Demographics of Beloit city, Wisconsin

Beloit city, Wisconsin had 36,649 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −91 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Beloit city, in four figures

36,649
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 36,534 ±74.; −0.2%
Change since July 2020: −91 people.; 33.8 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,663 ±$3,466
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Beloit city, Wisconsin's population shrank 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Beloit city, Wisconsin's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Beloit city, Wisconsin's population shrank 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Beloit city, Wisconsin's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	36,740	100.0	100.0
2021	36,478	99.3	100.2
2022	36,458	99.2	100.7
2023	36,543	99.5	101.6
2024	36,690	99.9	102.5
2025	36,649	99.8	103.1

Population of Beloit city, Wisconsin on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	36,740	—
2021	36,478	−262
2022	36,458	−20
2023	36,543	+85
2024	36,690	+147
2025	36,649	−41

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.8 ±1.0: for men 31.5 ±1.9 and for women 35.5 ±1.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Beloit city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under 5	2,534 ±293	6.9% ±0.8	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,750 ±648	18.5% ±1.8	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,325 ±507	11.8% ±1.4	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,079 ±606	24.9% ±1.7	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,729 ±653	23.9% ±1.8	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,117 ±496	14.0% ±1.4	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,663 ±$3,466, and income per person $30,910 ±$2,200, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,485 ±$455 in Wisconsin and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Beloit city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under $25,000	2,356 ±371	17.3% ±2.6	13.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,066 ±408	22.5% ±2.9	17.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,621 ±403	19.2% ±2.9	17.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,166 ±407	15.9% ±2.9	13.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,881 ±311	13.8% ±2.2	19.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	899 ±227	6.6% ±1.6	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	649 ±273	4.8% ±2.0	9.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Beloit city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Wisconsin	United States
All ages	5,235 ±859	15.0% ±2.5	10.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,957 ±465	21.5% ±4.7	12.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,285 ±356	12.2% ±1.8	10.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	993 ±256	14.0% ±3.4	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Beloit city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Beloit city	Wisconsin	United States
Housing units	14,531 ±531	2,778,572 ±1,533	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.9% ±1.4	89.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.1% ±1.5	10.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.4% ±3.2	67.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.6% ±3.3	32.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$156,500 ±$7,786	$266,500 ±$1,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,066 ±$63	$1,087 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1957 ±2	1975 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Beloit city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Hispanic or Latino	7,680 ±809	21.0% ±2.2	8.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	21,688 ±810	59.4% ±2.2	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,069 ±706	13.9% ±1.9	5.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	102 to 484	0.3% to 1.3%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 9	0% to < 0.1%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 50	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,779 ±505	4.9% ±1.4	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Beloit city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Born in the state	22,201 ±834	60.8% ±2.3	70.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	10,773 ±767	29.5% ±2.1	23.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	68 to 310	0.2% to 0.8%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,371 ±557	9.2% ±1.5	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,344 ±412	3.7% ±1.1	2.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,027 ±498	5.5% ±1.4	2.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Beloit city among the places of Wisconsin

23rd of 158 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Wisconsin page.

Places of Wisconsin near Beloit city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Wausau city	39,996 ±84
Menomonee Falls village	39,539 ±32
Sun Prairie city	37,570 ±68
Greenfield city	37,345 ±88
Oak Creek city	37,325 ±43
Beloit city	36,534 ±74
Franklin city	35,886 ±53
Manitowoc city	34,620 ±32
Fitchburg city	32,619 ±39
West Bend city	32,030 ±41
Mount Pleasant village	27,953 ±38

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Beloit city, Wisconsin

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026