Belvidere

Population: 24,510
Median household income: $62,462
Median home value: $153,100

Belvidere, a community in Boone County, Illinois, has 24,510 residents. At $62,462, its median household income sits below Boone County's $81,638.

Between 2019 and 2023, Belvidere's population declined 2.1% from 25,027 to 24,510, while its median home value rose 38.8% from $110,300 to $153,100.

The median gross rent is $943. 13.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,510
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $62,462
Median home value: $153,100
Median gross rent: $943
Housing units: 10,077
Homeownership rate: 73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,02724,510

Median household income

$51,166$62,462

Median home value

$110,300$153,100

Median gross rent

$776$943

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,027	$51,166	$110,300	$776
2020	24,932	$52,609	$114,600	$854
2021	25,179	$57,507	$120,900	$895
2022	25,389	$59,216	$139,100	$914
2023	24,510	$62,462	$153,100	$943

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,258	5.1%
5 to 17	4,198	17.1%
18 to 24	2,322	9.5%
25 to 34	3,054	12.5%
35 to 44	2,911	11.9%
45 to 54	3,525	14.4%
55 to 64	3,137	12.8%
65 to 74	2,482	10.1%
75 and over	1,623	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,952	56.9%
Black or African American	623	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	371	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	68	0.3%
Two or more races	409	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,087	37.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.9%

High school graduate32.5%

Some college or associate's32.3%

Bachelor's degree8.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,670	21.9%
High school graduate	5,442	32.5%
Some college or associate's	5,411	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,397	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	812	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone75.8%

Carpooled14.0%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home7.2%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,965	75.8%
Carpooled	1,659	14.0%
Public transit	34	0.3%
Walked	182	1.5%
Bicycle	93	0.8%
Worked from home	856	7.2%
Other means	45	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,620	33.0%
15 to 29 min	3,620	33.0%
30 to 44 min	2,118	19.3%
45 to 59 min	691	6.3%
60+ min	929	8.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 15.5% (3,744 of 24,097)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,100	63.6%
Nonfamily households	3,498	36.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,598	95.2%
Vacant	479	4.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,064	73.6%
Renter-occupied	2,534	26.4%

1-unit, detached68.0%

1-unit, attached6.1%

2 to 4 units10.3%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other9.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,857	68.0%
1-unit, attached	619	6.1%
2 to 4 units	1,038	10.3%
5 to 19 units	304	3.0%
20 or more units	357	3.5%
Mobile home & other	902	9.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1705092
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.24 sq mi
Center point: 42.2654, -88.8878