Estimated zip code population in 2022: 5,942 Zip code population in 2010: 7,190 Zip code population in 2000: 7,582
Houses and condos: 3,117 Renter-occupied apartments: 652
% of renters here:
24%
State:
33%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 60970: 75.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 129.9 sq. mi. Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 46 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
2.0% ($2,408)
Illinois:
2.0% ($4,912)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,633 (2.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,924 (2.0%)
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 60970, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $54,057 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$54,057
State:
$82,626
Salary/wage: $42,879 (reported on 79.9% of returns)
Here:
$42,879
State:
$66,640
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1162.8% for AGIs below $25k, 3272.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6180.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9047.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14131.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,831 (reported on 33.3% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,831
Illinois:
$2,376
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.0% for AGIs below $25k, 33.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 135.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 217.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $5,942 (reported on 19.1% of returns)
Here:
$5,942
State:
$9,061
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.2% for AGIs below $25k, 36.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 174.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 396.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$15,395 (reported on 14.9% of returns)
Here:
+$15,395
State:
+$31,684
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.0% for AGIs below $25k, 24.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 46.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 116.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 558.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$12,879 (reported on 14.6% of returns)
Here:
+$12,879
State:
+$12,175
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 108.7% for AGIs below $25k, 100.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 110.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 447.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 415.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,058 (reported on 10.8% of returns)
60970:
$12,058
Illinois:
$21,613
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 65.3% for AGIs below $25k, 107.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 175.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 456.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 682.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $33,914 (reported on 2.4% of returns)
Here:
$33,914
State:
$34,948
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 463.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 535.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $6,667 (reported on 2.1% of returns)
Here:
$6,667
State:
$13,122
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 39.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 140.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $7,000 (reported on 2.4% of returns)
60970:
$7,000
State:
$8,563
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 139.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,198 (reported on 19.8% of returns)
Here:
$2,198
State:
$2,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 102.8% for AGIs below $25k, 70.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 96.9%
Here:
97%
State:
93%
(% for various income ranges: 96.4% for AGIs below $25k, 96.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 97.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 97.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 60970, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $49,183 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$49,183
State:
$68,058
Salary/wage: $37,062 (reported on 80.8% of returns)
Here:
$37,062
State:
$55,396
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.6% for AGIs below $25k, 74.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 30.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,443 (reported on 40.1% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,443
Illinois:
$1,969
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $5,702 (reported on 20.5% of returns)
Here:
$5,702
State:
$7,786
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,128 (reported on 14.7% of returns)
Here:
+$8,128
State:
+$22,183
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$13,288 (reported on 15.7% of returns)
Here:
+$13,288
State:
+$12,903
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,228 (reported on 13.8% of returns)
60970:
$9,228
Illinois:
$17,929
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Self-employment retirement plans: $21,650 (reported on 0.6% of returns)
60970:
$21,650
Illinois:
$24,666
Total itemized deductions: $20,006 (19% of AGI, reported on 22.1% of returns)
Here:
$20,006
State:
$26,433
Here:
18.5% of AGI
State:
19.2% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs below $25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $3,654 (reported on 16.7% of returns)
Here:
$3,654
State:
$4,525
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $7,933 (reported on 22.1% of returns)
60970:
$7,933
State:
$11,968
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,218 (reported on 21.5% of returns)
Here:
$2,218
State:
$2,349
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 70.5%
Here:
71%
State:
57%
(% for various income ranges: 65.5% for AGIs below $25k, 70.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 87.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 60970, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $36,348 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$36,348
State:
$54,625
Salary/wage: $31,555 (reported on 79.7% of returns)
Here:
$31,555
State:
$46,811
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 89.9% for AGIs below $10k, 67.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 52.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,944 (reported on 52.4% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,944
Illinois:
$2,101
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $3,379 (reported on 23.4% of returns)
Here:
$3,379
State:
$4,306
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$6,604 (reported on 19.2% of returns)
Here:
+$6,604
State:
+$17,321
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$8,772 (reported on 15.9% of returns)
Here:
+$8,772
State:
+$11,771
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from farming: +$6,353 (reported on 4.1% of returns)
