ZIP 62473 · Watson
Who lives in ZIP code 62473 (Watson, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Watson, IL · Effingham County
uszips 2026
People1,264
Median age44.4
Household income$74,700
Home value$104,803
Median rent$629/mo
Poverty8.8%
College degree+18.1%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Effingham, IL (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 22 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 520
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.0% are 65 or older; 81.4% are adults.
Household income
23.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $42,125.
Education (adults 25+)
56.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.0%
- Never married
- 28.8%
- Divorced
- 16.7%
- Widowed
- 4.6%
- Family size
- 2.83
- Dual-income families
- 46.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 81.0%
- Rent burden
- 10.4%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.6%
- Unemployment
- 0.7%
- Self-employed
- 13.4%
- Farmers
- 9.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.0%
- Veterans
- 11.8%
- With a disability
- 9.4%
- No health insurance
- 10.8%
- Limited English
- 0.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.