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. Much of the housing stock in Belmont was built prior to World War II, 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." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Belmont Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Belmont, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Belmont is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 63.11% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

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.