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Belton, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Belton is a Census city of 25,008 people across 14.41 square miles of land, in Cass County. Median household income is $69,226, 59.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 33 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $18.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Belton
What Belton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area14.41 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,735
- County holding the largest share of its areaCass County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belton
How many people live in Belton
- Population25,008
- Median age36.8
- Population under 186,035
- Share under 1824.1 percent
- Population 65 and over3,631
- Share 65 and over14.5 percent
- Households10,429
- Family households7,052
- Share of households that are families67.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belton
Income and work in Belton
- Median household income$69,226
- Per capita income$36,303
- Civilian labor force13,755
- Employed13,093
- Unemployed662 plus or minus 229
- Unemployment rate4.8 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over17,371
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.7 percent plus or minus 1.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belton
Housing in Belton
- Housing units11,041
- Occupied units10,429
- Vacant units612 plus or minus 216
- Vacancy rate5.5 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Owner occupied6,148
- Renter occupied4,281
- Ownership rate59.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$203,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,290
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.4 percent
- Single family units8,225
- Share single family74.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,736 plus or minus 363
- Share in buildings of two or more15.7 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Mobile homes1,066
- Median year structure built1987
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Belton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute11,359
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,957
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4,032
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more35.5 percent
- Drove alone75.4 percent
- Carpooled10.3 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.1
- Walked2.0 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home11.8 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belton
SBA loans in Belton (7(a))
- Approvals33
- Gross approval$18,617,600
- Average approval$564,170
- Median approval$293,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,519,000
- Largest approval$3,082,700
- Jobs supported352
- Jobs per approval10.7
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full5
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more24.2 percent
- Share to franchises18.2 percent
- Distinct lenders17
- Distinct industries by NAICS22
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Belton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Belton
SBA loans in Belton (504)
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$5,108,000
- Average approval$638,500
- Median approval$338,500
- Largest approval$2,410,000
- Jobs supported106
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Belton, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Belton
Flood risk in Belton
- NFIP communityCity of Belton
- NFIP community number290062
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/02/13
The City of Belton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290062 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cass County, not Belton
Cass County context, not Belton figures
- Establishments in Cass County2,148
- Covered employment, Cass County30,655
- Average annual pay, Cass County$48,331
- Housing units permitted, Cass County600
Every figure in this section is published for Cass County as a whole and is not a measurement of Belton.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Belton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Belton, Missouri?
25,008, in 10,429 households. Belton city covers 14.41 square miles of land, which is 1,735 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Belton in?
Cass County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Belton?
$69,226. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $203,200. Median gross rent is $1,290 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Belton businesses?
33 7(a) approvals totaling $18.6 m since FY2020, across 17 lenders, median approval $293,000, plus 8 504 approvals worth $5.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Belton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Belton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Belton. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Belton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Belton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Belton, city of, community 290062, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Belton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cass County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Belton.
Is zoning published for Belton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.