Belmont is a medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 15,515 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Belmont is the 74th largest community in North Carolina. Belmont has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Belmont, where the median household income is $86,442.00. 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.Belmont is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Belmont is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Belmont who work in management occupations (13.74%), sales jobs (11.61%), and business and financial occupations (8.60%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Belmont telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 20.41% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. As is often the case in a small city, Belmont doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Belmont ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Belmont, 45.69% 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 2022 was $53,621, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $214,484 for a family of four. However, Belmont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Belmont is a somewhat 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 English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Belmont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
