,036 | 10 | $6,917 |
| Other and Unallocable |
4 | $14,906 | $44,718 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
59 | $206,866 | $42,074 | 97 | $27,298 |
Watseka government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $412,000 ($78.60)
- Charges - Sewerage: $468,000 ($89.28)
Solid Waste Management: $203,000 ($38.73)
Parks & Recreation: $19,000 ($3.62)
All Other: $7,000 ($1.34)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $70,000 ($13.35)
- Current Operations - General - Other: $1,645,000 ($313.81)
Police Protection: $848,000 ($161.77)
Regular Highways: $826,000 ($157.57)
Financial Administration: $548,000 ($104.54)
Water Utilities: $316,000 ($60.28)
Solid Waste Management: $299,000 ($57.04)
Libraries: $240,000 ($45.78)
Welfare - Other: $212,000 ($40.44)
Sewerage: $189,000 ($36.05)
Fire Protection: $128,000 ($24.42)
Parks & Recreation: $100,000 ($19.08)
General Public Buildings: $41,000 ($7.82)
Own Hospitals: $1,000 ($0.19)
- Employee Retirement - Total Cash & Deposits: $613,000 ($116.94)
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $462,000 ($88.13)
Total Other Securities: $215,000 ($41.01)
Total Federal Securities: $178,000 ($33.96)
Benefit Payments: $113,000 ($21.56)
From Local Government: $110,000 ($20.98)
Interest Revenue: $56,000 ($10.68)
Local Employee Contribution: $35,000 ($6.68)
Withdrawals: $14,000 ($2.67)
- General - Interest on Debt: $357,000 ($68.10)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $440,000 ($83.94)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $6,797,000 ($1296.64)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $76,000 ($14.50)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $6,226,000 ($1187.71)
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $409,000 ($78.02)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $124,000 ($23.66)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $523,000 ($99.77)
Water Utilities: $31,000 ($5.91)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $209,000 ($39.87)
General Revenue, NEC: $117,000 ($22.32)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,251,000 ($429.42)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $295,000 ($56.28)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $557,000 ($106.26)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,860,000 ($354.83)
All Other: $267,000 ($50.93)
Highways: $156,000 ($29.76)
Water Utilities: $75,000 ($14.31)
- Tax - Property: $1,695,000 ($323.35)
Total General Sales: $571,000 ($108.93)
NEC: $23,000 ($4.39)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,082,000 ($206.41)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $26,000 ($4.96)
5.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,523 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.25% | | Illinois average: | 5.66% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,188 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.98% | | Illinois average: | 5.99% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Watseka:
- WGFA (1360 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WATSEKA, IL; Owner: IROQUOIS COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
- WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WVIV (1200 AM; 20 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLXX-AM LICENSE CORP.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WILL (580 AM; 5 kW; URBANA, IL; Owner: UNIV. OF ILLINOIS BOARD OF TRUSTEES)
- WIND (560 AM; 5 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
Strongest FM radio stations in Watseka:
- WGFA-FM (94.1 FM; WATSEKA, IL; Owner: IROQUOIS COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WIVR (101.7 FM; KENTLAND, IN; Owner: MILNER BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES, LLC)
- WVLI (95.1 FM; KANKAKEE, IL; Owner: MILNER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WIBN (98.1 FM; EARL PARK, IN; Owner: BROTHERS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHPO (100.9 FM; HOOPESTON, IL; Owner: MARKET STREET BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WONU (89.7 FM; KANKAKEE, IL; Owner: OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY)
- WKIF (92.7 FM; KANKAKEE, IL; Owner: SPANISH BROADCASTING SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Watseka:
- W34CD (Channel 34; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WYIN (Channel 56; GARY, IN; Owner: NORTHWEST INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WICD (Channel 15; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: WICD LICENSEE, LLC)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Watseka, Illinois:
- Fatal accident count: 7
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 9
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 11
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 18
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Illinois average:
- Fatal accident count: 113
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 171
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 38
- Fatalities: 122
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 302
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 18
Watseka fatal accident list:
May 21, 1999 11:27 PM, Us-24, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data
Feb 6, 1990 04:30 PM, Mulberry, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2
Jul 12, 1988 09:20 AM, 1&24, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Aug 25, 1987 05:40 PM, North, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2
Oct 1, 1987 06:50 AM, Mulberry, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Feb 20, 1982 06:55 PM, 24, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Dec 4, 1977 00:25 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 11 meters (36ft)
Total costs: $1,380,000
Total average daily traffic: 5,300
Total average daily truck traffic: 901
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 8,800
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Watseka, IL
| Most common first names in Watseka, IL among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Mary | 77 | 78.8 years |
| John | 59 | 77.7 years |
| Robert | 58 | 70.0 years |
| William | 56 | 76.9 years |
| Charles | 49 | 76.6 years |
| Dorothy | 45 | 78.1 years |
| James | 43 | 72.4 years |
| Helen | 41 | 82.0 years |
| Ruth | 40 | 78.6 years |
| George | 36 | 74.6 years |
| Most common last names in Watseka, IL among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Johnson | 30 | 76.5 years |
| Martin | 30 | 77.3 years |
| Miller | 28 | 81.1 years |
| Williams | 18 | 79.3 years |
| Anderson | 16 | 81.0 years |
| Peters | 16 | 80.8 years |
| Brown | 16 | 74.6 years |
| Thompson | 15 | 77.9 years |
| Trumble | 15 | 75.4 years |
| Townsend | 13 | 83.2 years |
| Businesses in Watseka, IL |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AutoZone | 1 | | McDonald's | 1 |
| Burger King | 1 | | Nike | 1 |
| CVS | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Curves | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | Super 8 | 1 |
| FedEx | 2 | | True Value | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | UPS | 1 |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
| MasterBrand Cabinets | 4 | | | |
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- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Communications equipment operators (population 5,000+)"
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Agricultural workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (population 5,000+)"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Paper (population 5,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Communications equipment operators (population 5,000+)"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded"
- #38 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Engineers (population 5,000+)"
- #47 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill"
- #58 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill"
- #72 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest city-data.com crime index increase from 2000-2002 average to 2006 (population 5,000+)"
- #79 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of workers with very short commute times (9 minutes or less) (population 5,000+)"
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