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.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Belvidere is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.41% of the Belvidere workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Belvidere is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Belvidere who work in sales jobs (11.27%), maintenance occupations (9.78%), and food service (9.75%). 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 2022 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. In addition, Belvidere has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.13%). The most common language spoken in Belvidere is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Indo-European.