Here:
+$6,353
State:
+$2,327
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,973 (reported on 3.4% of returns)
60970:
$2,973
Illinois:
$3,087
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Self-employed pension: $8,400 (reported on 0.4% of returns)
Here:
$8,400
Illinois:
$16,965
Total itemized deductions: $16,308 (21% of AGI, reported on 20.1% of returns)
Here:
$16,308
State:
$20,239
Here:
21.3% of AGI
State:
19.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.7% for AGIs below $10k, 7.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $3,184 (4% of AGI, reported on 15.9% of returns)
Here:
$3,184
State:
$3,719
Here:
3.8% of AGI
State:
3.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $5,373 (reported on 71.4% of returns)
60970:
$5,373
State:
$9,882
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,795 (reported on 16.3% of returns)
Here:
$1,795
State:
$1,788
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 73.2%
Here:
73%
State:
61%
(% for various income ranges: 67.8% for AGIs below $10k, 75.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 71.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 79.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 535 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,162
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 27 (27 now married, 0 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 969 (305 now married, 667 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 60970 with a mortgage: 1,038 (109 second mortgage, 62 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,144 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $532
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
14.9%
Whole state:
11.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
8.5%
Whole state:
5.7%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.3
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.7
State:
4.1
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 60970: Iroquois County Farm (A), Watseka Public Library (B), Watseka City Hall (C), Iroqouis County Historical Museum (D), Iroquois County Courthouse (E), Watseka Volunteer Fire Department (F), Iroquois Memorial Hospital Ambulance (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Belmont Cemetery (1), Body Cemetery (2), Keen Cemetery (3), Iroquois Memorial Park (4), Oak Hill Cemetery (5), Pierce Cemetery (6), Lyman Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 60970 include: Peters Park (1), Bonnies Prairie Nature Preserve (2), Forest Park (3), Kay Park (4), Legion Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
396 married couples with children.
249 single-parent households (53 men, 196 women).
94.8% of residents of 60970 zip code speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% very well, 50% well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% very well, 38% well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 230 (3.9%) (44.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
3.9%
Whole state:
14.4%
35%Honduras
30%Malaysia
16%Ukraine
13%Costa Rica
1%Japan
1%Nepal
36%German
14%American
10%Irish
5%French
5%English
2%Dutch
2%Albanian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
132010 or later
1192000 to 2009
421990 to 1999
48Before 1990
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
INTERSTATE ASPHALT LLC (600 E WALNUT ST in WATSEKA, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
IROQUOIS PAVING CORP (RT 24 W in WATSEKA, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS Organizations: IROQUOIS PAVING CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
LIFETIME DOORS (317 SOUTH OLD US HIGHWAY 24 in WATSEKA, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: WOOD PRODUCTS Organizations: LIFE TIME DOORS INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
CHICAGO STEEL TAPE CO (450 CIPS STREET in WATSEKA, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: MEASURING AND CONTROLLING DEVICES Organizations: NARDONI DENNIS (CONTACT/OWNER)
IROQUOIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (200 FAIRMAN AVENUE in WATSEKA, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC and NAICS classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
PENCE OIL CO (MAPLE ST in WATSEKA, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
GRISWOLD FEED INC (890 E WALNUT in WATSEKA, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
HERITAGE FS INC (713 E WALNUT in WATSEKA, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
DANIEL TRUCKING (314 S. BUNKER in WATSEKA, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
HARTLE SCRAP BUYERS (R.R. #2 BOX 206 in WATSEKA, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
KENDALL COUNTY CONCRETE INC (601 E WALNUT ST in WATSEKA, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
MEIER OIL SERVICE INC (805 S SECOND in WATSEKA, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - AIR PROGRAM AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
D E LYNCH CONSTRUCTION CO INC (RT 24 in WATSEKA, IL)
STATE MASTER (Illinois EPA Project) - SOLID WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: COMMERCIAL PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.7% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.5%
60.7%Utility gas
25.0%Electricity
13.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0.6%Wood
Population in 1990: 7,072. Population change in the 1990s: +510 (+7.2%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 4,547
Northeast: 230
Midwest: 554
South: 204
West: 156
62% of the 60970 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Illinois.
92% of the 60970 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
Here:
1.7%
Illinois:
13.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:
0.0%
Illinois:
9.9%
Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:
0.0%
Illinois:
27.4%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
105,433Business and financial operations occupations
93,585Transportation occupations
68,102Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
66,813Law enforcement workers including supervisors
60,233Education, training, and library occupations
55,262Construction and extraction occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
106 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
20 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
People in group quarters in 2000:
151 people in nursing homes
28 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
24 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
24 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
24 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
13 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 5
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 36. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 57 took place in 2010, and the least - 13 in 2013. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (47.8%), and Outside Fires (31.7%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 60970