Belmont is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 7,421 people and two associated neighborhoods, Belmont is the 43rd largest community in New Hampshire.Unlike some towns, Belmont isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Belmont are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Belmont is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Belmont who work in sales jobs (12.73%), office and administrative support (9.45%), and food service (9.12%). Also of interest is that Belmont has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Belmont has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Belmont has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Belmont than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Belmont may be for you. As is often the case in a small town, Belmont doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in Belmont who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.81% of the adults in Belmont have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Belmont in 2022 was $38,502, which is lower middle income relative to New Hampshire, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $154,008 for a family of four. However, Belmont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Belmont home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Belmont residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Belmont include Irish, English, French, French Canadian, and German. The most common language spoken in Belmont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Greek.
