COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hecker vs Belleville
PLACE A
Hecker, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Belleville, Wisconsin
Hecker is 85% smaller than Belleville. Belleville earns more, with a median household income $8,721 higher. Belleville has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -11%).
HECKERBELLEVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population4182,705−85% vs Belleville
Population density1,5661,702−137
Population growth-10.8%4.4%−15.3 pts
Median age31.335.9−4.6
Male48.2%52.4%−4.2 pts
Female51.8%47.6%+4.2 pts
Foreign-born0.4%0.4%−0.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.7%95.7%−7.0 pts
Black2.3%0.3%+2.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.5%2.1%+4.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.5%1.9%+0.6 pts
Median household income$79,583$88,304−$8,721
Per capita income$35,150$41,673−$6,523
Poverty rate2.4%4.0%−1.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3020.314−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%38.5%−18.7 pts
Graduate degree5.4%9.1%−3.7 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%0.9%+4.2 pts
Labor force participation78.8%69.9%+8.9 pts
Median home value$166,800$308,500−$141,700
Median gross rent$1,014$894+$120
Owner-occupied75.8%82.1%−6.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.0%1.7%+8.3 pts
Rent-burdened households8.0%29.0%−21.0 pts
Average commute31.824.5+7.3
Worked from home6.5%18.6%−12.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.1%2.0%+5.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025