Belton

Population: 23,769
Median household income: $63,544
Median home value: $252,000

Belton is a community in Bell County, Texas, home to 23,769 residents. Its median household income of $63,544 runs in line with the Bell County figure of $66,051.

Between 2019 and 2023, Belton's population grew 9.6% from 21,685 to 23,769, while its median home value rose 59.1% from $158,400 to $252,000.

30.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 51.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 23,769
Median age: 30.3 yrs
Median household income: $63,544
Median home value: $252,000
Median gross rent: $1,237
Housing units: 8,358
Homeownership rate: 51.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,68523,769

Median household income

$55,539$63,544

Median home value

$158,400$252,000

Median gross rent

$924$1,237

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,685	$55,539	$158,400	$924
2020	22,173	$49,617	$161,200	$967
2021	22,866	$51,490	$169,700	$1,009
2022	23,137	$57,025	$224,700	$1,159
2023	23,769	$63,544	$252,000	$1,237

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1720.8%

18 to 2414.9%

25 to 3417.1%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 548.3%

55 to 649.1%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,356	5.7%
5 to 17	4,937	20.8%
18 to 24	3,544	14.9%
25 to 34	4,054	17.1%
35 to 44	2,877	12.1%
45 to 54	1,971	8.3%
55 to 64	2,153	9.1%
65 to 74	1,756	7.4%
75 and over	1,121	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,487	56.7%
Black or African American	2,029	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	207	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1,161	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,885	29.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.1%

High school graduate28.6%

Some college or associate's26.4%

Bachelor's degree21.4%

Graduate or professional degree9.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,967	14.1%
High school graduate	3,987	28.6%
Some college or associate's	3,678	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	2,988	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,312	9.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone74.5%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.9%

Walked4.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.0%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,781	74.5%
Carpooled	963	9.2%
Public transit	92	0.9%
Walked	481	4.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,049	10.0%
Other means	83	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,395	36.1%
15 to 29 min	3,784	40.3%
30 to 44 min	1,334	14.2%
45 to 59 min	498	5.3%
60+ min	389	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 16.2% (3,262 of 20,131)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,748	61.2%
Nonfamily households	3,007	38.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,755	92.8%
Vacant	603	7.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,991	51.5%
Renter-occupied	3,764	48.5%

1-unit, detached58.8%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units10.7%

5 to 19 units12.3%

20 or more units11.5%

Mobile home & other4.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,916	58.8%
1-unit, attached	200	2.4%
2 to 4 units	894	10.7%
5 to 19 units	1,032	12.3%
20 or more units	964	11.5%
Mobile home & other	352	4.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4807492
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 20 sq mi
Water area: 0.91 sq mi
Center point: 31.0523, -97.4795