Watseka Illinois Real Estate
Watseka, Illinois, is located in Iroquois County, 51 miles NW of Lafayette, Indiana and 75 miles S of Chicago, Illinois. Watseka has a population of 5,670.
Watseka Homes
Watseka properties pool is 2,339 residential properties including Watseka new homes. Median age of real estate in Watseka is 1956. Average Household size is 2.93 people. 3% are one bedroom homes, 36% are 2 bedroom homes, 41% are 3 bedroom homes, 18% are 4 bedroom homes, and 2% are 5+ bedroom homes.
Watseka Mortgage Statistics
Watseka mortgages vs. USA median statistics
| Homes |
Watseka |
USA |
| Homes With No Mortgage |
50% |
30% |
| Homes With Mortgage |
50% |
70% |
| First Mortgage Only |
41% |
54% |
| First & Second Mortgage or HELOC |
9% |
16% |
Watseka Area Real Estate Tax
Watseka Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $1,255 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 40,000. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).
Watseka School District: Children make up 23.7% of Watseka population. Watseka has 1,342 under 18 years old residents, or 0.53 kids per one worker, or 0.57 kids per one household.
Watseka Real Estate & Watseka Homeownership
There are 725.09 or 31% one person households, 818.65 or 35% two person households, and 304.07 or 13% three person households in Watseka, Illinois. Median residents age is 40.1, Senior citizens (65+) make up 1,223 or 21.6%% of Watseka population.
There are 2,523 workers (over 16 years of age) in Watseka. Of these, 89.66% drive to work. Approximately 0.36% of workers in Watseka take public transportation. An estimated 6.38% walk to work.
Median Watseka homeowner's housing expences are 15.8%
Crime in Watseka (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year
| Type of Crime |
Watseka |
USA, 2003 |
| Violent Crimes |
NaN |
47.5 |
| Robberies |
NaN |
14.2 |
| Aggravated Assaults |
NaN |
29.5 |
| Property Crimes |
NaN |
358.8 |
| Burglaries |
NaN |
74.0 |
| Larceny-Thefts |
NaN |
241.5 |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts |
NaN |
43.3 |
Invest in Watseka Properties
When making a decision about buying real estate in Watseka Illinois area, you should consider following statistical data:
| Category |
Watseka |
USA |
| Near Medium City |
Lafayette, Indiana |
- |
| Near Large City |
Chicago, Illinois |
- |
| Watseka Zip Codes |
60970 |
- |
| Watseka Area Codes |
815 |
- |
| White population |
96.75% |
75.1% |
| African-American population |
0.62% |
12.3% |
| Asian |
0.48% |
3.6% |
| American Indian & Alaskan |
0.26% |
0.9% |
| Hispanic (of any race) |
2.61% |
12.5% |
| Median Family Income (1999) |
$ 40,000% |
$42,000 |
| Population Below Poverty Level |
14.73% |
12.4% |
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