Waterman, Illinois - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,567
Male Share of the Population	45.4%
Female Share of the Population	54.6%
Senior Citizens	11.3%
Employed Population 16+	839
Age of the Population	39

Families

% of people married	52.8%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	26.9%
Median Earnings25+	$42,609
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$30,583

Wealth

Median Family Income	$85,625
% Above Poverty Level	94.1%
% Below Poverty Level	5.9%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	36 minutes
% Working from Home	2.3%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.7%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	24.2%
Median Gross Rent	$833
Median House Value	$158,500

Ancestry

German	33.4%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	18%
Irish	15.4%
English	11.5%
Italian	6.1%
Swedish	5.4%
Polish	5.2%
Norwegian	4.6%
Albanian	4.3%
Macedonian	3.8%
Welsh	2.1%
French Except Basque	1%
Scottish	1%
Dutch	1%
Canadian	0.5%
Czech	0.5%
Ukrainian	0.5%
Swiss	0.3%
Danishn	0.3%
Russian	0.2%
Finnish	0.2%
African	0.2%
Ugandan	0.2%
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Waterman Almanac

Category	Value
County	DeKalb County
Standard Zip Codes	60556
Phone Area Codes	815
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	41.76
Approximate Longitude	-88.77

Waterman Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	PAW PAW 2 NW
Distance	12 miles
Jan Temp	8 to 25 F
Apr Temp	36 to 57 F
Jul Temp	60 to 82 F
Oct Temp	38 to 61 F
Annual Precip	36.7 inches

Station	ROCHELLE
Distance	19.6 miles
Jan Temp	8 to 27 F
Apr Temp	35 to 58 F
Jul Temp	60 to 83 F
Oct Temp	37 to 62 F
Annual Precip	33.6 inches

Station	AURORA
Distance	23.5 miles
Jan Temp	11 to 29 F
Apr Temp	36 to 59 F
Jul Temp	61 to 84 F
Oct Temp	38 to 63 F
Annual Precip	38.3 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Hinckley	2,083	$77,019
Lee	335	$60,625
Leland	859	$68,667
Somonauk	2,152	$70,000

Waterman Public Libraries

Clinton Township Public Library
110 SOUTH ELM STREET
Waterman, Illinois
(815) 264-3339

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Waterman Public Schools

Indian Creek Middle School
425 S Elm St
ZIP: 60556
(815) 264-7712
Middle
Total Enrollment 163

Waterman Elem School
220 N Maple St
ZIP: 60556
(815) 264-3351
Primary
Total Enrollment 120

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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