South Beloit vs Winnebago

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

South Beloit and Winnebago 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 2,896 in Winnebago). Winnebago has the higher median household income ($82,813 vs $81,836 in South Beloit). Winnebago has the higher median home value ($180,300 vs $160,800 in South Beloit).

Population, income & housing

	South Beloit	Winnebago
Population	7,930	2,896
Median age	35.7 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	$81,836	$82,813
Median home value	$160,800	$180,300
Median gross rent	$925	$941
Housing units	3,256	1,238
Homeownership rate	70.4%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.6%	26.9%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Beloit	Winnebago
Population	7,900 → 7,930 (+0.4%)	3,387 → 2,896 (-14.5%)
Median household income	$60,822 → $81,836 (+34.5%)	$83,005 → $82,813 (-0.2%)
Median home value	$125,800 → $160,800 (+27.8%)	$140,300 → $180,300 (+28.5%)
Median gross rent	$784 → $925 (+18.0%)	$821 → $941 (+14.6%)

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

Winnebago

Population

3,3872,896

Median household income

$83,005$82,813

Median home value

$140,300$180,300

Median gross rent

$821$941

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Beloit	Winnebago
Under 5	7.8%	7.0%
5 to 17	18.8%	16.6%
18 to 24	6.7%	5.3%
25 to 34	15.3%	11.3%
35 to 44	16.2%	11.0%
45 to 54	12.4%	10.4%
55 to 64	11.3%	14.0%
65 to 74	7.4%	14.7%
75 and over	4.2%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Beloit	Winnebago
White (non-Hispanic)	78.2%	91.0%
Black or African American	3.5%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.5%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Beloit	Winnebago
No high school diploma	6.7%	8.0%
High school graduate	33.7%	25.3%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	13.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Beloit	Winnebago
Drove alone	72.2%	80.4%
Carpooled	21.9%	7.7%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	11.0%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Beloit	Winnebago
1-unit, detached	72.0%	86.9%
1-unit, attached	6.2%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	2.3%
20 or more units	1.5%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	South Beloit	Winnebago
Poverty rate	8.6%	7.1%
Average household size	2.51	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1990	1985