Belmont vs St. Marys

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

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

St. Marys has the higher population (2,178 vs 853 in Belmont). Belmont has the higher median household income ($60,750 vs $59,315 in St. Marys). St. Marys has the higher median home value ($129,400 vs $119,800 in Belmont).

Population, income & housing

	Belmont	St. Marys
Population	853	2,178
Median age	46.1 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$60,750	$59,315
Median home value	$119,800	$129,400
Median gross rent	$613	$467
Housing units	356	1,061
Homeownership rate	77.4%	87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	22.3%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Belmont	St. Marys
Population	888 → 853 (-3.9%)	1,990 → 2,178 (+9.4%)
Median household income	$43,438 → $60,750 (+39.9%)	$49,226 → $59,315 (+20.5%)
Median home value	$94,500 → $119,800 (+26.8%)	$113,100 → $129,400 (+14.4%)
Median gross rent	$505 → $613 (+21.4%)	$488 → $467 (-4.3%)

Belmont

Population

888853

Median household income

$43,438$60,750

Median home value

$94,500$119,800

Median gross rent

$505$613

St. Marys

Population

1,9902,178

Median household income

$49,226$59,315

Median home value

$113,100$129,400

Median gross rent

$488$467

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Belmont	St. Marys
Under 5	3.2%	6.3%
5 to 17	9.8%	11.7%
18 to 24	11.5%	9.6%
25 to 34	12.2%	14.0%
35 to 44	13.1%	8.3%
45 to 54	11.3%	12.9%
55 to 64	11.1%	17.0%
65 to 74	17.6%	10.8%
75 and over	10.2%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Belmont	St. Marys
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	95.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Belmont	St. Marys
No high school diploma	8.4%	8.6%
High school graduate	46.6%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Belmont	St. Marys
Drove alone	83.0%	81.1%
Carpooled	4.5%	10.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	8.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Belmont	St. Marys
1-unit, detached	65.2%	70.6%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	14.5%
5 to 19 units	14.3%	2.4%
20 or more units	3.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.6%	10.2%

Poverty & households

	Belmont	St. Marys
Poverty rate	7.9%	5.3%
Average household size	2.39	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1974	1953