Belding

Population: 5,949
Median household income: $55,895
Median home value: $152,700

Belding is a community in Ionia County, Michigan, home to 5,949 residents. At $55,895, its median household income sits below Ionia County's $73,436.

From 2019 to 2023, Belding's population grew 4.0% from 5,718 to 5,949, while its median home value rose 63.7% from $93,300 to $152,700.

Households average 2.71 people. The median gross rent is $693.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,949
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $55,895
Median home value: $152,700
Median gross rent: $693
Housing units: 2,280
Homeownership rate: 67.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,7185,949

Median household income

$41,812$55,895

Median home value

$93,300$152,700

Median gross rent

$692$693

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,718	$41,812	$93,300	$692
2020	5,729	$46,319	$104,200	$733
2021	6,070	$48,166	$109,200	$768
2022	5,942	$52,083	$131,400	$824
2023	5,949	$55,895	$152,700	$693

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4418.1%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	294	4.9%
5 to 17	1,137	19.1%
18 to 24	476	8.0%
25 to 34	691	11.6%
35 to 44	1,078	18.1%
45 to 54	685	11.5%
55 to 64	762	12.8%
65 to 74	506	8.5%
75 and over	320	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,226	87.8%
Black or African American	71	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	32	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.2%
Two or more races	188	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	418	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.1%

High school graduate40.3%

Some college or associate's33.6%

Bachelor's degree10.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	449	11.1%
High school graduate	1,629	40.3%
Some college or associate's	1,358	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	441	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	165	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone87.2%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit1.6%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,300	87.2%
Carpooled	206	7.8%
Public transit	42	1.6%
Walked	61	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	30	1.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	761	29.2%
15 to 29 min	662	25.4%
30 to 44 min	437	16.7%
45 to 59 min	591	22.7%
60+ min	158	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 17.8% (1,022 of 5,742)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,293	60.0%
Nonfamily households	861	40.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,154	94.5%
Vacant	126	5.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,459	67.7%
Renter-occupied	695	32.3%

1-unit, detached70.2%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units8.4%

5 to 19 units9.0%

20 or more units7.4%

Mobile home & other3.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,600	70.2%
1-unit, attached	26	1.1%
2 to 4 units	192	8.4%
5 to 19 units	206	9.0%
20 or more units	169	7.4%
Mobile home & other	87	3.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2606900
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.72 sq mi
Water area: 0.18 sq mi
Center point: 43.0965, -85.2330