CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Belle Prairie City

Illinois · 60 residents · 0.44 sq mi

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Belle Prairie City is a city of 60 people in Illinois. Owners hold 96% of the housing stock. Median rent is $0 a month. The poverty rate is 0.0%, under the national 12.4%. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $68,000, having more than doubled since 1990.

At a glance

Lower income

median household income $37,031, below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 37.5

US median: 35.2

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 106%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

−13%since 1990

from 69 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Population density

137 / sq mi

−13%since 1990

from 158 / sq mi in 1990

US average: 242

Median age

37.5

−10%since 1990

from 41.9 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

0.44 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202472

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.7%(4)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.7%(4)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145%(3)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 1910%(6)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 243.3%(2)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3411.7%(7)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4413.3%(8)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5418.3%(11)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6410%(6)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 746.7%(4)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 848.3%(5)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$37,031

+67%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $16,875 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$19,528

+114%since 1990

from $9,146 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

0.0%

−10.1 ptssince 1990

from 10.1% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$68,000

+106%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $25,000 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

95.8%

−4.2 ptssince 1990

from 100.0% in 1990

4.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(69)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

2000

White, non-Hispanic100%(60)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Ancestry

German56.9%(41)

English25%(18)

Scottish5.6%(4)

American2.8%(2)

British1.4%(1)

Irish1.4%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Scottish population · Largest American population · Largest British population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.2%

+5.0 ptssince 1990

from 8.2% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

84.2%

+33.2 ptssince 1990

from 51.0% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

0.0%

Unchangedsince 1990

from 0.0% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.0 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married25%(6)

Married66.7%(16)

Widowed8.3%(2)

Divorced0%(0)

Women 15+

Never married0%(0)

Married75%(15)

Widowed20%(4)

Divorced5%(1)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.2%

+0.8 ptssince 2013

from 3.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.6%

+26.3 ptssince 2020

from 29.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

27.8%

−16.2 ptssince 2020

from 44.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.1%

−8.9 ptssince 2020

from 20.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

11.1%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 0.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.6%

+7.3 ptssince 2020

from 73.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

22.2%

−11.1 ptssince 2020

from 33.3% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era100%(1)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1 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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