Belmont, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

9,729

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

42.7

5.17% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

2.07%

24.5% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$242,542

4.15% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$846,300

Population & Diversity

Belmont, VA is home to a population of 9.73k people, from which 93.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 27.5% of Belmont, VA residents were born outside of the country (2.67k people).

In 2024, there were 2.09 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.15k people) in Belmont, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.46k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 557 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.5%

2024 Citizenship

92.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.5% of Belmont, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Belmont, VA was 92.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Belmont, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Belmont, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.15k ± 560
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
2.46k ± 411
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
557 ± 295

9.54%

Hispanic Population

928 people

9.54% of the people in Belmont, VA are hispanic (928 people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Virginia.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
108,778 ± 8,047 people
India
98,440 ± 7,659 people
Mexico
58,677 ± 5,927 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 108,778 Virginia residents, followed by India with 98,440 and Mexico with 58,677.

Foreign-Born Population

27.5%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.67k people

27.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.6k people

As of 2024, 27.5% of Belmont, VA residents (2.67k 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, VA was 27.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Belmont, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
192 ± 94
Gulf War (1990s)
171 ± 96
Vietnam
73 ± 53

Belmont, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.12 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Belmont, VA.

Economy

The economy of Belmont, VA employs 5.69k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Belmont, VA were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,525 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (645 people), and Educational Services (572 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($250,001), Finance & Insurance ($160,270), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($159,274).

Employment

Occupations

5.69k

2024 Value

± 505

8.34%

1 Year growth

± 12%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Belmont, VA grew at a rate of 8.34%, from 5.25k employees to 5.69k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Belmont, VA, are Management Occupations (1,189 people), Computer & Mathematical Occupations (807 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (635 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Belmont, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

Industries

Employment by Industries

5.69k

2024 Value

± 505

8.34%

1 Year growth

± 12%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Belmont, VA grew at a rate of 8.34%, from 5.25k employees to 5.69k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Belmont, VA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,525 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (645 people), and Educational Services (572 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Belmont, VA, though some of these residents may live in Belmont, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$138,984

Median earning men ± $12,284

$86,183

Median earning women ± $6,663

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($163,587), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($158,514), and Information ($147,299).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($139,125), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($134,722), and Public Administration ($127,574).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Belmont, VA was $846,300 in 2024, which is 2.54 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $807,100 to $846,300, a 4.86% increase. The homeownership rate in Belmont, VA is 87.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Belmont, VA have an average commute time of 32.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Belmont, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$846,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$39,961

$2,783

Median Property Taxes

±$272

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, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

87.5%

Homeownership

2024

66.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 87.5% of the housing units in Belmont, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 90.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Belmont, VA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$242,542

Median Household Income

± $18,054

3.18k

Number of Households

± 320

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.18k households in Belmont, VA grew to $242,542 from the previous year's value of $232,879.

The following chart displays the households in Belmont, VA 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Belmont, VA is from Virginia.

0.47

2024 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.472

2023 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2024, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (57%)
Worked At Home (33%)
Carpooled (6.53%)

In 2024, 57% of workers in Belmont, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (33%) and those who carpooled to work (6.53%).

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.

Commute Time

32.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Belmont, VA have a longer commute time (32.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.97% of the workforce in Belmont, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Belmont, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Belmont, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Belmont, VA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.07% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Belmont, VA (201 out of 9.73k 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 35 - 44, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Belmont, VA is White, followed by Two Or More and Asian.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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