Watson, IL

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2023 Population

616

2.38% 1-year decline

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2023 Poverty Rate

20.6%

87.6% 1-year increase

2023 Median Property Value

$93,900

4.33% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Watson, IL had a population of 616 people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Watson, IL declined from 631 to 616, a −2.38% decrease and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Watson, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the median property value in Watson, IL was $93,900, and the homeownership rate was 82.3%.

Most people in Watson, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Watson, IL was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Watson, IL employs N/A people. The largest industries in Watson, IL are Manufacturing (134 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (50 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (28 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Watson, IL, are Production Occupations (104 people), Management Occupations (26 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (26 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Watson, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Watson, IL, are Manufacturing (134 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (50 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (28 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Watson, IL, though some of these residents may live in Watson, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$40,375

Median earning men ± $7,499

$33,750

Median earning women ± $3,691

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($73,750), Wholesale Trade ($70,750), and Construction ($62,813).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Manufacturing ($47,727), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($45,833), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($35,476).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.47%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Illinois.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.01% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.62M), Some college (2.15M), and Bachelors Degree (2.1M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Watson, IL was $93,900 in 2023, which is 0.309 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $90,000 to $93,900, a 4.33% increase. The homeownership rate in Watson, IL is 82.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Watson, IL have an average commute time of 17.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Watson, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$93,900

Median Property Value 2023

±$9,571

$190

Median Property Taxes

±$46

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Watson, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Watson, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

82.3%

Homeownership

2023

67%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 82.3% of the housing units in Watson, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 82.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Watson, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Watson, IL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

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231

Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Watson, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Watson, IL is from Illinois.

0.477

2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.478

2021 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2022, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.477 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.371% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Illinois across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (81.3%)
Carpooled (11.7%)
Worked At Home (6.93%)

In 2023, 81.3% of workers in Watson, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.7%) and those who worked at home (6.93%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

17.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Watson, IL have a shorter commute time (17.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Watson, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Watson, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Watson, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Watson, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Watson, IL (127 out of 616 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 15 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Watson, IL is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Watson, IL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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