Belgium

Population: 326
Median household income: $61,591
Median home value: $75,900

Belgium is a community in Vermilion County, Illinois, home to 326 residents. The median household income of $61,591 is above the Vermilion County median ($54,537).

From 2019 to 2023, Belgium's population declined 16.8% from 392 to 326, while its median home value rose 6.2% from $71,500 to $75,900.

The median resident is 50.3 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 23.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 326
Median age: 50.3 yrs
Median household income: $61,591
Median home value: $75,900
Median gross rent: $831
Housing units: 176
Homeownership rate: 71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%
Unemployment rate: 8.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

392326

Median household income

$42,250$61,591

Median home value

$71,500$75,900

Median gross rent

$589$831

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	392	$42,250	$71,500	$589
2020	383	$41,667	$68,900	$606
2021	338	$44,625	$70,500	$757
2022	286	$57,885	$81,500	$838
2023	326	$61,591	$75,900	$831

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1712.9%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 348.3%

35 to 448.6%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6423.3%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20	6.1%
5 to 17	42	12.9%
18 to 24	34	10.4%
25 to 34	27	8.3%
35 to 44	28	8.6%
45 to 54	38	11.7%
55 to 64	76	23.3%
65 to 74	35	10.7%
75 and over	26	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	290	89.0%
Black or African American	24	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	4	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.6%

High school graduate42.6%

Some college or associate's37.4%

Bachelor's degree5.7%

Graduate or professional degree1.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	29	12.6%
High school graduate	98	42.6%
Some college or associate's	86	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	13	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4	1.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone87.6%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	127	87.6%
Carpooled	7	4.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	7.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	54	40.3%
15 to 29 min	54	40.3%
30 to 44 min	14	10.4%
45 to 59 min	10	7.5%
60+ min	2	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 12.9% (42 of 326)

	Count	Share
Family households	75	48.1%
Nonfamily households	81	51.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	156	88.6%
Vacant	20	11.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	112	71.8%
Renter-occupied	44	28.2%

1-unit, detached79.0%

1-unit, attached8.0%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	139	79.0%
1-unit, attached	14	8.0%
2 to 4 units	6	3.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17	9.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1704689
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.43 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.0608, -87.6328