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Belvidere, IL
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Belvidere profile


Living in Belvidere



Belvidere is a medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 25,169 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Belvidere is the 88th largest community in Illinois.

The percentage of people in Belvidere with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.44% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Belvidere in 2018 was $29,682, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,728 for a family of four. However, Belvidere contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Belvidere is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Belvidere home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Belvidere residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Belvidere also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 36.99% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Belvidere include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, and English.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Belvidere's cultural character, accounting for 16.13% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Belvidere is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Indo-European.