Belvidere, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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19%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

2%

Household income NAT. AVG.

18%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Belvidere	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$36,166	$47,397	$44,883
Median household income	$79,890	$88,967	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$91,722	$111,557	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$46,411	$52,117	$52,080
Median earnings male	$47,251	$60,185	$54,343
Median earnings female	$38,095	$40,368	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.8%	6.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	13.5%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Belvidere is 19% lower than the national average
The median household income in Belvidere is 2% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Belvidere is 18% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Belvidere is 11% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$53,254 $79,890 $159,780

City

$59,305 $88,967 $177,934

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Belvidere median earnings by income bracket

Belvidere employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.3%	13.3%
Manufacturing sector	34.1%	34.1%
Financial & insurance services	0.9%	0.9%
Wholesale & retail services	10.1%	10.1%
Public administration	1.4%	1.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.5%	6.5%
Education, health & social services	7.3%	7.3%
Other	25.8%	25.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Timberlane, IL	1,195	$256,814	215.8%
Roscoe, IL	10,953	$145,325	78.7%
Rockton, IL	8,007	$138,074	69.8%
Davis Junction, IL	2,654	$126,730	55.8%
Kingston, IL	1,230	$126,576	55.6%
Belvidere, IL	25,831	$79,890	1.8%

Cities with similar population

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Edwardsville, IL	25,839	$112,461	38.3%
Cave Spring, VA	25,814	$100,194	23.2%
Bainbridge Island, WA	25,850	$183,894	126.1%
Ridgewood, NJ	25,810	$266,584	227.8%
Clinton, IA	25,804	$68,321	16.0%
Belvidere, IL	25,831	$79,890	1.8%

Source: The Belvidere, IL employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.