Beloit

Population: 36,554
Median household income: $59,975
Median home value: $133,500

Beloit, a community in Rock County, Wisconsin, has 36,554 residents. The median household income of $59,975 is below the Rock County median ($74,390).

From 2019 to 2023, Beloit's population held roughly steady from 36,836 to 36,554, while its median home value rose 48.5% from $89,900 to $133,500.

18.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 59.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 36,554
Median age: 33.6 yrs
Median household income: $59,975
Median home value: $133,500
Median gross rent: $989
Housing units: 14,540
Homeownership rate: 59.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

36,83636,554

Median household income

$43,651$59,975

Median home value

$89,900$133,500

Median gross rent

$800$989

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	36,836	$43,651	$89,900	$800
2020	36,804	$46,989	$96,400	$825
2021	36,567	$52,097	$102,100	$852
2022	36,642	$57,168	$121,900	$957
2023	36,554	$59,975	$133,500	$989

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1718.7%

18 to 2412.1%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,681	7.3%
5 to 17	6,849	18.7%
18 to 24	4,420	12.1%
25 to 34	4,998	13.7%
35 to 44	4,003	11.0%
45 to 54	3,810	10.4%
55 to 64	4,843	13.2%
65 to 74	3,340	9.1%
75 and over	1,610	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,135	57.8%
Black or African American	4,895	13.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	443	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	17	0.0%
Some other race	17	0.0%
Two or more races	2,024	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,020	21.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.1%

High school graduate36.4%

Some college or associate's32.5%

Bachelor's degree13.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,960	13.1%
High school graduate	8,233	36.4%
Some college or associate's	7,348	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	2,936	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,127	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone78.0%

Carpooled11.2%

Public transit0.6%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,004	78.0%
Carpooled	1,872	11.2%
Public transit	103	0.6%
Walked	492	2.9%
Bicycle	5	0.0%
Worked from home	1,045	6.3%
Other means	160	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,114	39.1%
15 to 29 min	4,997	32.0%
30 to 44 min	2,357	15.1%
45 to 59 min	1,142	7.3%
60+ min	1,026	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 16.8% (5,876 of 34,895)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,636	56.3%
Nonfamily households	5,931	43.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,567	93.3%
Vacant	973	6.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,000	59.0%
Renter-occupied	5,567	41.0%

1-unit, detached73.1%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units9.5%

5 to 19 units5.1%

20 or more units8.7%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,636	73.1%
1-unit, attached	453	3.1%
2 to 4 units	1,387	9.5%
5 to 19 units	740	5.1%
20 or more units	1,266	8.7%
Mobile home & other	58	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5506500
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 0.32 sq mi
Center point: 42.5235, -89.0177