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Wataga, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Wataga is a Census village of 710 people across 0.83 square miles of land, in Knox County. Median household income is $62,917, 74.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wataga
What Wataga is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.83 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land856 plus or minus 203
- County holding the largest share of its areaKnox County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wataga
How many people live in Wataga
- Population710 plus or minus 168
- Median age32.7
- Population under 18166 plus or minus 70
- Share under 1823.4 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Population 65 and over109 plus or minus 29
- Share 65 and over15.4 percent
- Households327 plus or minus 73
- Family households218 plus or minus 64
- Share of households that are families66.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wataga
Income and work in Wataga
- Median household income$62,917 plus or minus $16,180
- Per capita income$33,882
- Civilian labor force391 plus or minus 93
- Employed384 plus or minus 92
- Unemployed7 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate1.8 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over490
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.3 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.4 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wataga
Housing in Wataga
- Housing units357 plus or minus 77
- Occupied units327 plus or minus 73
- Vacant units30 plus or minus 16
- Vacancy rate8.4 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Owner occupied243 plus or minus 50
- Renter occupied84 plus or minus 53
- Ownership rate74.3 percent plus or minus 22.6
- Median owner-occupied home value$97,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$636 plus or minus $185
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.1 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Single family units290 plus or minus 62
- Share single family81.2 percent plus or minus 24.7
- Units in buildings of two or more67 plus or minus 46
- Share in buildings of two or more18.8 percent plus or minus 12.1
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wataga
How Wataga gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute381 plus or minus 91
- Commuting under 15 minutes125 plus or minus 52
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.8 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more70 plus or minus 25
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more18.4 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Drove alone88.8 percent
- Carpooled8.6 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home0.8 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wataga
Flood risk in Wataga
- NFIP communityVillage of Wataga
- NFIP community number170354
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/02/11(M)
The Village of Wataga participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170354 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Knox County, not Wataga
Knox County context, not Wataga figures
- Establishments in Knox County968
- Covered employment, Knox County17,106
- Average annual pay, Knox County$46,491
- Housing units permitted, Knox County2
Every figure in this section is published for Knox County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wataga.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Wataga questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wataga, Illinois?
710, in 327 households. Wataga village covers 0.83 square miles of land, which is 856 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wataga in?
Knox County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Wataga?
$62,917. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $97,600. Median gross rent is $636 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Wataga in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wataga appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wataga, village of, community 170354, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Wataga figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Knox County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Wataga.
Is zoning published for Wataga?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.