Watseka.
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Illinois·Iroquois County
2 tracts·3K people·$104K median·1,057/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Watseka is $103,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
Watseka has 4,780 residents across 1 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 47.7; the population is 84.4% White, 6.7% Hispanic or Latino, 5.6% Multiracial, 1.3% Black, 1.1% Asian and 1.0% Other; the average household has 2.0 people; 12.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 23.4% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Glenn Raymond School is the elementary school with reported scores (29%); Watseka Junior High School is the middle school with reported scores (45%); Watseka Comm High School is the high school with reported scores (32%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $790/month, 50% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Watseka is $43,608 a year, 49% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Watseka, median rent is $790/month and the median home value is $103,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Watseka reported 2.7 violent crimes and 13.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 20°F; there are 76 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 40 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Watseka are inland flooding (100), cold wave (100) and strong wind (85), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.12g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Watseka, 0.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).