Belvidere

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  8. Belvidere Criminal Information
  9. Belvidere Immigration & Civil Rights Information
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Belvidere Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 26,797
  • Land Area (2000): 96.311 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.467 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 9,992
Belvidere Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 24,140 90.11%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 20 0.07%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 2,628 9.81%

Belvidere Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Belvidere Employment Information Back to top
Belvidere Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 0 0 0 --% 0
1991 0 0 0 --% 0
1992 0 0 0 --% 0
1993 0 0 0 --% 0
1994 0 0 0 --% 0
1995 0 0 0 --% 0
1996 0 0 0 --% 0
1997 0 0 0 --% 0
1998 0 0 0 --% 0
1999 0 0 0 --% 0
2000 10,929 10,253 676 6.18% 62
2001 11,067 10,182 885 8.00% 80
2002 11,139 10,139 1,000 8.98% 89
2003 11,253 10,206 1,047 9.30% 93
2004 11,533 10,534 999 8.66% 86
2005 11,970 11,009 961 8.03% 80
2006 12,529 11,689 840 6.71% 67
2007 12,961 11,950 1,011 7.80% 78
2008 13,246 11,861 1,386 10.46% 104
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 13,348 11,676 1,672 12.53% 125
Feb 2008 13,375 11,788 1,587 11.87% 119
Mar 2008 13,530 11,902 1,628 12.03% 120
Apr 2008 13,255 12,021 1,234 9.31% 93
May 2008 13,086 11,963 1,123 8.58% 86
Jun 2008 13,293 11,945 1,348 10.14% 101
Jul 2008 13,209 11,900 1,309 9.91% 99
Aug 2008 13,166 11,775 1,391 10.57% 106
Sep 2008 12,955 11,777 1,178 9.09% 91
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Belvidere Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Manufactuing 630 9.06%
2. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 602 8.65%
3. Construction 523 7.52%
4. Machinery Manufacturing 510 7.33%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 307 4.41%
6. Food Manufacturing 271 3.90%
7. Finance and Insurance 238 3.42%
8. Health Care 236 3.39%
9. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 233 3.35%
10. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 218 3.13%
11. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 212 3.05%
12. Truck Transportation 191 2.75%
13. Repair and Maintenance 165 2.37%
14. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 158 2.27%
15. Public Administration 152 2.19%
16. Educational Services 133 1.91%
17. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 122 1.75%
18. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 117 1.68%
19. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 109 1.57%
20. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 108 1.55%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 736 12.71%
2. Educational Services 604 10.43%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 537 9.27%
4. Finance and Insurance 309 5.34%
5. Department and Other General Stores 236 4.08%
6. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 206 3.56%
7. Social Assistance 196 3.39%
8. Food Manufacturing 183 3.16%
9. Public Administration 181 3.13%
10. Food and Beverage Stores 174 3.01%
11. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 147 2.54%
12. Machinery Manufacturing 146 2.52%
13. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 140 2.42%
14. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 139 2.40%
15. Personal and Laundry Services 128 2.21%
16. Metal Manufactuing 114 1.97%
17. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 114 1.97%
18. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 114 1.97%
19. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 110 1.90%
20. Construction 101 1.74%

Belvidere Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 668 9.60%
2. Other Production Occupations 518 7.45%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 368 5.29%
4. Assemblers and Fabricators 331 4.76%
5. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 325 4.67%
6. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 318 4.57%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 292 4.20%
8. Vehicle Mechanics 271 3.90%
9. Engineers 265 3.81%
10. Other Management Occupations 238 3.42%
11. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 230 3.31%
12. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 228 3.28%
13. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 215 3.09%
14. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 150 2.16%
15. Carpenters 139 2.00%
16. Computer Specialists 127 1.83%
17. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 125 1.80%
18. Physicians and Surgeons 120 1.73%
19. Other Construction Trades 118 1.70%
20. Top Executives 107 1.54%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Assemblers and Fabricators 303 5.23%
2. Secretaries and Admins 302 5.22%
3. Other Production Occupations 295 5.09%
4. Other Office and Admin Support 294 5.08%
5. Cashiers 282 4.87%
6. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 270 4.66%
7. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 205 3.54%
8. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 198 3.42%
9. Other Management Occupations 182 3.14%
10. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 176 3.04%
11. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 166 2.87%
12. Waiters and Waitresses 164 2.83%
13. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 161 2.78%
14. Registered Nurses 158 2.73%
15. Other Sales and Related Occupations 153 2.64%
16. Child Care Workers 129 2.23%
17. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 129 2.23%
18. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 127 2.19%
19. Health Technologists and Technicians 120 2.07%
20. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 117 2.02%

Belvidere Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 11,777 59.55%
15-35 hours 2,303 11.64%
1-14 hours 458 2.32%
No regular hours 5,239 26.49%

Belvidere Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 871 7.12%
5 AM-5:29 AM 633 5.18%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 959 7.84%
6 AM-6:29 AM 1,129 9.24%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,352 11.06%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,319 10.79%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,619 13.24%
8 AM-8:29 AM 963 7.88%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 452 3.70%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 391 3.20%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 222 1.82%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 48 0.39%
Noon-3:59 PM 1,263 10.33%
4 PM-11:59 PM 1,004 8.21%

