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Belmont, NC
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Living in Belmont



Belmont is a medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 15,353 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Belmont is the 74th largest community in North Carolina. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Belmont, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Belmont, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Belmont’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Belmont does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $76,156.00.

Belmont real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although Belmont house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.09% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The education level of Belmont ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Belmont, 43.79% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Belmont in 2018 was $44,398, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $177,592 for a family of four. However, Belmont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Belmont is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Belmont home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Belmont residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Belmont include German, Irish, English, Scots-Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Belmont is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.