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Illinois · Census place 79124

Wataga village, IL

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Wataga village has 782 residents, ranking #773 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $57,500, the median home is worth $95,700 and median gross rent runs $634 a month.

Population
782Wataga village residents
Median household income
$57,500Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$95,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$634Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
32.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
72.2%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Wataga village

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Wataga village median would spend about 13.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.2% of residents and 72.2% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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