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Place dossier plate
SheetWI-BELOIT-WI · Beloit, WI 36,554 pop · income 35th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Beloit
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Beloit on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Kiryas Joel · lowest
43,171
Kiryas Joel · lowest
43,171 median HH income
35.1% of the leader · rank #1
Beloit · this city
59,975
Beloit · this city
59,975 median HH income
48.8% of the leader · rank #2
North Hartsvi… · near
59,990
North Hartsvi… · near
59,990 median HH income
48.8% of the leader · rank #3
Okolona · near
60,000
Okolona · near
60,000 median HH income
48.8% of the leader · rank #4
Inglis · near
60,000
Inglis · near
60,000 median HH income
48.8% of the leader · rank #5
Lake Hamilton · near
60,000
Lake Hamilton · near
60,000 median HH income
48.8% of the leader · rank #6
Hilliard · highest
122,864
Hilliard · highest
122,864 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Beloit on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 36,554.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Beloit - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Beloit lands in the 35th percentile for household income and the 21st percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
35th
percentile, household income
22nd
percentile, home value
29th
percentile, median rent
21st
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Beloit, WI
36,554 people live in Beloit, Wisconsin - a small city by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Median household income here is $59,975 per year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 12.0%. Typical homes in Beloit are valued around $133,500, and the median resident age is 33.6 years. Educational attainment runs 18.0% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 60.7% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 47 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Construction Slowdown), down 53% from five years earlier. Crime here tracks close to the national norm: per-100,000 total crime stands at 2605.5 in FBI UCR data, near the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score). NOAA climate normals record an annual average temperature of 45.4°F with 37.4 inches of precipitation per year and 35.6 inches of snowfall.
Living costs in Wisconsin run below the national norm: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Wisconsin scores 94.1 (Below Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,097 per month statewide. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Wisconsin run around $225, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. Natural-hazard exposure scores 59.1 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Moderate).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Beloit's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from climate and hazard context to population change to housing and income to work and mobility to reported crime to schools and households to comparison shortlist; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Beloit, city-specific coverage includes annual population history, commute-mode shares, local building permits, matched public-school count, FBI reported-crime rates.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
What physical conditions frame life in Beloit?
NOAA normals put the annual mean temperature at 45.4°F, with 37.4 inches of precipitation and 35.6 inches of annual snowfall. FEMA's state-averaged National Risk Index score for Wisconsin is 59.1 out of 100. Climate normals describe long-run weather; the FEMA score on PlainCities is a state average of county NRI inputs and combines hazards, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience.
The two sources should not be blended into one comfort or safety score. Use the climate values for baseline conditions and the risk index as a prompt to inspect specific hazards, insurance, and local emergency guidance for a particular address.
The recent population line is broadly flat. That makes the composition of change more important than the headline count: housing turnover, household size, and age structure can shift even when the total barely moves.
Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -91 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -0.2% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 47 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
How far does income reach against housing in Beloit?
The home-value-to-income reference is relatively compact: the ACS median home value is 2.2 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 12.0%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. The ratio makes housing the clearest place to start this profile, but a low multiple can coexist with slow demand, older stock, or household-level hardship. Compare the home-value distribution and same-state peer table before treating it as an advantage.
Which cities make useful reference points for Beloit?
