Belmont

Population: 27,505
Median household income: $207,609
Median home value: $2,000,001

Belmont, a community in San Mateo County, California, has 27,505 residents. Its median household income of $207,609 runs above the San Mateo County figure of $156,000.

Between 2019 and 2023, Belmont's population grew 1.5% from 27,097 to 27,505, while its median home value rose 30.9% from $1,527,500 to $2,000,001.

The median gross rent is $2,894. 68.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,505
Median age: 40.4 yrs
Median household income: $207,609
Median home value: $2,000,001
Median gross rent: $2,894
Housing units: 11,227
Homeownership rate: 56.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 68.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

27,09727,505

Median household income

$156,052$207,609

Median home value

$1,527,500$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,342$2,894

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	27,097	$156,052	$1,527,500	$2,342
2020	26,963	$160,046	$1,604,700	$2,546
2021	28,109	$178,125	$1,682,000	$2,678
2022	27,820	$185,944	$2,000,001	$2,842
2023	27,505	$207,609	$2,000,001	$2,894

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4416.4%

45 to 5415.4%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,411	5.1%
5 to 17	5,024	18.3%
18 to 24	1,399	5.1%
25 to 34	3,621	13.2%
35 to 44	4,515	16.4%
45 to 54	4,247	15.4%
55 to 64	3,474	12.6%
65 to 74	2,064	7.5%
75 and over	1,750	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,694	46.2%
Black or African American	421	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	66	0.2%
Asian	8,081	29.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	270	1.0%
Some other race	343	1.2%
Two or more races	1,779	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,851	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.0%

High school graduate7.9%

Some college or associate's19.2%

Bachelor's degree35.1%

Graduate or professional degree33.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	791	4.0%
High school graduate	1,550	7.9%
Some college or associate's	3,768	19.2%
Bachelor's degree	6,899	35.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6,663	33.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone54.6%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit4.4%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home31.0%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,674	54.6%
Carpooled	824	5.9%
Public transit	615	4.4%
Walked	343	2.4%
Bicycle	76	0.5%
Worked from home	4,359	31.0%
Other means	160	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,925	19.9%
15 to 29 min	3,371	34.8%
30 to 44 min	2,276	23.5%
45 to 59 min	1,014	10.5%
60+ min	1,106	11.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 6.5% (1,747 of 27,046)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,299	69.3%
Nonfamily households	3,229	30.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,528	93.8%
Vacant	699	6.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,894	56.0%
Renter-occupied	4,634	44.0%

1-unit, detached53.7%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units16.3%

20 or more units21.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,026	53.7%
1-unit, attached	543	4.8%
2 to 4 units	372	3.3%
5 to 19 units	1,833	16.3%
20 or more units	2,453	21.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0605108
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.63 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 37.5144, -122.2945