place

Belton, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Belton, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

23,769

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$59,130

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

32.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+12.5% since 2018

Belton added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone15,271 (62.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,353 (13.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,581 (10.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,617 (6.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,122 (4.6%)
  • Asian Alone298 (1.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,995
  2. 2.Arabic147
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic111
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)110
  5. 5.Vietnamese61

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

26.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

12.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

8.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

1,723

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$38,980

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care2,674
  2. 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate1,127
  3. 3.Retail Trade1,096
  4. 4.Construction961
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management914

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,346
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,420
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,900
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,647
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations883

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.92×)313
  2. 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.65×)1,127
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.36×)961
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.18×)567
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.12×)2,674

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$252,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,237/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

51.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999599 (15.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999521 (13.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999521 (13.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999509 (12.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999284 (7.1%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999274 (6.9%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

30.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$31,875

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.4 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

5.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,781 (74.5%)
  • Worked at Home1,049 (10.0%)
  • Carpooled963 (9.2%)
  • Walked481 (4.6%)
  • Public Transit92 (0.9%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other83 (0.8%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.