2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Watseka, IL vs Winterset, IA

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Highlights
- Household income in Winterset, is 63% more than it is in Watseka and is 11% below the National Average.
- Watseka unemployment rate is 5.6%.
- Winterset unemployment rate is 5.0%.
 Watseka, ILWinterset, IAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,591  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$62,382$69,021
 Family Median Income$62,457  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Watseka, ILWinterset, IAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K11.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock15.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K14.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock14.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Watseka, ILWinterset, IAUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library4.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance8.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support12.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock3.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.6%13.1%
Reviews for Watseka    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Watseka has been hit hard by the slumping economy. A lot of jobs have been lost and people are really feeling the  More

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Over 16 years ago

Yes, I can see the previous writers' point of view. However, Watseka is the town of my birth. Gotta stand up for it. For a small community, it offers a variety of  More

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Over 17 years ago

i feel that watseka has alot people who has live here a long time. so if you do not have family here do not come here.people here think if you are the outsider. you have  More

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