Watseka, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

Back to: Watseka, Illinois main profile, Illinois, Illinois smaller cities, Illinois small towns, Illinois forum, All US cities. Total population: 5,375 (Urban population: 5,294 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 81 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 2,490 (2,339 occupied: 1,568 owner occupied, 771 renter occupied) % of renters here: 33% State: 35% Housing density: 951 houses/condos per square mile Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $252,754. Median contract rent in 2009: $439 (lower quartile is $388, upper quartile is $523) Median gross rent in Watseka, IL in 2009: $638 Housing units in Watseka with a mortgage: 687 (71 second mortgage, 58 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 679 Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $53,223 Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $37,537 Median monthly housing costs: $671 Options X User-defined colors Preset color patterns Border Min value Max value Selected area border Search result border State border Opacity: Opacity % Hide borders Hide US histogram Reset to defaults Most recent value % change since 2k Data: Median house or condo value ($) Median house or condo value ($ change since 2000) Median house or condo value ($) - White Median house or condo value ($) - Black or African American Median house or condo value ($) - Asian Median house or condo value ($) - Hispanic or Latino Median house or condo value ($) - 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Hispanic or Latino Median household income ($) - American Indian and Alaska Native Median household income ($) - Multirace Median household income ($) - Other Mortgage status - with mortgage (%) Mortgage status - with second mortgage (%) Mortgage status - with home equity loan (%) Mortgage status - with both second mortgage and home equity loan (%) Mortgage status - without a mortgage (%) Median year house/condo built Median year apartment built Household type by relationship - Family households (%) Household type by relationship - Family households - Male householder (%) Household type by relationship - Family households - Female householder (%) Household type by relationship - Nonfamily households (%) Household type by relationship - Nonfamily households - Male householder (%) Household type by relationship - Nonfamily households - Female householder (%) Household type by relationship - In group quarters (%) Size of family households - 2-person household (%) Size of family households - 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Based on 2005-2010 data Loading data... 123 Hide US histogram Latest news about housing in Watseka, IL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Recent posts about housing in Watseka, Illinois on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users: Moving to Watseka, input appreciated  (7 replies) Watseka, IL. Info, and flood info...  (17 replies) Moving from LA to Urbana-Champaign  (46 replies) Watseka citizens against high tax  (2 replies) Thawville Illinois Need Info?  (11 replies) Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $83,140 (it was $69,200 in 2000) Watseka: $83,140 Illinois: $202,200 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $59,164 - $113,338 Mean price in 2009: Detached houses: $137,106 Here: $137,106 State: $252,233 Townhouses or other attached units: $92,700 Here: $92,700 State: $249,884 In 2-unit structures: $145,104 Here: $145,104 State: $282,193 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $15,825 Here: $15,825 State: $320,044 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $471,791 Here: $471,791 State: $280,866 Mobile homes: $38,760 Here: $38,760 State: $35,670 Household type by relationship: Households: 5,455 In family households: 4,399 (1,134 male householders, 338 female householders) 1,180 spouses, 1,420 children (1,268 natural, 18 adopted, 134 stepchildren), 75 grandchildren, 32 brothers or sisters, 34 parents, 66 other relatives, 120 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 1,056 (304 male householders (226 living alone)), 546 female householders (502 living alone)), 206 nonrelatives In group quarters: 243 (241 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 734 2-persons, 266 3-persons, 257 4-persons, 140 5-persons, 61 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 728 1-person, 74 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 17 4-persons. 846 married couples with children. 351 single-parent households (65 men, 286 women). 95.2% of residents of Watseka speak English at home. 0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well). 3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all). 0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well). Foreign born population: 124 (2.2%) (41.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Watseka, IL: Less than $10,000: 24 $10,000 to $14,999: 12 $15,000 to $19,999: 9 $20,000 to $24,999: 12 $25,000 to $29,999: 20 $30,000 to $34,999: 18 $35,000 to $39,999: 17 $40,000 to $49,999: 28 $50,000 to $59,999: 41 $60,000 to $69,999: 83 $70,000 to $79,999: 99 $80,000 to $89,999: 141 $90,000 to $99,999: 129 $100,000 to $124,999: 296 $125,000 to $149,999: 230 $150,000 to $174,999: 95 $175,000 to $199,999: 70 $200,000 to $249,999: 95 $250,000 to $299,999: 35 $300,000 to $399,999: 15 $400,000 to $499,999: 17 $500,000 to $749,999: 0 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Watseka: Less than $100: 0 people $100 to $149: 4 $150 to $199: 0 $200 to $249: 0 $250 to $299: 36 $300 to $349: 7 $350 to $399: 4 $400 to $449: 60 $450 to $499: 70 $500 to $549: 45 $550 to $599: 116 $600 to $649: 63 $650 to $699: 83 $700 to $749: 49 $750 to $799: 79 $800 to $899: 84 $900 to $999: 18 $1,000 to $1,249: 14 $1,250 to $1,499: 5 $1,500 to $1,999: 38 $2,000 or more: 5 No cash rent: 28

