Illinois · Census place 05092
Belvidere city, IL
Quick answer
Belvidere city has 24,510 residents, ranking #91 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $62,462, the median home is worth $153,100 and median gross rent runs $943 a month.
- Population
- 24,510Belvidere city residents
- Median household income
- $62,462Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $153,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $943Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Belvidere city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Belvidere city median would spend about 18.1% 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 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.5% of residents and 73.6% 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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