Belmont is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 24,194 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Belmont is the 75th largest community in Massachusetts. Belmont has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Belmont is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 93.84% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Belmont is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Belmont who work in management occupations (16.41%), teaching (11.72%), and office and administrative support jobs (10.50%).

Also of interest is that Belmont has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Belmont has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

Of important note, Belmont is also a town of artists. Belmont has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Belmont's character.

Belmont, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Belmont is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." While both of these categories describe educated professionals, urban sophisticates are quite a different demographic. Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Belmont Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Belmont is a pretty powerful place. 63.11% of the adults in Belmont have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Belmont in 2000 was $42,485, which is wealthy relative to Massachusetts and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $169,940 for a family of four. However, Belmont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Belmont home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Belmont is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Belmont include Irish, Italian, English, Armenian, German, Greek, Russian, French, and Scottish.

The languages spoken by people in Belmont are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Belmont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Armenian, Spanish, and Greek.