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- 2016Wataga, Illinois
WatagaIL
A town of 710. A typical home worth about $140K.
Photo: David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA · CC BY 2.0
Population
710
−11.7% since 2010
Typical home
$140K
+20.6% in a year
Household income
$63K
median
Median age
32.7
years
Jobs based here
109
A commuter town
What makes Wataga stand out
The thing Wataga does most differently from other towns.
Small town
710 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
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Housing
A typical Wataga home is worth about $140K
The typical Wataga home is worth about $140,000, up 20.6% in a year, 53% below the Illinois typical home.
$140KZillow home value
Typical home value
Wataga$140K
Illinois$298K
+20.6%
value change, 1 year
3
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Wataga
Most working residents leave Wataga for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Galesburg (30%), Peoria (10%) and Chicago (2%). Half commute less than 35 miles.
2%work in town
Where working residents work
In Wataga2%
Galesburg30%
Peoria10%
Chicago2%
Mossville2%
35 mi
median commute distance
109
jobs based in Wataga
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Wataga has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 26 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
26″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter18–34°
Spring39–61°
Summer62–83°
Fall42–63°
Oct 19
typical first frost
Apr 20
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Wataga is
Wataga beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
32 measures vs. Illinois
6 better23 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Wataga | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.3% | 15.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.1% | 9.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.4% | 10.3% |
St. Mary Medical Center
5.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.
60risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingStrong windCold waves
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors
0.1% of Wataga is conserved land
0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0.1%conserved
0.1%
conserved · 0 of 529 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fireman's Park | — | 30 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Wataga for work
Where Wataga’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
109jobs based in Wataga
2%of working residents work in town
35 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Wataga
Village in Illinois, United States
Wataga is a village in Knox County, Illinois, United States. The population was 744 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 744
- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 830 ft
- ZIP code
- 61488
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