What is the population of Belmont, Massachusetts?

The population of Belmont, Massachusetts is 26,293.

What is the median household income in Belmont, Massachusetts?

The median household income in Belmont, Massachusetts is $179,555, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Belmont, Massachusetts is $2,000,000, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Belmont, Massachusetts is 4.5%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health A+

Income A+

Education A+

Metric	Belmont	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Population	26,293	6,906,117	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	5572.9	654.1	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.77%	0.50%	0.57%
Median age	43.7	40.0	37.1
Households	10,342	2,760,541	128,459,983

Year	Belmont

Group	Share

Belmont has a the economy index of A+, which means it is exceptionally prosperous.

Metric	Belmont	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$179,555	$101,501	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	6.92%	5.21%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	5.1%	5.2%

Metric	Belmont	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$2,000,000	$478,681	$242,182
Median rent	$2,387	$1,687	$1,342
Homeownership rate	64.2%	62.6%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Belmont	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	30.4	25.7	22.5
Work from home	28.4%	16.7%	13.4%

Belmont has a education index of A+, which means it is exceptionally educated.

Metric	Belmont	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	76.4%	42.7%	31.6%
Average household size	2.58	2.45	2.54

Belmont has a health index of A+, which means it is exceptionally healthy.

Metric	Belmont	Massachusetts Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	83.1	80.5	78.3
Self-rated poor health	6.9%	11.8%	16.3%
Smokers	7.5%	13.9%	19.0%