Within Wisconsin, the closest population matches are Oak Creek (36,473 residents, $93,120 income); Sun Prairie (36,455 residents, $90,521 income); Franklin (35,751 residents, $108,342 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Claremont, CA (36,553 residents); Hilliard, OH (36,560 residents); Manchester, CT (36,561 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in Beloit?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 78.0%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Public transit
0.6%
Work from home
6.3%
Drive alone
78.0%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 16,681 workers age 16+.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Beloit?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 2605.5 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, above the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 14% higher in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Property rate
2213.6
Violent rate
391.9
Total reported rate
2605.5
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
The NCES join finds 19 public schools within the city match. 18.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
Matched public schools
19
Bachelor's degree+
18.0%
Poverty estimate
12.0%
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
Below median income · poverty 12.0% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
94.1 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Wisconsin average
F
City profile score · Beloit, WI
38/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Cost of living B-
94.1 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Household income F
$59,975
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate F
12.0%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share F
18.0%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Violent crime F
392 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Beloit profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 68/100 (B-) · 94.1 index
Household income: 35/100 (F) · $59,975
Poverty rate: 32/100 (F) · 12.0%
Bachelor's+ share: 28/100 (F) · 18.0%
Violent crime: 23/100 (F) · 392 /100k
Where Beloit sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Beloit's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Beloit highlighted among 10 peers.Read the chart values
Beloit, WI (this city): home $133,500, crime 2,606/100k
Claremont, CA : home $870,800, crime 2,419/100k
Hilliard, OH : home $360,000, crime 1,051/100k
Manchester, CT : home $205,800, crime 2,248/100k
Oak Creek, WI : home $305,100, crime 1,832/100k
Sun Prairie, WI : home $339,800, crime 1,594/100k
Franklin, WI : home $343,400, crime 1,258/100k
Greenfield, WI : home $247,800, crime 2,400/100k
Manitowoc, WI : home $143,900, crime 1,178/100k
Menomonee Falls, WI : home $341,600, crime 596/100k
How does Beloit compare to other US cities?
Where Beloit sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income35% higher than other cities
Home value22% pricier than other cities
Median rent29% pricier than other cities
Safety21% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Wisconsin alone, Beloit ranks #190 of 202 Wisconsin cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Beloit against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Wisconsin only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Wisconsin-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Beloit near the bottom of Wisconsin's cities
Among the 761 Wisconsin cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Beloit ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Beloit only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#515 of 753
32nd percentile in Wisconsin
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 761
0th percentile in Wisconsin
Median Home Value
#587 of 754
22nd percentile in Wisconsin
Poverty Rate
#125 of 761
84th percentile in Wisconsin
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#455 of 761
40th percentile in Wisconsin
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Wisconsin only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
35th percentile nationally for median household income · 21st percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Beloit's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Beloit's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Beloit's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$133,500Among the most affordablemore affordable than 78% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Beloit's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.2×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#2,591 of 15,516
More affordable than 83% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#162 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 2.2×, Beloit sits in the affordable band:
national rank #2,591 of 15,516 and #162 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$59,975Beloit, WI median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Beloit, WI median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Beloit, WI.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)18.0%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)12.0%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)60.7%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
36,554
Median Income
$59,975
Median Home Value
$133,500
Median Age
33.6
Poverty Rate
12.0%
Labor force participation
60.7%
Bachelor's Degree+
18.0%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
2605.5
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
391.9
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
2213.6
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Climate
Avg Temperature
45.4°F
Annual Precipitation
37.4"
Annual Snowfall
35.6"
Schools
Total Schools
19
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Beloit's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
36,740 residents
2021
36,478 residents
2022
36,458 residents
2023
36,543 residents
2024
36,690 residents
2025
36,649 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
47
housing units authorized
Single-Family
47
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
1.3
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
101
20
81
$7.1M
2020
155
23
132
$20.4M
2021
55
55
0
$8.8M
2022
20
20
0
$6.2M
2023
22
22
0
$3.0M
2024
47
47
0
$7.3M
Permit volume decreased 53% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
78.0%
Carpool
11.2%
Public Transit
0.6%
Walk
2.9%
Work from Home
6.3%
Other
1.0%
Based on 16,681 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Wisconsin statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $225
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Wisconsin at $225 (electricity about $100 , water and sewer about $45 ).
These are Wisconsin statewide averages, not a meter reading for Beloit. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Wisconsin's BEA cost-of-living index is 94.1 (Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Beloit is $1,097/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Wisconsin statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 59.1 / 100 (Moderate).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Wisconsin statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Beloit sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Beloit compares to similar-size Wisconsin cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.