Community & Data
Demographics
A Portrait of Belmont
Belmont is a residential town of 27,295 people in Middlesex County, on land carved in 1859 from Watertown, Waltham, and Arlington. The Town of Homes nickname is demographic destiny: nearly two thirds of its housing is owner-occupied, incomes run well above the state median, and one resident in four was born outside the United States. Figures below are from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Follow the source links for the latest.
Key Figures
Sources: US Census Bureau (data.census.gov).
Population & Households
- Population (2020 Census): 27,295
- Households: 10,358
- Persons per household: 2.6
- Foreign-born: 25.2% of residents
- Age 65 and over: 18.3%
- Under 18: 24.4%
Race & Ethnicity
- White: 69.6%
- Asian: 20.4%
- Black or African American: 1.7%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race): 4.7%
- Two or more races: 6.6%
- Speak a language other than English at home: 30.5%
Economy & Housing
- Median household income: $178,188
- Poverty rate: 3.5%
- Median home value: $1,108,800
- Median gross rent: $2,387
- Homeownership: 64.2% of units
- In the labor force: 68.4%
Registered Voters
Massachusetts publishes voter-registration counts by town through the Secretary of the Commonwealth. As in most of the state, Belmont’s largest bloc is voters who choose no party at all.
- Total registered: 18,952
- Unenrolled (no party): 11,770 (62.10%)
- Democrats: 6,099 (32.18%)
- Republicans: 955 (5.04%)
Sources
See how Belmont fits into the broader Commonwealth.