Belgium vs Indianola

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

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

Belgium has the higher population (326 vs 207 in Indianola). Belgium has the higher median household income ($61,591 vs $42,125 in Indianola). Belgium has the higher median home value ($75,900 vs $61,000 in Indianola).

Population, income & housing

	Belgium	Indianola
Population	326	207
Median age	50.3 yrs	54.9 yrs
Median household income	$61,591	$42,125
Median home value	$75,900	$61,000
Median gross rent	$831	—
Housing units	176	86
Homeownership rate	71.8%	88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.4%	3.6%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	25.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Belgium	Indianola
Population	392 → 326 (-16.8%)	220 → 207 (-5.9%)
Median household income	$42,250 → $61,591 (+45.8%)	$58,750 → $42,125 (-28.3%)
Median home value	$71,500 → $75,900 (+6.2%)	$46,900 → $61,000 (+30.1%)
Median gross rent	$589 → $831 (+41.1%)	$638 → $725 (+13.6%)

Belgium

Population

392326

Median household income

$42,250$61,591

Median home value

$71,500$75,900

Median gross rent

$589$831

Indianola

Population

220207

Median household income

$58,750$42,125

Median home value

$46,900$61,000

Median gross rent

$638$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Belgium	Indianola
Under 5	6.1%	2.4%
5 to 17	12.9%	12.6%
18 to 24	10.4%	4.8%
25 to 34	8.3%	10.6%
35 to 44	8.6%	8.7%
45 to 54	11.7%	11.6%
55 to 64	23.3%	17.4%
65 to 74	10.7%	13.5%
75 and over	8.0%	18.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Belgium	Indianola
White (non-Hispanic)	89.0%	93.7%
Black or African American	7.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Belgium	Indianola
No high school diploma	12.6%	12.0%
High school graduate	42.6%	62.7%
Some college or associate's	37.4%	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Belgium	Indianola
Drove alone	87.6%	81.8%
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%	18.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Belgium	Indianola
1-unit, detached	79.0%	91.9%
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%	8.1%

Poverty & households

	Belgium	Indianola
Poverty rate	12.9%	20.5%
Average household size	2.09	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	19	26
Median year structure built	1954	1960