Belmont, NH

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,378
US Senator
Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic Party
US Senator
Maggie Hassan
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
41.7
9.74% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
10.4%
8.15% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$52,594
2.95% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$208,700
39.1% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
714
12.4% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Belmont, NH reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Belmont, NH are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Belmont, NH was $208,700, and the homeownership rate was 79.8%.

Most people in Belmont, NH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Belmont, NH was 3 cars per household.

United StatesNew HampshireBelknap County, NHLaconia, NHCentral Region--Byram, Terry, Utica & Vicksburg City PUMA, NH

Population & Diversity

Belmont, NH is home to a population of 1.38k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.0726% of Belmont, NH residents were born outside of the country (1 people).

In 2024, there were 25.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.23k people) in Belmont, NH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 48 Black or African American (Hispanic) and 36 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Belmont, NH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Belmont, NH was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Belmont, NH
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.23k ± 465
  2. Black or African American (Hispanic)
    48 ± 93
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic)
    36 ± 57
7.18%
Hispanic Population
99 people

In 2024, there were 25.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.23k people) in Belmont, NH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 48 Black or African American (Hispanic) and 36 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

7.18% of the people in Belmont, NH are hispanic (99 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Belmont, NH as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Hampshire.
Most Common Origin
  1. Canada
    8,457 ± 2,251 people
  2. India
    7,313 ± 2,094 people
  3. Dominican Republic
    6,580 ± 1,987 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Hampshire was Canada, the natal country of 8,457 New Hampshire residents, followed by India with 7,313 and Dominican Republic with 6,580.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.0726%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1 people
0.0796%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1 people

As of 2024, 0.0726% of Belmont, NH residents (1 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Belmont, NH was 0.0796%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    15 ± 27
  2. Vietnam
    3 ± 18

Belmont, NH has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 5 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Belmont, NH employs 714 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Belmont, NH were Public Administration (163 people), Retail Trade (97 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (66 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,824), Public Administration ($49,522), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,174).

Employment

Occupations

714
2024 Value
± 250
12.4%
1 Year growth
± 46.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Belmont, NH grew at a rate of 12.4%, from 635 employees to 714 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Belmont, NH, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (107 people), Computer & Mathematical Occupations (90 people), and Management Occupations (86 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Belmont, NH.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Hampshire.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

714
2024 Value
± 250
12.4%
1 Year growth
± 46.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Belmont, NH grew at a rate of 12.4%, from 635 employees to 714 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Belmont, NH, are Public Administration (163 people), Retail Trade (97 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (66 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Belmont, NH, though some of these residents may live in Belmont, NH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$37,188
Median earning men ± $35,680
$39,659
Median earning women ± $14,560

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($35,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,492), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($36,219), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($5,714).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Hampshire.
Y-Axis
2.71%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 693k people employed in New Hampshire. This represents a 2.71% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.3%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Belmont, NH was $208,700 in 2024, which is 0.627 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $150,000 to $208,700, a 39.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Belmont, NH is 79.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Belmont, NH have an average commute time of 16.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Belmont, NH is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$208,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$162,865
$478
Median Property Taxes
±$227

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Belmont, NH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Belmont, NH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

79.8%
Homeownership
2024
57.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 79.8% of the housing units in Belmont, NH were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 84.5%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$52,594
Median Household Income
± $41,105
599
Number of Households
± 247

In 2024, the median household income of the 599 households in Belmont, NH grew to $52,594 from the previous year's value of $51,086.

The following chart displays the households in Belmont, NH distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Belmont, NH is from New Hampshire.
0.451
2023 Wage GINI in New Hampshire
0.454
2022 Wage GINI in New Hampshire

In 2023, the income inequality in New Hampshire was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.771% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Hampshire was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Hampshire in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (83.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (8.45%)
  3. Carpooled (7.54%)

In 2024, 83.9% of workers in Belmont, NH drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.45%) and those who carpooled to work (7.54%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

16.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Belmont, NH have a shorter commute time (16.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Belmont, NH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Belmont, NH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Belmont, NH have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Belmont, NH (143 out of 1.38k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Belmont, NH is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

94% of the population of Belmont, NH has health coverage, with 42.9% on employee plans, 19.6% on Medicaid, 21.8% on Medicare, 8.42% on non-group plans, and 1.31% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Hampshire see 1,149 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,149 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1302 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 250 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 38.3% were men and 61.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28% under 18 years, 13.4% between 18 and 34 years, 37.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 38.3% were men and 61.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

6.02%
Uninsured
42.9%
Employer Coverage
19.6%
Medicaid
21.8%
Medicare
8.42%
Non-Group
1.31%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Belmont, NH grew by 48.5% from 4.06% to 6.02%.

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