Belton is a medium-sized city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 25,420 people and six associated neighborhoods, Belton is the 29th largest community in Missouri.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Belton is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Belton is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Belton who work in office and administrative support (12.30%), management occupations (10.85%), and sales jobs (9.01%). Also of interest is that Belton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.15% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The overall education level of Belton is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.49% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Belton in 2022 was $33,830, which is wealthy relative to Missouri, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $135,320 for a family of four. However, Belton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Belton is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Belton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Belton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Belton include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Belton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