Percentage of workers working in this county: 84.3%
Number of people working at home: 67 (2.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute) Less than 5 minutes: 412 5 to 9 minutes: 808 10 to 14 minutes: 434 15 to 19 minutes: 153 20 to 24 minutes: 82 25 to 29 minutes: 79 30 to 34 minutes: 118 35 to 39 minutes: 35 40 to 44 minutes: 49 45 to 59 minutes: 130 60 to 89 minutes: 85 90 or more minutes: 71

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,004 (79%) Carpooled: 258 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%) Bicycle: 6 (0%) Walked: 161 (6%) Other means: 18 (1%) Worked at home: 67 (3%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 287 $10,000 to $14,999: 254 $15,000 to $19,999: 184 $20,000 to $24,999: 194 $25,000 to $29,999: 223 $30,000 to $34,999: 188 $35,000 to $39,999: 98 $40,000 to $44,999: 111 $45,000 to $49,999: 131 $50,000 to $59,999: 211 $60,000 to $74,999: 218 $75,000 to $99,999: 116 $100,000 to $124,999: 44 $125,000 to $149,999: 13 $150,000 to $199,999: 33 $200,000 or more: 17

First ancestries reported:

German: 1081

United States or American: 613

Other groups: 438

Irish: 350

English: 331

French (except Basque): 222

Italian: 124

Polish: 122

Swedish: 107

French Canadian: 59

Scotch-Irish: 56

Dutch: 48

Albanian: 26

Czech: 19

Scottish: 19

European: 17

Pennsylvania German: 12

Danish: 11

Croatian: 10

Norwegian: 10

Yugoslavian: 10

Ukrainian: 7

Belgian: 4

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 4617
• Northeast: 31
• Midwest: 520
• South: 287
• West: 113

60% of Watseka residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 71
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 17
• 7th and 8th grade: 102
• 9th grade: 55
• 10th grade: 80
• 11th grade: 95
• 12th grade, no diploma: 81
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 579
• Less than 1 year of college: 168
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 186
• Associate degree: 99
• Bachelor's degree: 82
• Master's degree: 78
• Professional school degree: 45
• Doctorate degree: 34

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 48
• Nursery to 4th grade: 9
• 5th and 6th grade: 6
• 7th and 8th grade: 164
• 9th grade: 36
• 10th grade: 71
• 11th grade: 91
• 12th grade, no diploma: 71
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 886
• Less than 1 year of college: 178
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 293
• Associate degree: 51
• Bachelor's degree: 168
• Master's degree: 50
• Professional school degree: 10
• Doctorate degree: 22

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 35.3%

Median household income in 2009 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $35,977
• Black householders: $11,589
• Asian householders: $71,513
• Two or more races householders: $85,074
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $40,304

Median 2009 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $85,543
• Asian householders: $330,397
• Two or more races householders: $78,094
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $39,047

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,805
• One, attached: 47
• Two: 141
• 3 or 4: 110
• 5 to 9: 114
• 10 to 19: 93
• 20 to 49: 33
• 50 or more: 6
• Mobile homes: 141

Median worth of mobile homes: $12,700

House/condo owner moved in on average 12 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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