Population: 8,705. Estimated population in 2021: 8,779 (+0.9% change)
Males: 4,156 (47.7%), Females: 4,549 (52.3%)
Zip code: 28012
Median resident age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $38,819
Median house value: $94,400
Races in Belmont:
- White Non-Hispanic (83.2%)
- Black (10.1%)
- Hispanic (2.5%)
- Vietnamese (1.7%)
- Other race (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Asian Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (14.3%), German (12.0%), Irish (10.0%), English (8.5%), Scotch-Irish (3.7%), Scottish (2.3%).
Land area: 8.1 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Belmont
- High school or higher: 76.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
- Unemployed: 13.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Belmont city
- Never married: 19.6%
- Now married: 56.4%
- Separated: 4.2%
- Widowed: 9.3%
- Divorced: 10.4%
5.1% Foreign born (2.0% Asia, 1.7% Latin America, 0.9% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -349 (-3.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Belmont:
- GASTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; GASTONIA, NC)
- CHARLOTTE INSTITUTE OF REHABILITATION (about 13 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC)
- MERCY HOSPITAL INC (about 15 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Belmont:
- CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 8 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 42 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
- SMITH REYNOLDS (about 84 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Belmont:
- GASTONIA MUNI (about 8 miles; GASTONIA, NC; Abbreviation: AKH)
- LINCOLNTON-LINCOLN COUNTY RGNL (about 18 miles; LINCOLNTON, NC; Abbreviation: IPJ)
- ROCK HILL/YORK CO/BRYANT FIELD (about 18 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Abbreviation: UZA)
Amtrak stations near Belmont:
- 10 miles: GASTONIA (350 HANCOCK ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
- 15 miles: CHARLOTTE (1914 N. TYRON ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Belmont:
- BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 831; Location: BELMONT RD; Private, not-for-profit)
- NORTH CAROLINA CENTER FOR APPLIED TEXTILE TECHN (Location: 7220 WILKINSON BLVD; Public)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Belmont:
- GASTON COLLEGE (about 12 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
- CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 7,967)
- WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,976)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 22 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 13,706)
- YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 23 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,221)
- CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
- GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
Schools
Public high school in Belmont:
- SOUTH POINT HIGH (Students: 1,104; Location: 906 S POINT ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Belmont:
- GASTON CHR SCHOOL (Students: 831; Location: 200 MERCY DRIVE; Grades: PK – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Belmont:
- BELMONT MIDDLE (Students: 713; Location: 110 N CENTRAL AVENUE; Grades: 06 – 08)
- BELMONT CENTRAL ELEMENTARY (Students: 666; Location: 310 EAGLE ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
- NORTH BELMONT ELEMENTARY (Students: 385; Location: 210 SCHOOL STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
- CATAWBA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY (Students: 330; Location: 101 IVEY STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
- J B PAGE ELEMENTARY (Students: 243; Location: 215 EWING DRIVE; Grades: PK – 05)
Private primary/middle school in Belmont:
- GASTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 303; Location: 309 BELMONT RD; Grades: KG – 6)