Belknap, IL

Census Place

2024 Population

115

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

50.5

7% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

6.09%

20.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$67,500

2024 Median Property Value

$40,700

Population & Diversity

Belknap, IL is home to a population of 115 people, from which 100% are citizens.

In 2024, there were 27.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (111 people) in Belknap, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Belknap, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Belknap, IL was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Belknap, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Belknap, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
111 ± 80
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
4 ± 6
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
0 ± 13

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Belknap, IL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Illinois.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
637,284 ± 19,101 people
India
166,788 ± 9,961 people
Poland
117,148 ± 8,364 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 637,284 Illinois residents, followed by India with 166,788 and Poland with 117,148.

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

2 ± 19

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Belknap, IL.

Housing & Living

People in Belknap, IL have an average commute time of 27.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Belknap, IL is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$40,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$31,459

$35

Median Property Taxes

±$34

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Belknap, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Belknap, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

72.9%

Homeownership

2024

48.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 72.9% of the housing units in Belknap, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Belknap, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$67,500

Median Household Income

± $39,910

Number of Households

± 39

The following chart displays the households in Belknap, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Belknap, IL is from Illinois.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.474

2023 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2024, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.55% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Illinois across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Drove Alone (100%)

Most Common Commute in 2024

In 2024, 100% of workers in Belknap, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Belknap, IL have a longer commute time (27.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.27% of the workforce in Belknap, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Belknap, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Belknap, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Belknap, IL have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.09% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Belknap, IL (7 out of 115 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Belknap, IL is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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