Belt

Population: 525
Median household income: $72,083
Median home value: $170,500

Belt, a community in Cascade County, Montana, has 525 residents. The median household income of $72,083 is above the Cascade County median ($66,203).

Between 2019 and 2023, Belt's population grew 2.1% from 514 to 525, while its median home value rose 33.8% from $127,400 to $170,500.

The median resident is 48.3 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 19.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 525
Median age: 48.3 yrs
Median household income: $72,083
Median home value: $170,500
Median gross rent: $910
Housing units: 255
Homeownership rate: 71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.9%
Unemployment rate: 7.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

514525

Median household income

$38,214$72,083

Median home value

$127,400$170,500

Median gross rent

$375$910

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	514	$38,214	$127,400	$375
2020	537	$44,375	$130,300	$507
2021	534	$53,295	$138,800	$709
2022	532	$65,500	$137,500	$763
2023	525	$72,083	$170,500	$910

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

Age distribution

Under 51.0%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 348.0%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6419.8%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5	1.0%
5 to 17	70	13.3%
18 to 24	52	9.9%
25 to 34	42	8.0%
35 to 44	68	13.0%
45 to 54	71	13.5%
55 to 64	104	19.8%
65 to 74	69	13.1%
75 and over	44	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	467	89.0%
Black or African American	4	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	7	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	45	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate38.9%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree15.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	35	8.8%
High school graduate	155	38.9%
Some college or associate's	125	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	62	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	21	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone62.6%

Carpooled27.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.7%

Bicycle1.3%

Worked from home2.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	186	62.6%
Carpooled	82	27.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	5.7%
Bicycle	4	1.3%
Worked from home	8	2.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	63	21.8%
15 to 29 min	95	32.9%
30 to 44 min	120	41.5%
45 to 59 min	9	3.1%
60+ min	2	0.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 9.1% (48 of 525)

	Count	Share
Family households	131	64.5%
Nonfamily households	72	35.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	203	79.6%
Vacant	52	20.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	145	71.4%
Renter-occupied	58	28.6%

1-unit, detached63.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units16.1%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other16.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	161	63.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	41	16.1%
5 to 19 units	10	3.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	43	16.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3005275
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.34 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 47.3872, -110.9277