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Illinois · Census place 79228

Watseka city, IL

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Watseka city has 4,630 residents, ranking #347 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $42,794, the median home is worth $104,400 and median gross rent runs $815 a month.

Population
4,630Watseka city residents
Median household income
$42,794Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$104,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$815Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
46.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
63%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Watseka city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Watseka city median would spend about 22.9% 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 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 25.5% of residents and 63% 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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