Belmont vs Iuka

A side-by-side comparison of Belmont and Iuka: population, income, housing, and more.

Belmont and Iuka are places in Mississippi. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Iuka has the higher population (3,118 vs 2,538 in Belmont). Iuka has the higher median household income ($45,805 vs $43,152 in Belmont). Belmont has the higher median home value ($160,900 vs $122,200 in Iuka).

Population, income & housing

	Belmont	Iuka
Population	2,538	3,118
Median age	32.4 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$43,152	$45,805
Median home value	$160,900	$122,200
Median gross rent	$766	$559
Housing units	1,216	1,467
Homeownership rate	62.2%	59.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Belmont	Iuka
Population	2,290 → 2,538 (+10.8%)	2,956 → 3,118 (+5.5%)
Median household income	$38,636 → $43,152 (+11.7%)	$34,355 → $45,805 (+33.3%)
Median home value	$108,900 → $160,900 (+47.8%)	$94,400 → $122,200 (+29.4%)
Median gross rent	$645 → $766 (+18.8%)	$553 → $559 (+1.1%)

Belmont

Population

2,2902,538

Median household income

$38,636$43,152

Median home value

$108,900$160,900

Median gross rent

$645$766

Iuka

Population

2,9563,118

Median household income

$34,355$45,805

Median home value

$94,400$122,200

Median gross rent

$553$559

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Belmont	Iuka
Under 5	9.4%	8.5%
5 to 17	21.6%	16.3%
18 to 24	10.8%	6.4%
25 to 34	11.5%	13.4%
35 to 44	12.3%	11.9%
45 to 54	16.0%	7.0%
55 to 64	7.5%	11.6%
65 to 74	5.2%	9.4%
75 and over	5.8%	15.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Belmont	Iuka
White (non-Hispanic)	84.5%	93.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	12.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Belmont	Iuka
No high school diploma	22.6%	17.1%
High school graduate	27.7%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Belmont	Iuka
Drove alone	80.6%	92.8%
Carpooled	16.7%	3.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	3.5%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Belmont	Iuka
1-unit, detached	77.5%	67.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.9%	28.3%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	0.3%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Belmont	Iuka
Poverty rate	22.3%	22.3%
Average household size	2.33	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1975	1969