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.Belvidere is a blue-collar town, with 35.41% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 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 rate of college-level education in Belvidere is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.44% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an 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. 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.
