Pecatonica vs South Beloit

A side-by-side comparison of Pecatonica and South Beloit: population, income, housing, and more.

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

South Beloit has the higher population (7,930 vs 2,178 in Pecatonica). South Beloit has the higher median household income ($81,836 vs $71,500 in Pecatonica). South Beloit has the higher median home value ($160,800 vs $134,900 in Pecatonica).

Population, income & housing

	Pecatonica	South Beloit
Population	2,178	7,930
Median age	40.7 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$71,500	$81,836
Median home value	$134,900	$160,800
Median gross rent	$1,089	$925
Housing units	988	3,256
Homeownership rate	79.0%	70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.1%	24.6%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pecatonica	South Beloit
Population	2,243 → 2,178 (-2.9%)	7,900 → 7,930 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$56,500 → $71,500 (+26.5%)	$60,822 → $81,836 (+34.5%)
Median home value	$114,500 → $134,900 (+17.8%)	$125,800 → $160,800 (+27.8%)
Median gross rent	$865 → $1,089 (+25.9%)	$784 → $925 (+18.0%)

Pecatonica

Population

2,2432,178

Median household income

$56,500$71,500

Median home value

$114,500$134,900

Median gross rent

$865$1,089

South Beloit

Population

7,9007,930

Median household income

$60,822$81,836

Median home value

$125,800$160,800

Median gross rent

$784$925

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pecatonica	South Beloit
Under 5	7.2%	7.8%
5 to 17	15.2%	18.8%
18 to 24	7.3%	6.7%
25 to 34	12.6%	15.3%
35 to 44	10.7%	16.2%
45 to 54	15.1%	12.4%
55 to 64	15.3%	11.3%
65 to 74	6.8%	7.4%
75 and over	9.7%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pecatonica	South Beloit
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	78.2%
Black or African American	0.7%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.5%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pecatonica	South Beloit
No high school diploma	6.8%	6.7%
High school graduate	32.4%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	39.7%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pecatonica	South Beloit
Drove alone	79.3%	72.2%
Carpooled	9.3%	21.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	9.3%	2.2%
Other means	1.1%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pecatonica	South Beloit
1-unit, detached	79.0%	72.0%
1-unit, attached	7.7%	6.2%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	6.6%
20 or more units	0.4%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Pecatonica	South Beloit
Poverty rate	6.6%	8.6%
Average household size	2.36	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	29	26
Median year structure built	1957	1990