CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Belgium

Illinois · 510 residents · 0.43 sq mi

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Belgium is home to 510 people in Illinois. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 4% of adults. The typical home is worth $28,600. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 34%. Households take in $21,339 at the median, 29% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

510

+9%vs 2000

vs 466 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.1

−12%vs 2000

vs 34.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.43 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024290

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.8%(40)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910%(51)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(42)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(31)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.2%(52)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.3%(88)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.6%(59)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.7%(70)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(44)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 742.7%(14)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.3%(17)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(2)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,339

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,500 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,489

−47%vs 2000

vs $16,038 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.0%

+5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$28,600

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$357

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $409 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.9%

+4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.6% in 2000

21.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97%(452)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(11)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(502)

Black1.6%(8)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(2)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.7%(2)

Asian origin

Chinese1.4%(4)

Korean0.7%(2)

Ancestry

German20%(58)

Irish11%(32)

American7.2%(21)

English5.2%(15)

Polish4.8%(14)

Lithuanian2.8%(8)

Italian2.4%(7)

French2.1%(6)

Belgian1%(3)

British0.7%(2)

Czech0.7%(2)

Hungarian0.7%(2)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.7%(2)

Welsh0.7%(2)

Dutch0.3%(1)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(1)

Scottish0.3%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.7%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.8%

−13.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.0%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 0.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.1 min

+43%vs 2000

vs 13.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married39.3%(42)

Married45.8%(49)

Widowed8.4%(9)

Divorced6.5%(7)

Women 15+

Never married38.1%(53)

Married30.9%(43)

Widowed12.9%(18)

Divorced18%(25)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.4%

−15.8 ptssince 2013

from 19.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.5%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 56.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.0%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 9.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.7%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 17.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.3%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 24.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

9.3%

+8.0 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.2%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 64.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.4%

+11.9 ptssince 2020

from 41.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)3.1%(1)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.6%(5)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era15.6%(5)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 32 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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