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North Carolina·Gaston County
9 tracts·12K people·$395K median·969/mi²
White 81 · Black 7 · Multiracial 5 · Hispanic 4 · Asian 4 · Other 0
Married couple 46 · Living alone 32 · Other 22
Retail 24 · Manufacturing 21 · Health 20 · Leisure 17 · Professional 14 · Public admin 1 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 52 · Sales · office 19 · Production · transport 13 · Service 11 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 66 · Work from home 19 · Carpool 9 · Walk 3 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Belmont is $395,000 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Belmont has 15,546 residents across 5 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.4; the population is 80.5% White, 6.8% Black, 4.8% Multiracial, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% Asian and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 51.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.9% (Census ACS).
Belmont Central Elementary is the elementary school with reported scores (69%); Belmont Middle is the middle school with reported scores (65%); South Point High is the high school with reported scores (75%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,365/month, 14% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Belmont is $94,883 a year, 10% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Belmont, median rent is $1,365/month and the median home value is $395,000 (Census ACS).
Belmont reported 2.6 violent crimes and 30.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 33°F; there are 80 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 44 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Belmont are ice storm (87), drought (70) and strong wind (64), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.15g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Belmont, 3.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).