Beloit is a medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 36,449 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Beloit is the 22nd largest community in Wisconsin.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Beloit is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Beloit is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Beloit who work in office and administrative support (12.57%), management occupations (8.42%), and sales jobs (6.17%). Also of interest is that Beloit has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. In terms of college education, Beloit is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.16% of adults 25 and older in Beloit have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Beloit in 2022 was $29,529, which is lower middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $118,116 for a family of four. However, Beloit contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Beloit is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Beloit home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Beloit residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Beloit also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.52% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Beloit include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Beloit is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
