Belknap vs Simpson

A side-by-side comparison of Belknap and Simpson: population, income, housing, and more.

Belknap and Simpson are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Belknap has the higher population (78 vs 56 in Simpson). Since 2019, Simpson's population has grown faster (-13.8% vs -35.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Belknap	Simpson
Population	78	56
Median age	54.3 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median home value	—	$80,000
Housing units	50	22
Homeownership rate	68.6%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.5%	29.3%
Unemployment rate	10.2%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Belknap	Simpson
Population	121 → 78 (-35.5%)	65 → 56 (-13.8%)
Median household income	$30,500 → $97,500 (+219.7%)	$47,750 → $48,750 (+2.1%)
Median home value	$50,700 → $66,700 (+31.6%)	$65,000 → $80,000 (+23.1%)

Belknap

Population

12178

Median household income

$30,500$97,500

Median home value

$50,700$66,700

Simpson

Population

6556

Median household income

$47,750$48,750

Median home value

$65,000$80,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Belknap	Simpson
Under 5	0.0%	3.6%
5 to 17	9.0%	21.4%
18 to 24	2.6%	1.8%
25 to 34	19.2%	23.2%
35 to 44	3.8%	10.7%
45 to 54	21.8%	5.4%
55 to 64	23.1%	25.0%
65 to 74	14.1%	7.1%
75 and over	6.4%	1.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Belknap	Simpson
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Belknap	Simpson
No high school diploma	26.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	21.7%	22.0%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	48.8%
Bachelor's degree	27.5%	26.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Belknap	Simpson
Drove alone	100.0%	96.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Belknap	Simpson
1-unit, detached	72.0%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.0%	22.7%

Poverty & households

	Belknap	Simpson
Poverty rate	7.7%	21.4%
Average household size	2.23	3.73
Mean commute (minutes)	30	27
Median year structure built	1971	1980