In terms of college education, the citizens of Belvidere rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.20% of adults 25 and older in Belvidere have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Belvidere in 2022 was $32,181, 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 $128,724 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 37.07% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Belvidere include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Belvidere is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
