Belmont

Population: 15,140
Median household income: $86,442
Median home value: $349,700

Belmont, a community in Gaston County, North Carolina, has 15,140 residents. At $86,442, its median household income sits above Gaston County's $65,472.

Between 2019 and 2023, Belmont's population grew 25.6% from 12,054 to 15,140, while its median home value rose 66.0% from $210,600 to $349,700.

45.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 65.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,140
Median age: 37.7 yrs
Median household income: $86,442
Median home value: $349,700
Median gross rent: $1,274
Housing units: 6,505
Homeownership rate: 65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,05415,140

Median household income

$71,650$86,442

Median home value

$210,600$349,700

Median gross rent

$1,013$1,274

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,054	$71,650	$210,600	$1,013
2020	12,292	$73,968	$249,500	$969
2021	14,442	$76,156	$262,200	$1,020
2022	14,842	$84,274	$307,600	$1,190
2023	15,140	$86,442	$349,700	$1,274

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3416.6%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	679	4.5%
5 to 17	2,355	15.6%
18 to 24	1,353	8.9%
25 to 34	2,520	16.6%
35 to 44	1,932	12.8%
45 to 54	2,096	13.8%
55 to 64	1,930	12.7%
65 to 74	1,494	9.9%
75 and over	781	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,567	83.0%
Black or African American	1,109	7.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	456	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	58	0.4%
Two or more races	391	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	558	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.8%

High school graduate18.0%

Some college or associate's28.4%

Bachelor's degree29.5%

Graduate or professional degree16.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	844	7.8%
High school graduate	1,940	18.0%
Some college or associate's	3,056	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	3,172	29.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,741	16.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone70.3%

Carpooled5.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home20.4%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,493	70.3%
Carpooled	428	5.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	224	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,594	20.4%
Other means	71	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,584	25.5%
15 to 29 min	2,108	33.9%
30 to 44 min	1,793	28.8%
45 to 59 min	393	6.3%
60+ min	338	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 10.1% (1,459 of 14,482)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,633	57.8%
Nonfamily households	2,656	42.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,289	96.7%
Vacant	216	3.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,145	65.9%
Renter-occupied	2,144	34.1%

1-unit, detached70.5%

1-unit, attached6.1%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units10.9%

20 or more units6.3%

Mobile home & other2.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,586	70.5%
1-unit, attached	398	6.1%
2 to 4 units	222	3.4%
5 to 19 units	708	10.9%
20 or more units	408	6.3%
Mobile home & other	183	2.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3704840
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 35.2213, -81.0411