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Belvidere, IL

Demographic and economic profile of Belvidere, IL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

24,510

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$64,528

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.2% since 2018

Belvidere lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone15,404 (62.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone5,754 (23.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,836 (7.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone838 (3.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races551 (2.2%)
  • Asian Alone273 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish6,085
  2. 2.Arabic247
  3. 3.Other Indo-European66
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island57
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic50

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

14.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

830

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$32,181

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing3,332
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care1,709
  3. 3.Retail Trade1,602
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation1,381
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management1,156

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,395
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,041
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,870
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations2,132
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,024

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.73×)3,332
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.32×)764
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.29×)1,381
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.20×)1,602
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.14×)965

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$153,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$943/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9991,096 (15.5%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,004 (14.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999904 (12.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999838 (11.9%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999749 (10.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999450 (6.4%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

13.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

78.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,433

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.6 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

7.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,965 (75.8%)
  • Carpooled1,659 (14.0%)
  • Worked at Home856 (7.2%)
  • Walked182 (1.5%)
  • Bicycle93 (0.8%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other45 (0.4%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.