Alton vs Belmont

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

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

Belmont has the higher population (1,257 vs 416 in Alton). Alton has the higher median home value ($358,200 vs $150,000 in Belmont). Since 2019, Alton's population has grown faster (+65.1% vs -18.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Alton	Belmont
Population	416	1,257
Median age	58.8 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$51,086
Median home value	$358,200	$150,000
Median gross rent	$623	$1,413
Housing units	179	537
Homeownership rate	57.0%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	10.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alton	Belmont
Population	252 → 416 (+65.1%)	1,546 → 1,257 (-18.7%)
Median household income	—	$60,875 → $51,086 (-16.1%)
Median home value	—	$157,900 → $150,000 (-5.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$994 → $1,413 (+42.2%)

Alton

Population

252416

Belmont

Population

1,5461,257

Median household income

$60,875$51,086

Median home value

$157,900$150,000

Median gross rent

$994$1,413

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alton	Belmont
Under 5	0.0%	6.0%
5 to 17	3.1%	25.5%
18 to 24	1.0%	5.6%
25 to 34	20.2%	8.2%
35 to 44	6.0%	15.8%
45 to 54	12.3%	11.1%
55 to 64	24.8%	7.3%
65 to 74	15.6%	6.4%
75 and over	17.1%	13.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alton	Belmont
White (non-Hispanic)	79.8%	92.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	19.2%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alton	Belmont
No high school diploma	14.0%	23.3%
High school graduate	25.1%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	50.6%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	3.3%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alton	Belmont
Drove alone	92.9%	97.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	2.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alton	Belmont
1-unit, detached	57.0%	54.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	11.7%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	31.3%	3.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	31.7%

Poverty & households

	Alton	Belmont
Poverty rate	2.2%	11.3%
Average household size	2.32	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	—	17
Median year structure built	1972	1973