Belvidere Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 568 4.65%
5-9 1,949 15.94%
10-14 1,901 15.55%
15-19 1,365 11.17%
20-24 1,781 14.57%
25-29 772 6.31%
30-34 1,240 10.14%
35-39 334 2.73%
40-44 389 3.18%
45-59 835 6.83%
60-89 707 5.78%
At least 90 384 3.14%

Belvidere Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 23 0.19% 8,313 68.00%
30-44 0 0.00% 1,963 16.06%
45-59 0 0.00% 835 6.83%
At least 60 31 0.25% 1,060 8.67%

Belvidere Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 24 0.19%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,913 15.31%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 9,988 79.92%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 43 0.34%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 54 0.43%
Color 6 Box Walked 203 1.62%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 273 2.18%

Belvidere Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Belvidere Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 9,554 (26,466 people)
Families (2000): 7,218 (23,122 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,970
People at same address in 1995: 12,851
Belvidere Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 675 7.07%
$10,000-$14,999 556 5.82%
$15,000-$19,999 420 4.40%
$20,000-$24,999 601 6.29%
$25,000-$29,999 510 5.34%
$30,000-$34,999 651 6.81%
$35,000-$39,999 483 5.06%
$40,000-$44,999 527 5.52%
$45,000-$49,999 431 4.51%
$50,000-$59,999 1,002 10.49%
$60,000-$74,999 1,340 14.03%
$75,000-$99,999 1,228 12.85%
$100,000-$124,999 462 4.84%
$125,000-$149,999 190 1.99%
$150,000-$199,999 259 2.71%
$200,000 or more 219 2.29%

Belvidere Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 2,056 21.66%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,694 28.38%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 282 2.97%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,521 16.02%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 45 0.47%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,564 16.47%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 26 0.27%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 792 8.34%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 11 0.12%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 304 3.20%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 2 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 195 2.05%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 2 0.02%

Belvidere Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 7,882 30.72%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 3,829 14.92%
Public Assistance 122 0.48%
Retirement 1,326 5.17%
Self Employment 1,062 4.14%
Social Security 2,317 9.03%
Supplemental Security 297 1.16%
Wage / Salary 7,699 30.01%
Other 1,123 4.38%

Belvidere Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,937 50.44%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 2,886 49.56%

Belvidere Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 806 8.16%
Color 1 Box Married 6,336 64.12%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,576 26.07%
Color 3 Box Widowed 164 1.66%

Belvidere Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,046 10.21%
Color 1 Box Married 6,223 60.75%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,917 18.72%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,057 10.32%

Belvidere Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Belvidere Education Information Back to top
Belvidere Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 1,594 8.45%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 2,717 14.39%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 6,818 36.12%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 4,020 21.30%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,089 5.77%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,730 9.17%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 907 4.81%

Belvidere Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 298 1.11% 215 0.80% 513 1.91%
Kindergarten 359 1.34% 153 0.57% 512 1.91%
Grades 1-4 1,736 6.48% 289 1.08% 2,025 7.56%
Grades 5-8 1,471 5.49% 258 0.96% 1,729 6.45%
Grades 9-12 1,432 5.34% 177 0.66% 1,609 6.00%
Undergrad college 659 2.46% 121 0.45% 780 2.91%
Graduate or professional school 43 0.16% 31 0.12% 74 0.28%
Total 5,998 22.38% 1,244 4.64% 7,242 27.03%

Belvidere Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Belvidere Public Benefits Information Back to top
Belvidere Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 24,106 91.32%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 2,290 8.68%

Belvidere Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Belvidere Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 53
Belvidere Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 3 36
2005 3 37
2006 5 41
2007 5 44

Belvidere Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Belvidere Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Belvidere Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 4,382 16.35%
10-19 Years 4,269 15.93%
20-29 Years 3,158 11.78%
30-39 Years 4,244 15.84%
40-49 Years 3,823 14.27%
50-59 Years 2,892 10.79%
60-69 Years 1,800 6.72%
70-79 Years 1,363 5.09%
80-89 Years 697 2.60%
90+ Years 169 0.63%

Belvidere Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 13,269 49.52%
Color 1 Box Female 13,528 50.48%

Belvidere Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 21,698 80.97%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 4,386 16.37%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 255 0.95%
Color 1 Box African-American 250 0.93%
Color 2 Box Asian 143 0.53%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 51 0.19%
Color 6 Box Other Race 11 0.04%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 3 0.01%

Belvidere Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 8,188 31.30%
2. Irish 3,761 14.38%
3. English 2,896 11.07%
4. Swedish 2,173 8.31%
5. United States Or American 1,445 5.52%
6. Italian 1,291 4.94%
7. Polish 1,251 4.78%
8. Norwegian 1,208 4.62%
9. French Non-Basque 642 2.45%
10. Dutch 551 2.11%

Belvidere Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 20,859 84.16%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 3,518 14.19%
3. German 128 0.52%
4. Scandinavian 47 0.19%
5. Italian 44 0.18%
6. Other Indo European 38 0.15%
7. Serbo Croatian 33 0.13%
8. Russian 27 0.11%
9. Polish 25 0.10%
10. Other Slavic 23 0.09%

Belvidere Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 24,105 89.98%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 685 2.56%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 1,998 7.46%

Belvidere Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Belvidere Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Belvidere Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
61008