62473 Zip Code (Watson, IL) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,127
Zip code population in 2010: 1,422
Zip code population in 2000: 1,481

Houses and condos: 501
Renter-occupied apartments: 53
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 62473: 83.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 22.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 51 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: $1,620 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,190 (1.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 62473:

• High school or higher: 94.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
• Unemployed: 3.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 62473:

• Never married: 28.4%
• Now married: 56.3%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 7.6%
• Divorced: 7.7%

• 
• • 1,11799.2%White
  • 90.8%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 62473, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $63,231 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$63,231
State:	$82,626

Salary/wage: $48,038 (reported on 89.2% of returns)

Here:	$48,038
State:	$66,640

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1171.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3291.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6493.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8152.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13832.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $578 (reported on 41.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$578
Illinois:	$2,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $25k, 32.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 20.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 24.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 128.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,760 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,760
State:	$9,061

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 32.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 22.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 424.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$15,244 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	+$15,244
State:	+$31,684

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.3% for AGIs below $25k, 26.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2644.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$1,062 (reported on 12.3% of returns)

Here:	+$1,062
State:	+$12,175

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 43.3% for AGIs below $25k, 78.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,000 (reported on 9.2% of returns)

62473:	$11,000
Illinois:	$21,613

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 86.0% for AGIs below $25k, 663.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,844 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,844
State:	$2,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 61.3% for AGIs below $25k, 49.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 96.9%

Here:	97%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 94.7% for AGIs below $25k, 94.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 62473, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $44,377 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$44,377
State:	$68,058

Salary/wage: $35,710 (reported on 89.4% of returns)

Here:	$35,710
State:	$55,396

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.5% for AGIs below $25k, 79.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 43.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $796 (reported on 37.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$796
Illinois:	$1,969

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,240 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,240
State:	$7,786

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,271 (reported on 10.6% of returns)

Here:	+$4,271
State:	+$22,183

Profit/loss from business: +$4,900 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	+$4,900
State:	+$12,903

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,360 (reported on 7.6% of returns)

62473:	$7,360
Illinois:	$17,929

Total itemized deductions: $17,800 (20% of AGI, reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	$17,800
State:	$26,433

Here:	19.6% of AGI
State:	19.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,129 (reported on 10.6% of returns)

Here:	$3,129
State:	$4,525

Taxes paid: $6,833 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

62473:	$6,833
State:	$11,968

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,950 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,950
State:	$2,349

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 75.8%

Here:	76%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 67.9% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 62473, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,655 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,655
State:	$54,625

Salary/wage: $30,745 (reported on 90.0% of returns)

Here:	$30,745
State:	$46,811

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 111.3% for AGIs below $10k, 79.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 45.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,200 (reported on 41.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,200
Illinois:	$2,101

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $508 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	$508
State:	$4,306

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,215 (reported on 12.3% of returns)

Here:	+$2,215
State:	+$17,321

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$1,943 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	+$1,943
State:	+$11,771

IRA payment deduction: $2,500 (reported on 2.5% of returns)

62473:	$2,500
Illinois:	$3,087

Total itemized deductions: $14,755 (21% of AGI, reported on 14.7% of returns)

Here:	$14,755
State:	$20,239

Here:	20.9% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,380 (3% of AGI, reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,380
State:	$3,719

Here:	3.3% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

Total tax: $3,330 (reported on 73.3% of returns)

62473:	$3,330
State:	$9,882

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,612 (reported on 18.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,612
State:	$1,788

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 73.9%

Here:	74%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 66.4% for AGIs below $10k, 70.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 91.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 62443, 62401, 62424, 62426, 62467, 62411.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 42
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 447

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 8 (6 now married, 1 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 147 (74 now married, 71 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 62473 with a mortgage: 171 (36 second mortgage, 36 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $900
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $564

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

• Zip code 62473 household income distribution in 2022

• 41Less than $10,000
• 11$10,000 to $14,999
• 7$15,000 to $19,999
• 34$20,000 to $24,999
• 3$25,000 to $29,999
• 24$30,000 to $34,999
• 16$35,000 to $39,999
• 18$40,000 to $44,999
• 23$45,000 to $49,999
• 16$50,000 to $59,999
• 99$60,000 to $74,999
• 111$75,000 to $99,999
• 44$100,000 to $124,999
• 9$125,000 to $149,999
• 10$150,000 to $199,999
• 26$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 62473

