Belton vs Harrisonville

A side-by-side comparison of Belton and Harrisonville: population, income, housing, and more.

Belton and Harrisonville are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Belton has the higher population (24,618 vs 10,002 in Harrisonville). Belton has the higher median household income ($70,525 vs $60,727 in Harrisonville). Harrisonville has the higher median home value ($190,300 vs $185,400 in Belton).

Population, income & housing

	Belton	Harrisonville
Population	24,618	10,002
Median age	37.0 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$70,525	$60,727
Median home value	$185,400	$190,300
Median gross rent	$1,235	$853
Housing units	10,665	4,363
Homeownership rate	61.2%	58.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.7%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Belton	Harrisonville
Population	23,425 → 24,618 (+5.1%)	10,043 → 10,002 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$62,754 → $70,525 (+12.4%)	$47,404 → $60,727 (+28.1%)
Median home value	$135,800 → $185,400 (+36.5%)	$137,000 → $190,300 (+38.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,067 → $1,235 (+15.7%)	$845 → $853 (+0.9%)

Belton

Population

23,42524,618

Median household income

$62,754$70,525

Median home value

$135,800$185,400

Median gross rent

$1,067$1,235

Harrisonville

Population

10,04310,002

Median household income

$47,404$60,727

Median home value

$137,000$190,300

Median gross rent

$845$853

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Belton	Harrisonville
Under 5	6.8%	7.9%
5 to 17	17.0%	13.8%
18 to 24	7.7%	8.7%
25 to 34	15.9%	14.1%
35 to 44	12.4%	12.4%
45 to 54	12.4%	9.8%
55 to 64	13.3%	17.0%
65 to 74	9.1%	7.7%
75 and over	5.5%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Belton	Harrisonville
White (non-Hispanic)	78.5%	93.7%
Black or African American	7.2%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.7%
Asian	1.2%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.1%
Some other race	0.7%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.7%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Belton	Harrisonville
No high school diploma	6.4%	11.8%
High school graduate	36.4%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Belton	Harrisonville
Drove alone	79.9%	88.3%
Carpooled	7.9%	3.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	1.4%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	4.7%
Other means	0.4%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Belton	Harrisonville
1-unit, detached	62.2%	67.8%
1-unit, attached	13.4%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	13.4%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	6.4%
20 or more units	2.7%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	10.6%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Belton	Harrisonville
Poverty rate	9.3%	7.6%
Average household size	2.46	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1986	1977