ZIP 60970 · Watseka
Who lives in ZIP code 60970 (Watseka, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Watseka, IL · Iroquois County
uszips 2026
People5,991
Median age48.0
Household income$46,688
Home value$126,228
Median rent$790/mo
Poverty23.0%
College degree+15.4%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 18 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,813
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.8% are 65 or older; 79.3% are adults.
Household income
22.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $30,655.
Education (adults 25+)
38.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 39.2%
- Never married
- 29.6%
- Divorced
- 19.8%
- Widowed
- 11.4%
- Family size
- 2.56
- Dual-income families
- 42.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 71.3%
- Rent burden
- 23.3%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.1%
- Unemployment
- 6.0%
- Self-employed
- 13.9%
- Farmers
- 4.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.9%
- Veterans
- 7.2%
- With a disability
- 22.8%
- No health insurance
- 6.7%
- Limited English
- 0.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.