South Beloit, Illinois

2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

ALMANAC

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.3–0.9% to the 3,559 homes here.

10–31

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count.Sources: Computed by the Almanac

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Population

Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.

7,996

people, the 262nd-largest of Illinois's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Illinois's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
The workday

9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

91.5%

of 3,105 jobs located in South Beloit are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
Rent

Median rent is up 38% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$972

a month. Illinois's median is $1,274.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

A $1,200 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Winnebago County.
- $469 Tract 5.16
- $1,669 Tract 5.10
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Room to build

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

$1,218–$1,827

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $972 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
Building

69% of the housing here was built before 2000.
- 69% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.3–0.9% to the 3,559 homes here.

10–31

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
Home value

A median home costs 34% less than Illinois's.

$173,000

median home value in South Beloit.
- $173,000 South Beloit
- $263,300 Illinois
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

South Beloit, Illinois

South Beloit,
Illinois.

Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.

9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

Median rent is up 38% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

69% of the housing here was built before 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.3–0.9% to the 3,559 homes here.

A median home costs 34% less than Illinois's.

Every number came from a public source, with its date.

Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.

9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

Median rent is up 38% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

69% of the housing here was built before 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.3–0.9% to the 3,559 homes here.

A median home costs 34% less than Illinois's.

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