Belleville vs Republic

A side-by-side comparison of Belleville and Republic: population, income, housing, and more.

Belleville and Republic are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Belleville has the higher population (2,036 vs 144 in Republic). Republic has the higher median household income ($70,259 vs $51,136 in Belleville). Since 2019, Republic's population has grown faster (+42.6% vs +5.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Belleville	Republic
Population	2,036	144
Median age	38.0 yrs	61.8 yrs
Median household income	$51,136	$70,259
Median home value	$78,200	—
Median gross rent	$619	—
Housing units	1,095	113
Homeownership rate	71.0%	92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	3.4%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Belleville	Republic
Population	1,927 → 2,036 (+5.7%)	101 → 144 (+42.6%)
Median household income	$35,930 → $51,136 (+42.3%)	$27,159 → $70,259 (+158.7%)
Median home value	$66,600 → $78,200 (+17.4%)	$30,600 → $9,999 (-67.3%)
Median gross rent	$606 → $619 (+2.1%)	—

Belleville

Population

1,9272,036

Median household income

$35,930$51,136

Median home value

$66,600$78,200

Median gross rent

$606$619

Republic

Population

101144

Median household income

$27,159$70,259

Median home value

$30,600$9,999

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Belleville	Republic
Under 5	6.6%	1.4%
5 to 17	21.8%	7.6%
18 to 24	6.6%	8.3%
25 to 34	8.6%	13.9%
35 to 44	12.1%	4.9%
45 to 54	7.3%	3.5%
55 to 64	13.9%	21.5%
65 to 74	13.2%	38.9%
75 and over	9.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Belleville	Republic
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	76.4%
Black or African American	1.4%	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	0.2%	20.1%
Two or more races	2.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Belleville	Republic
No high school diploma	4.3%	6.7%
High school graduate	31.0%	22.7%
Some college or associate's	42.0%	67.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Belleville	Republic
Drove alone	85.8%	86.3%
Carpooled	8.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.2%	13.7%
Other means	4.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Belleville	Republic
1-unit, detached	78.3%	92.9%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	5.3%
20 or more units	4.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Belleville	Republic
Poverty rate	14.2%	9.0%
Average household size	2.38	1.80
Mean commute (minutes)	16	25
Median year structure built	1954	1938