Belmont

Population: 27,009
Median household income: $178,188
Median home value: $1,108,800

Located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Belmont is a community with a population of 27,009. Its median household income of $178,188 runs above the Middlesex County figure of $126,779.

Between 2019 and 2023, Belmont's population grew 3.4% from 26,113 to 27,009, while its median home value rose 29.0% from $859,600 to $1,108,800.

45.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1938.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,009
Median age: 42.4 yrs
Median household income: $178,188
Median home value: $1,108,800
Median gross rent: $2,387
Housing units: 10,833
Homeownership rate: 64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 80.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,11327,009

Median household income

$129,380$178,188

Median home value

$859,600$1,108,800

Median gross rent

$2,002$2,387

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,113	$129,380	$859,600	$2,002
2020	26,158	$140,500	$902,500	$2,062
2021	27,056	$151,502	$941,700	$2,215
2022	26,997	$164,918	$1,060,600	$2,339
2023	27,009	$178,188	$1,108,800	$2,387

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 349.5%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 5415.0%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,337	5.0%
5 to 17	5,242	19.4%
18 to 24	1,387	5.1%
25 to 34	2,555	9.5%
35 to 44	4,097	15.2%
45 to 54	4,059	15.0%
55 to 64	3,396	12.6%
65 to 74	3,019	11.2%
75 and over	1,917	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,437	68.3%
Black or African American	446	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5,504	20.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	141	0.5%
Two or more races	1,208	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,273	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.4%

High school graduate7.8%

Some college or associate's9.6%

Bachelor's degree28.3%

Graduate or professional degree51.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	463	2.4%
High school graduate	1,476	7.8%
Some college or associate's	1,834	9.6%
Bachelor's degree	5,380	28.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9,890	51.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone48.9%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit11.1%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle3.1%

Worked from home28.4%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,788	48.9%
Carpooled	787	5.7%
Public transit	1,543	11.1%
Walked	282	2.0%
Bicycle	434	3.1%
Worked from home	3,935	28.4%
Other means	109	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,404	14.1%
15 to 29 min	3,413	34.3%
30 to 44 min	3,063	30.8%
45 to 59 min	1,259	12.7%
60+ min	804	8.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 3.5% (926 of 26,828)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,624	73.6%
Nonfamily households	2,734	26.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,358	95.6%
Vacant	475	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,654	64.2%
Renter-occupied	3,704	35.8%

1-unit, detached45.6%

1-unit, attached5.9%

2 to 4 units38.2%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units7.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,943	45.6%
1-unit, attached	644	5.9%
2 to 4 units	4,134	38.2%
5 to 19 units	334	3.1%
20 or more units	778	7.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2505105
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.65 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 42.3953, -71.1803