Housing units in zip code 60970 with a mortgage: 1,289 (86 second mortgage, 121 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,089
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,024
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $420
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
16.9%
Whole state:
13.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 60970: Iroquois County Farm (A), Watseka Public Library (B), Watseka City Hall (C), Iroqouis County Historical Museum (D), Iroquois County Courthouse (E), Watseka Volunteer Fire Department (F), Iroquois Memorial Hospital Ambulance (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Belmont Cemetery (1), Body Cemetery (2), Keen Cemetery (3), Iroquois Memorial Park (4), Oak Hill Cemetery (5), Pierce Cemetery (6), Lyman Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 60970 include: Peters Park (1), Bonnies Prairie Nature Preserve (2), Forest Park (3), Kay Park (4), Legion Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Year house built
2005 or later: 243
2000 to 2004: 250
1990 to 1999: 411
1980 to 1989: 282
1970 to 1979: 589
1960 to 1969: 370
1950 to 1959: 614
1940 to 1949: 348
1939 or earlier: 1,077
Estimated household income distribution in 2009:
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 60970:
Less than $10,000: 79
$10,000 to $14,999: 133
$15,000 to $19,999: 35
$20,000 to $24,999: 86
$25,000 to $29,999: 129
$30,000 to $34,999: 79
$35,000 to $39,999: 13
$40,000 to $49,999: 189
$50,000 to $59,999: 380
$60,000 to $69,999: 112
$70,000 to $79,999: 240
$80,000 to $89,999: 308
$90,000 to $99,999: 169
$100,000 to $124,999: 300
$125,000 to $149,999: 207
$150,000 to $174,999: 167
$175,000 to $199,999: 67
$200,000 to $249,999: 138
$250,000 to $299,999: 45
$300,000 to $399,999: 70
$400,000 to $499,999: 22
$500,000 to $749,999: 47
$750,000 to $999,999: 2
$1,000,000 or more: 2
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 60970:
Less than $100: 282
$100 to $149: 484
$150 to $199: 18
$200 to $249: 64
$250 to $299: 212
$300 to $349: 16
$350 to $399: 192
$400 to $449: 266
$450 to $499: 424
$500 to $549: 196
$550 to $599: 169
$600 to $649: 269
$650 to $699: 63
$700 to $749: 1
$750 to $799: 26
$800 to $899: 72
$900 to $999: 3,994
$1,000 to $1,249: 218
$1,250 to $1,499: 22
$1,500 to $1,999: 13,202
$2,000 or more: 81
No cash rent: 70
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $103,435
Asian householders: $379,771
Two or more races householders: $75,954
Hispanic or Latino householders: $44,882
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $101,502
60970:
$101,502
Illinois:
$202,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $66,132 - $145,235
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $111,082
Here:
$111,082
State:
$255,444
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,033
One, attached: 168
Two: 342
3 or 4: 343
5 to 9: 147
10 to 19: 869
20 to 49: 194
50 or more: 1,061
Mobile homes: 162
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 2,898 (84%)
Carpooled: 287 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 57 (2%)
Taxi: 5 (0%)
Motorcycle: 3 (0%)
Bicycle: 355 (10%)
Walked: 118 (3%)
Other means: 76 (2%)
Worked at home: 126 (4%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 516
5 to 9 minutes: 869
10 to 14 minutes: 576
15 to 19 minutes: 238
20 to 24 minutes: 231
25 to 29 minutes: 95
30 to 34 minutes: 156
35 to 39 minutes: 109
40 to 44 minutes: 124
45 to 59 minutes: 231
60 to 89 minutes: 125
90 or more minutes: 322
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 79.2%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 7,343
In family households: 6,093 (1,592 male householders, 457 female householders)
1,619 spouses, 1,969 children (1,750 natural, 43 adopted, 176 stepchildren), 130 grandchildren, 40 brothers or sisters, 44 parents, 75 other relatives, 167 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,250 (380 male householders (288 living alone)), 628 female householders (568 living alone)), 242 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 243 (241 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,250 2-persons, 460 3-persons, 343 4-persons, 168 5-persons, 95 6-persons, 41 7-or-more-persons
1,101 married couples with children.
893 single-parent households (332 men, 561 women).
93.2% of residents of 60970 zip code speak English at home.
41.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (94% very well, 3% well, 3% not well).
127.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (3% very well, 85% well, 6% not well, 7% not at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (37% very well, 13% well, 50% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (82% very well, 18% well).
Foreign born population: 219 (2.7%) (53.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
2.7%
Whole state:
13.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Yugoslavia (29%)
India (16%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (12%)
Philippines (11%)
Other Eastern Europe (10%)
Germany (8%)
Poland (5%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 91
1990 to 1999: 83
1980 to 1989: 57
Before 1980: 37
Races in zip code 60970:
White population: 7,607 Black population: 99 American Indian population: 56 Asian population: 75 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 27 Some other race population: 0 Two or more races population: 174 Hispanic or Latino population: 387
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
INTERSTATE ASPHALT LLC (600 E WALNUT ST in WATSEKA, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
IROQUOIS PAVING CORP (RT 24 W in WATSEKA, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS Organizations: IROQUOIS PAVING CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
LIFETIME DOORS (317 SOUTH OLD US HIGHWAY 24 in WATSEKA, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: WOOD PRODUCTS Organizations: LIFE TIME DOORS INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
CHICAGO STEEL TAPE CO (450 CIPS STREET in WATSEKA, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: MEASURING AND CONTROLLING DEVICES Organizations: NARDONI DENNIS (CONTACT/OWNER)
IROQUOIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (200 FAIRMAN AVENUE in WATSEKA, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC and NAICS classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
PENCE OIL CO (MAPLE ST in WATSEKA, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
GRISWOLD FEED INC (890 E WALNUT in WATSEKA, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
HERITAGE FS INC (713 E WALNUT in WATSEKA, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
DANIEL TRUCKING (314 S. BUNKER in WATSEKA, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
HARTLE SCRAP BUYERS (R.R. #2 BOX 206 in WATSEKA, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
KENDALL COUNTY CONCRETE INC (601 E WALNUT ST in WATSEKA, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
MEIER OIL SERVICE INC (805 S SECOND in WATSEKA, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
D E LYNCH CONSTRUCTION CO INC (RT 24 in WATSEKA, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: COMMERCIAL PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 60970:
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
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9.1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (61%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
Electricity (11%)
Wood (3%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
Other fuel (3%)
No fuel used (1%)
Population in 1990: 7,072. Population change in the 1990s: +510 (+7.2%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 6,208
Northeast: 47
Midwest: 736
South: 303
West: 130
62% of the 60970 zip code 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, 50% lived in Illinois.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 49
Here:
5.7%
Illinois:
11.5%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 22
Here:
4.9%
Illinois:
9.5%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 135
Here:
27.4%
Illinois:
27.5%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)