Belgium vs East Lynn

A side-by-side comparison of Belgium and East Lynn: population, income, housing, and more.

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

East Lynn has the higher population (394 vs 326 in Belgium). East Lynn has the higher median household income ($238,281 vs $61,591 in Belgium). East Lynn has the higher median home value ($588,500 vs $75,900 in Belgium).

Population, income & housing

	Belgium	East Lynn
Population	326	394
Median age	50.3 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$61,591	$238,281
Median home value	$75,900	$588,500
Median gross rent	$831	—
Housing units	176	132
Homeownership rate	71.8%	93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.4%	4.0%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Belgium	East Lynn
Population	392 → 326 (-16.8%)	379 → 394 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$42,250 → $61,591 (+45.8%)	$200,771 → $238,281 (+18.7%)
Median home value	$71,500 → $75,900 (+6.2%)	$587,800 → $588,500 (+0.1%)
Median gross rent	$589 → $831 (+41.1%)	—

Belgium

Population

392326

Median household income

$42,250$61,591

Median home value

$71,500$75,900

Median gross rent

$589$831

East Lynn

Population

379394

Median household income

$200,771$238,281

Median home value

$587,800$588,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Belgium	East Lynn
Under 5	6.1%	2.5%
5 to 17	12.9%	47.2%
18 to 24	10.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	8.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	8.6%	5.8%
45 to 54	11.7%	5.1%
55 to 64	23.3%	39.3%
65 to 74	10.7%	0.0%
75 and over	8.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Belgium	East Lynn
White (non-Hispanic)	89.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	7.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Belgium	East Lynn
No high school diploma	12.6%	10.1%
High school graduate	42.6%	4.0%
Some college or associate's	37.4%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	4.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Belgium	East Lynn
Drove alone	87.6%	95.8%
Carpooled	4.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	4.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Belgium	East Lynn
1-unit, detached	79.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	8.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Belgium	East Lynn
Poverty rate	12.9%	0.0%
Average household size	2.09	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	19	—
Median year structure built	1954	2013