Illinois · Census place 04845
Belleville city, IL
Quick answer
Belleville city has 41,722 residents, ranking #37 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $60,529, the median home is worth $131,000 and median gross rent runs $947 a month.
- Population
- 41,722Belleville city residents
- Median household income
- $60,529Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $131,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $947Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Belleville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Belleville city median would spend about 18.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.9% of residents and 61% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Crystal Lake city 40,436
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