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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Wataga is $20,576, which is lower than the state average of $30,019 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Wataga median household income is $41,528, which has grown by 5.93% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 22.70% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Wataga residents spend 21.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.6 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #950

Wataga, IL	20,576 USD
Illinois	30,019 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wataga, IL	25,577 USD
Illinois	32,198 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wataga, IL	31,898 USD
Illinois	39,039 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wataga, IL	19,750 USD
Illinois	26,489 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #928

Wataga, IL	41,528 USD
Illinois	57,166 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Wataga, IL	48,198 USD
Illinois	78,521 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #1068

Wataga, IL	5.93%
Illinois	22.70%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Wataga, IL		Illinois		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	8.45%	$2,426, see rank	22.23%	$15,728	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	25.34%	$19,768, see rank	27.05%	$17,893	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.09%	$350, see rank	2.51%	$3,672	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.81%	$14,949, see rank	16.75%	$26,034	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Wataga, IL	53,125 USD
Illinois	70,967 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Wataga, IL	57,934 USD
Illinois	92,664 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Wataga, IL	Illinois	U.S.
White	$42,813, see rank	$62,152	$56,900
Two or More Races	$18,438, see rank	$48,716	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Wataga, IL	Illinois	U.S.
less than 25	$16,184, see rank	$24,207	$25,788
25 to 44	$56,000, see rank	$62,340	$58,398
45 to 64	$47,656, see rank	$70,284	$65,027
65 or over	$26,875, see rank	$38,325	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Wataga, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	694, see rank	10,170,489	248,775,628
Male¹	357, 51.44%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	269, 75.35%, see rank	71.38%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	269, 75.35%, see rank	71.09%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	245, 91.08%, see rank	89.58%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	24, 8.92%, see rank	10.42%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	88, 24.65%, see rank	28.62%	30.72%
Female¹	337, 48.56%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	223, 66.17%, see rank	61.04%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.05%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	223, 66.17%, see rank	60.99%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	210, 94.17%, see rank	90.48%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	13, 5.83%, see rank	9.52%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	114, 33.83%, see rank	38.96%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Wataga, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	451, 100%	5,928,078	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	398, 88.25%, see rank	73.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	33, 7.32%, see rank	8.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.92%	5.06%
Walked	15, 3.33%, see rank	3.14%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	5, 1.11%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Wataga, IL	21.9 minutes
Illinois	28.6 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Wataga, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	455	6,032,031	143,435,233
Male¹	245, 53.85%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	48, 19.59%, see rank	33.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	65, 26.53%, see rank	14.62%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	13, 5.31%, see rank	18.01%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3, 1.22%, see rank	0.47%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	27, 11.02%, see rank	7.74%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	59, 24.08%, see rank	20.51%	17.94%
Female¹	210, 46.15%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	76, 36.19%, see rank	40.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	35, 16.67%, see rank	20.39%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	86, 40.95%, see rank	32.33%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	13, 6.19%, see rank	6.66%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Wataga, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	455, 100%	6,032,031	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	9, 1.98%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	23, 5.05%, see rank	5.12%	6.17%
Manufacturing	35, 7.69%, see rank	12.55%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	18, 3.96%, see rank	3.01%	2.75%
Retail Trade	75, 16.48%, see rank	11.00%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	58, 12.75%, see rank	5.85%	4.93%
Information	15, 3.30%, see rank	2.07%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	8, 1.76%, see rank	7.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	7, 1.54%, see rank	11.29%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	100, 21.98%, see rank	23.07%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	44, 9.67%, see rank	9.02%	9.49%
Public Administration	32, 7.03%, see rank	3.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	31, 6.81%, see rank	4.78%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Wataga, IL	%	Illinois	U.S.
Population in Poverty	168	19.03%, see rank	14.41%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	47	18.73%, see rank	10.54%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.