Belleville, IL: Marketing for Dental & Medical Practices
Public data on Belleville, and what we would do first for a practice there because of it.
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Belleville at a glance
Furthest from the US: share of residents who speak Spanish at home (1.2% against 13.6%), then share with a bachelor's degree or higher (28.0% against 35.7%).
- Residents, July 2025 estimate40,237Down 5.0% from the April 2020 base of 42,358
- Median household income$63,535Well below both Illinois ($83,390) and the US ($80,734)
- Median age39.1Close to both Illinois (39.0) and the US (38.9)
- Residents 65 and older16.4%Below both Illinois (17.0%) and the US (17.2%)
- Bachelor's degree or higher (residents 25+)28.0%Well below both Illinois (37.9%) and the US (35.7%)
- Speak Spanish at home (residents 5+)1.2%Well below both Illinois (14.0%) and the US (13.6%)
The share with a bachelor's degree or higher is where Belleville and O'Fallon (7 miles apart) differ most: 28.0% against 52.4%, then the share who speak Spanish at home (1.2% against 2.1%).
Who practices in Belleville
NPI-registered providers with a practice address in Belleville, by primary specialty (people, not offices). Per resident, plastic surgeons are the group furthest above the US (5.8 times the US rate) and dermatologists the lowest (none matched inside the city).
| Specialty | In Belleville | Residents per provider | US | Against the US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentists | 35 | 1 per 1,150 | 1 per 1,340 | Above |
| Chiropractors | 25 | 1 per 1,609 | 1 per 3,311 | Well above |
| Dermatologists | 0 | – | 1 per 17,857 | Well below |
| Physical therapists | 82 | 1 per 491 | 1 per 1,181 | Well above |
| Optometrists | 12 | 1 per 3,353 | 1 per 5,291 | Well above |
| Podiatrists | 8 | 1 per 5,030 | 1 per 14,706 | Well above |
| Plastic surgeons | 4 | 1 per 10,059 | 1 per 58,824 | Well above |
These counts include only providers whose practice address the Census Geocoder places inside Belleville (263 of 281 providers' practice addresses in the surrounding ZIP codes matched), so they are a minimum: providers at addresses the geocoder could not match are left out.
Local healthcare landscape in Belleville
The city describes Memorial Hospital as located in west Belleville and part of BJC HealthCare. The hospital's own page says it features a 24-hour adult emergency department and a pediatric emergency unit in collaboration with WashU Medicine physicians from St. Louis Children's Hospital. The St. Clair County Health Department is located in downtown Belleville. Belleville's comprehensive plan names Memorial Hospital and St. Elizabeth's Hospital alongside the Lindenwood University - Belleville and Southwestern Illinois College campuses. It names the local districts Hexenbuckel Historic District, Oakland Historic District and Old Belleville Historic District, and lists Franklin, Signal Hill and Pleasant Hill neighborhood groups.
Neighborhoods and areas
- Hexenbuckel Historic District
- Oakland Historic District
- Old Belleville Historic District
- Franklin
- Signal Hill
- Pleasant Hill
Sources for this section
Private-sector health care employers in St. Clair County, 2024
Annual averages for 2024, county-wide. 15.7% of these establishments are offices of dentists, below the US share of 18.5%.
- Ambulatory health care establishments338Average employment 5,051
- Offices of physicians96
- Offices of dentists53
- Offices of other health practitioners99
What we'd prioritize for a Belleville practice
Chosen by fixed rules from the figures above.
An opening for dermatologists
No NPI-registered dermatologists list a practice address in Belleville (nationally there is one for every 17,857 residents). That leaves fewer local competitors for a dermatologist in search; see our marketing for dermatologists.
Keep the patients you already have
Belleville had 2,121 fewer residents in July 2025 than in April 2020 (−5.0%). With fewer new residents arriving, we would set up patient texting first, to keep existing patients coming back.
A crowded field for physical therapists
Belleville has 2.4 times the US number of NPI-registered physical therapists per resident, one for every 491 residents. A physical therapist here needs a clear focus and real reviews: see our marketing for physical therapists.
Reviews and your Google Business Profile first
One NPI-registered dentist per 1,150 residents in Belleville (US: one per 1,340). We would start with the Google Business Profile and review management.
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Sources
- Census Bureau population estimates, July 1, 2025 estimates; April 1, 2020 estimates base
- Census Gazetteer files, 2025
- American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024 5-year
- Census Geocoder, 2020 census blocks (2020 and current address ranges)
- Census 2020 Block Assignment Files
- CMS NPI Registry, live registry as of 2026-11-01
- Census ZIP code relationship files, 2020
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (private sector), 2024 annual averages
Provider counts are NPI records whose practice address the Census Geocoder places inside Belleville, using 2020 census blocks.
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