Bellevue is a village in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,878 at the 2020 census. Bellevue is a suburb of Peoria and is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Bellevue was developed as a subdivision named Bellevue Acres from farmland in 1936 by the South Side Realty Company of Peoria. It was incorporated as a village on March 2, 1941.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, Bellevue has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Bellevue had a population of 1,878. The median age was 41.1 years. 22.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.2 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 771 households in Bellevue, of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.1% were married-couple households, 19.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2000, there were 1,887 people, 741 households, and 512 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 872 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.65% White, 1.01% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.69% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.48% from other races, and 1.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.59% of the population.
There were 741 households, out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% were married couples living together, 16.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $31,098, and the median income for a family was $35,972. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $20,396 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,228. About 9.0% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.8% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.
Transportation
CityLink provides bus service on Routes 7, 13 and 15 connecting Bellevue to downtown Peoria, Peoria International Airport and other destinations.
Education
It is divided between various elementary school districts: Norwood Elementary School District 63<!--ELM 29040-->, Pleasant Hill School District 69<!--ELM 31860-->, Monroe School District 70<!--ELM 26490-->, and Pleasant Valley School District 62<!--ELM 31950-->. It is all in the same high school district: Limestone Community High School District 310.