• 8Less than $10,000
• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 5$30,000 to $34,999
• 12$40,000 to $49,999
• 15$50,000 to $59,999
• 17$60,000 to $69,999
• 15$70,000 to $79,999
• 57$80,000 to $89,999
• 30$90,000 to $99,999
• 37$100,000 to $124,999
• 7$125,000 to $149,999
• 62$150,000 to $174,999
• 8$175,000 to $199,999
• 71$200,000 to $249,999
• 27$250,000 to $299,999
• 11$300,000 to $399,999
• 10$400,000 to $499,999
• 8$500,000 to $749,999
• 10$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 62473

• 1$300 to $349
• 24$400 to $449
• 2$450 to $499
• 3$500 to $549
• 9$650 to $699
• 18No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $535.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $416,195.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $124,266

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $130,904 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $88,965 - $225,233

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $160,300

Here:	$160,300
State:	$310,164

Townhouses or other attached units: $171,583

Here:	$171,583
State:	$286,230

In 2-unit structures: $248,381

Here:	$248,381
State:	$299,638

Mobile homes: $30,850

Here:	$30,850
State:	$78,855

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 424
• Two: 8
• 3 or 4: 12
• 5 to 9: 15
• Mobile homes: 35

Unemployment: 3.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 62473

• 80.3%464Drove a car alone
• 6.9%40Carpooled
• 0.3%2Other means
• 12.1%70Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 62473

• 12Less than 5 minutes
• 485 to 9 minutes
• 9310 to 14 minutes
• 20315 to 19 minutes
• 5620 to 24 minutes
• 2525 to 29 minutes
• 4830 to 34 minutes
• 140 to 44 minutes
• 645 to 59 minutes
• 260 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 92.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,127

• Male householders: 214 (73 living alone), Female householders: 280 (50 living alone)

• 283 spouses (283 opposite-sex spouses), 34 unmarried partners, (34 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 244 children (209 natural, 3 adopted, 33 stepchildren), 21 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 3 foster children, 17 other relatives, 25 non-relatives

Size of family households: 200 2-persons, 74 3-persons, 49 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 1 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 123 1-person, 22 2-persons

122 married couples with children.
39 single-parent households (35 men, 4 women).

95.4% of residents of 62473 zip code speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% not well).
1.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• IDOT (BRG 025-0042 in WATSON, IL)

  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• IDOT (BRG 025-0061 in WATSON, IL)

  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• MARATHON PIPE LINE CO-EFFINGHAM STATION (RURAL in WATSON TWP, IL)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: REFINED PETROLEUM PIPELINES
  

• LAMKIN LAND (SOUTH RT 37 in WATSON, IL)

  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: HAARMANN LEO & HELEN (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.0%

Population in 1990: 2,740.

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

• This state: 897
• Northeast: 2
• Midwest: 135
• South: 41
• West: 33

65% of the 62473 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Illinois.

97% of the 62473 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
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:

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Ambulance Services (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (1-4: 1)

2004 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 9. The highest number of fire incidents - 16 took place in 2010, and the least - 2 in 2005. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (33.6%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (29.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 62473
• 4533.6%Outside Fires
• 4029.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 3526.1%Structure Fires
• 1410.4%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 62473, Illinois

Most common first names in zip code 62473 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	8	77.8 years
William	6	73.3 years
Ruby	6	87.2 years
John	5	81.0 years
Charles	5	76.2 years
Dorothy	4	73.5 years
Mary	4	75.0 years
Robert	4	67.5 years
Albert	3	87.3 years
Betty	3	76.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 62473 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Davis	8	74.3 years
Martin	7	82.4 years
Parks	4	78.3 years
Smith	4	74.3 years
White	4	78.3 years
Bailey	3	85.0 years
Elledge	3	78.0 years
Ledbetter	3	87.3 years
Conner	3	91.0 years
Lee	3	93.7 years