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Belmont is a Census city of 983 people across 0.41 square miles of land, in Pleasants County. Median household income is $49,851, 72.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Belmont
What Belmont is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.41 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,409 plus or minus 561
- County holding the largest share of its areaPleasants 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.
Belmont
How many people live in Belmont
- Population983 plus or minus 229
- Median age40.7 plus or minus 11.8
- Population under 18194 plus or minus 81
- Share under 1819.7 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Population 65 and over229 plus or minus 66
- Share 65 and over23.3 percent
- Households359 plus or minus 84
- Family households203 plus or minus 73
- Share of households that are families56.5 percent plus or minus 15.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belmont
Income and work in Belmont
- Median household income$49,851 plus or minus $12,160
- Per capita income$29,093
- Civilian labor force435 plus or minus 157
- Employed402 plus or minus 150
- Unemployed33 plus or minus 33
- Unemployment rate7.6 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Adults 25 and over717 plus or minus 172
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.0 percent plus or minus 29.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.6 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.1 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Belmont
- Housing units387 plus or minus 82
- Occupied units359 plus or minus 84
- Vacant units28 plus or minus 25
- Vacancy rate7.2 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Owner occupied259 plus or minus 70
- Renter occupied100 plus or minus 52
- Ownership rate72.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$152,000 plus or minus $40,102
- Median gross rent, monthly$511 plus or minus $130
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.3 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Single family units245 plus or minus 60
- Share single family63.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more99 plus or minus 53
- Share in buildings of two or more25.6 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Mobile homes43 plus or minus 40
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Belmont gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute346 plus or minus 140
- Commuting under 15 minutes126 plus or minus 56
- Share commuting under 15 minutes36.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more174 plus or minus 100
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more50.3 percent plus or minus 20.5
- Drove alone88.2 percent plus or minus 17.7
- Carpooled3.0 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.8 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Worked from home4.9 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belmont
Flood risk in Belmont
- NFIP communityCity of Belmont
- NFIP community number540253
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/05/14
The City of Belmont participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540253 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.
Pleasants County, not Belmont
Pleasants County context, not Belmont figures
- Establishments in Pleasants County125
- Covered employment, Pleasants County2,495
- Average annual pay, Pleasants County$63,850
- Housing units permitted, Pleasants County5
Every figure in this section is published for Pleasants County as a whole and is not a measurement of Belmont.
All Pleasants County figures →
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.
Coverage
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
Belmont questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Belmont, West Virginia?
983, in 359 households. Belmont city covers 0.41 square miles of land, which is 2,409 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Belmont in?
Pleasants 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 Belmont?
$49,851. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $152,000. Median gross rent is $511 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Belmont in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Belmont appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Belmont, city of, community 540253, 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 Belmont figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Pleasants 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 Belmont.
Is zoning published for Belmont?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.