Belvidere is a very small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 2,545 people and two associated neighborhoods, Belvidere is the 401st largest community in New Jersey. Belvidere has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Belvidere is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Belvidere is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Belvidere who work in teaching (13.90%), office and administrative support (9.47%), and management occupations (7.61%). Also of interest is that Belvidere has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One downside of living in Belvidere is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Belvidere, the average commute to work is 31.05 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Belvidere is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The overall education level of Belvidere is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.43% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Belvidere in 2022 was $46,722, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $186,888 for a family of four. However, Belvidere contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Belvidere home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Belvidere residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Belvidere include German, Italian, Irish, English, and Swedish. The most common language spoken in Belvidere is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
