Belmont vs Countryside

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

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

Belmont has the higher population (9,525 vs 9,521 in Countryside). Belmont has the higher median household income ($232,879 vs $143,229 in Countryside). Belmont has the higher median home value ($807,100 vs $567,600 in Countryside).

Population, income & housing

	Belmont	Countryside
Population	9,525	9,521
Median age	40.6 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$232,879	$143,229
Median home value	$807,100	$567,600
Median gross rent	$2,853	$2,313
Housing units	3,088	3,514
Homeownership rate	90.2%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	76.8%	61.8%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Belmont	Countryside
Population	6,632 → 9,525 (+43.6%)	9,701 → 9,521 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$220,750 → $232,879 (+5.5%)	$126,786 → $143,229 (+13.0%)
Median home value	$711,400 → $807,100 (+13.5%)	$428,300 → $567,600 (+32.5%)
Median gross rent	$3,229 → $2,853 (-11.6%)	$1,889 → $2,313 (+22.4%)

Belmont

Population

6,6329,525

Median household income

$220,750$232,879

Median home value

$711,400$807,100

Median gross rent

$3,229$2,853

Countryside

Population

9,7019,521

Median household income

$126,786$143,229

Median home value

$428,300$567,600

Median gross rent

$1,889$2,313

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Belmont	Countryside
Under 5	6.5%	5.2%
5 to 17	22.4%	19.7%
18 to 24	8.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	6.1%	14.3%
35 to 44	13.2%	14.3%
45 to 54	23.4%	15.6%
55 to 64	12.9%	10.4%
65 to 74	3.3%	9.1%
75 and over	4.2%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Belmont	Countryside
White (non-Hispanic)	54.9%	64.7%
Black or African American	2.3%	9.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	27.3%	9.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.2%
Two or more races	6.3%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.3%	13.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Belmont	Countryside
No high school diploma	1.7%	4.3%
High school graduate	7.8%	11.8%
Some college or associate's	13.7%	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	37.9%	39.9%
Graduate or professional degree	38.9%	21.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Belmont	Countryside
Drove alone	56.9%	66.8%
Carpooled	5.6%	4.5%
Public transit	1.8%	2.1%
Walked	1.6%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	33.0%	24.6%
Other means	0.9%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Belmont	Countryside
1-unit, detached	58.1%	47.8%
1-unit, attached	37.2%	29.4%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	16.1%
20 or more units	1.5%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Belmont	Countryside
Poverty rate	1.7%	4.9%
Average household size	3.08	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	31	26
Median year structure built	2005	1987