61488 Zip Code (Wataga, IL) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,266
Zip code population in 2010: 1,120
Zip code population in 2000: 1,199

Houses and condos: 569
Renter-occupied apartments: 114
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 61488: 83.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 25.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 49 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,217 (1.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,376 (1.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 61488:

• High school or higher: 94.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 9.7%
• Unemployed: 1.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 61488:

• Never married: 23.0%
• Now married: 54.9%
• Separated: 0.2%
• Widowed: 12.4%
• Divorced: 9.5%

• 
• • 1,14390.5%White
  • 836.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 241.9%Two or more races
  • 110.9%Black
  • 20.2%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 61488, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $60,192 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$60,192
State:	$82,626

Salary/wage: $49,002 (reported on 80.4% of returns)

Here:	$49,002
State:	$66,640

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 980.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3148.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5190.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7550.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17634.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $567 (reported on 35.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$567
Illinois:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.7% for AGIs below $25k, 4.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 55.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 56.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,489 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,489
State:	$9,061

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.6% for AGIs below $25k, 60.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 120.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,771 (reported on 13.7% of returns)

Here:	+$1,771
State:	+$31,684

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 25.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 208.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,020 (reported on 9.8% of returns)

Here:	+$11,020
State:	+$12,175

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 166.4% for AGIs below $25k, 460.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,483 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

61488:	$9,483
Illinois:	$21,613

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 99.1% for AGIs below $25k, 165.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 873.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,300 (reported on 15.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,300
State:	$2,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 96.4% for AGIs below $25k, 65.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 96.1%

Here:	96%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 92.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 61488, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $50,611 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$50,611
State:	$68,058

Salary/wage: $38,959 (reported on 81.5% of returns)

Here:	$38,959
State:	$55,396

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.1% for AGIs below $25k, 74.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 44.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $620 (reported on 37.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$620
Illinois:	$1,969

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,250 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,250
State:	$7,786

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,500 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	+$5,500
State:	+$12,903

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,540 (reported on 9.3% of returns)

61488:	$7,540
Illinois:	$17,929

Total itemized deductions: $17,950 (16% of AGI, reported on 18.5% of returns)

Here:	$17,950
State:	$26,433

Here:	16.1% of AGI
State:	19.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,571 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	$3,571
State:	$4,525

Taxes paid: $6,370 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

61488:	$6,370
State:	$11,968

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,230 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,230
State:	$2,349

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 55.6%

Here:	56%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 47.6% for AGIs below $25k, 53.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 61488, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $37,651 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,651
State:	$54,625

Salary/wage: $31,670 (reported on 84.7% of returns)

Here:	$31,670
State:	$46,811

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 100.9% for AGIs below $10k, 68.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 33.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $777 (reported on 43.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$777
Illinois:	$2,101

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $658 (reported on 21.0% of returns)

Here:	$658
State:	$4,306

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$318 (reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	+$318
State:	+$17,321

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$1,789 (reported on 10.5% of returns)

Here:	+$1,789
State:	+$11,771

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$8,900 (reported on 1.8% of returns)

Here:	+$8,900
State:	+$2,327

Total itemized deductions: $15,719 (22% of AGI, reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	$15,719
State:	$20,239

Here:	21.7% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 18.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,922 (3% of AGI, reported on 14.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,922
State:	$3,719

Here:	3.1% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total tax: $4,431 (reported on 74.6% of returns)

61488:	$4,431
State:	$9,882

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,591 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,591
State:	$1,788

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 61.4%

Here:	61%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 44.8% for AGIs below $10k, 55.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 70.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 86.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 61439, 61467, 61430, 61472, 61401, 61448.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 62
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 492

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 17 (1 now married, 15 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 213 (141 now married, 70 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 61488 with a mortgage: 260 (7 second mortgage, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,040
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $531

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 61488 household income distribution in 2022

• 18Less than $10,000
• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 24$15,000 to $19,999
• 29$20,000 to $24,999
• 22$25,000 to $29,999
• 36$30,000 to $34,999
• 11$35,000 to $39,999
• 37$40,000 to $44,999
• 56$45,000 to $49,999
• 30$50,000 to $59,999
• 52$60,000 to $74,999
• 92$75,000 to $99,999
• 25$100,000 to $124,999
• 72$125,000 to $149,999
• 26$150,000 to $199,999
• 17$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 61488

• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$25,000 to $29,999
• 1$30,000 to $34,999
• 12$40,000 to $49,999
• 23$50,000 to $59,999
• 33$60,000 to $69,999
• 22$70,000 to $79,999
• 36$80,000 to $89,999
• 28$90,000 to $99,999
• 60$100,000 to $124,999
• 39$125,000 to $149,999
• 17$150,000 to $174,999
• 6$175,000 to $199,999
• 77$200,000 to $249,999
• 3$250,000 to $299,999
• 43$300,000 to $399,999
• 12$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 61488

• 9Less than $100
• 7$200 to $249
• 10$250 to $299
• 1$350 to $399
• 34$400 to $449
• 9$450 to $499
• 2$500 to $549
• 4$550 to $599
• 23$600 to $649
• 5$700 to $749
• 9No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $565.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $121,945
• Two or more races householders: $68,252

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $125,221 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $87,494 - $220,121

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $114,382

Here:	$114,382
State:	$310,164

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 493
• Two: 1
• 3 or 4: 33
• 5 to 9: 11
• 10 to 19: 20
• 20 to 49: 7

Unemployment: 1.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 61488

• 73.0%475Drove a car alone
• 9.4%61Carpooled
• 0.2%1Ferryboat
• 0.2%1Other means
• 19.0%124Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 61488

• 10Less than 5 minutes
• 1045 to 9 minutes
• 10310 to 14 minutes
• 12215 to 19 minutes
• 10720 to 24 minutes
• 830 to 34 minutes
• 835 to 39 minutes
• 1645 to 59 minutes
• 4560 to 89 minutes
• 290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 90.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,266

• Male householders: 214 (80 living alone), Female householders: 345 (78 living alone)

• 255 spouses (255 opposite-sex spouses), 57 unmarried partners, (53 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 314 children (296 natural, 12 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 44 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 43 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives

Size of family households: 213 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 67 5-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 157 1-person, 37 2-persons

134 married couples with children.
84 single-parent households (17 men, 67 women).

99.7% of residents of 61488 zip code speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• KNOX COUNTY LANDFILL (996 KNOX ROAD 2150 NORTH, BOX in WATAGA, IL)

  STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SCRAP TIRE MANAGEMENT, SOLID WASTE PROGRAM
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
  Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL.
  Alternative names: KNOX COUNTY LANDFILL #3

• COTTOM'S TRUCKING (895 IL RTE. 167 in WATAGA, IL)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  

• BOOTH TRUCKING DBA?JIM (RTE. 150 NORTH - 3 MI. NORTH in WATAGA, IL)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Alternative names: BOOTH, JIM TRUCKING

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.2%

Population in 1990: 1,197. Population change in the 1990s: +2 (+0.2%).

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

• This state: 951
• Northeast: 123
• Midwest: 140
• South: 10
• West: 30

66% of the 61488 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Illinois.

98% of the 61488 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Information: Newspaper Publishers (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations (1-4: 2)
• Construction: Siding Contractors (1-4: 1)

2006 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2006 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 11. The highest number of fires - 19 took place in 2017, and the least - 0 in 2007. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (51.8%), and Structure Fires (30.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 61488
• 7251.8%Outside Fires
• 4330.9%Structure Fires
• 1510.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 96.5%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 61488, Illinois

Most common first names in zip code 61488 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	10	75.7 years
Robert	8	65.6 years
Ruth	8	76.9 years
James	7	70.8 years
William	7	76.6 years
Ralph	5	76.4 years
Charles	5	65.0 years
Harold	4	74.0 years
Raymond	4	80.7 years
Florence	4	83.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 61488 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	21	81.9 years
Olson	9	85.5 years
Smith	7	76.3 years
Peterson	6	84.2 years
Behringer	5	82.0 years
Allen	4	70.5 years
Anderson	4	69.7 years
Carlson	4	74.3 years
Simpson	4	78.2 years
Swanson	4	61.8 years