Village of Wataga
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15% of households in Wataga received food stamps in 2020
Wataga ranked 549th in Illinois for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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20.5 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Wataga
20.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Wataga in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: 3.1% of people in Wataga identified as multi-racial in 2020
Of the 778 citizens living in Wataga in 2020, 96.9 percent said they were only one race, while 3.1 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.
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Census Bureau: 77.5 percent of people in Wataga were old enough to vote in 2020
Of the 778 citizens living in Wataga in 2020, 603 were old enough to vote as of March 24, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau reports Wataga population was 778 in 2020
Wataga had a population of 778 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Galesburg Reporter.
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Pritzker Tax Hike Amendment: average retiree in Wataga to pay up to $3,041 more in state income tax
The Pritzker Tax Hike Amendment would increase the average retiree's income tax in Wataga by up to $3,041, a 9.3-percent tax increase.
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31.7% unemployed in Wataga in 2018
31.7 percent of Wataga residents between 16 and 65 years old were unemployed in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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34.2% unemployed in Wataga in 2017
34.2 percent of Wataga residents between 16 and 65 years old were unemployed in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Wataga's population increases by 41 people between 2017 and 2018
Wataga's population increased by 41 people between 2017 and 2018, according to U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
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The white population in Wataga increases by 43 people between 2017 and 2018
The white population in Wataga increased by 43 people between 2017 and 2018, according to U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
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African American population in Wataga increases by 2 people between 2017 and 2018
African American population in Wataga increased by 2 people between 2017 and 2018, according to U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.