ZIP 61488 · Wataga
Who lives in ZIP code 61488 (Wataga, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Wataga, IL · Knox County
uszips 2026
People1,084
Median age40.5
Household income$68,333
Home value$114,688
Median rent$636/mo
Poverty7.0%
College degree+17.2%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Galesburg, IL (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 18 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 486
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.8% are 65 or older; 80.5% are adults.
Household income
26.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,264.
Education (adults 25+)
32.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 59.9%
- Never married
- 19.5%
- Divorced
- 12.3%
- Widowed
- 8.2%
- Family size
- 2.69
- Dual-income families
- 48.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 80.7%
- Rent burden
- 20.8%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.6%
- Unemployment
- 1.2%
- Self-employed
- 9.4%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 7.5%
- Veterans
- 12.0%
- With a disability
- 12.5%
- No health insurance
- 9.8%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.