Demographics of Belton city, Missouri

Belton city, Missouri had 26,193 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,155 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Belton city, in four figures

26,193
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 25,008 ±59.; +9.0%
Change since July 2020: +2,155 people.; 36.8 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $69,226 ±$4,993
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Belton city, Missouri's population grew 9.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Belton city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Belton city, Missouri's population grew 9.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Belton city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	24,038	100.0	100.0
2021	24,273	101.0	100.2
2022	25,414	105.7	100.7
2023	25,553	106.3	101.6
2024	25,878	107.7	102.5
2025	26,193	109.0	103.1

Population of Belton city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	24,038	—
2021	24,273	+235
2022	25,414	+1,141
2023	25,553	+139
2024	25,878	+325
2025	26,193	+315

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.8 ±1.9: for men 36.7 ±2.2 and for women 37.0 ±2.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Belton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	1,644 ±288	6.6% ±1.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,391 ±482	17.6% ±1.9	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,602 ±312	6.4% ±1.2	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,473 ±648	29.9% ±2.6	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,267 ±574	25.1% ±2.3	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,631 ±426	14.5% ±1.7	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $69,226 ±$4,993, and income per person $36,303 ±$2,167, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Belton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	1,264 ±351	12.1% ±3.3	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,317 ±438	22.2% ±4.1	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,190 ±344	21.0% ±3.2	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,616 ±315	15.5% ±3.0	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,729 ±305	16.6% ±2.9	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	843 ±257	8.1% ±2.5	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	470 ±167	4.5% ±1.6	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Belton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	2,402 ±740	9.7% ±3.0	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	890 ±345	15.1% ±5.6	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,074 ±392	7.8% ±2.8	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	438 ±139	8.8% ±2.6	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Belton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Belton city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	11,041 ±349	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.5% ±4.1	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.5% ±1.9	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.0% ±3.8	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	41.0% ±4.3	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$203,200 ±$11,142	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,290 ±$97	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1987 ±3	1978 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Belton city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,927 ±385	7.7% ±1.5	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	19,142 ±539	76.5% ±2.1	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,050 ±434	8.2% ±1.7	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	278 ±128	1.1% ±0.5	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3 to 103	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 104	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	60 to 324	0.2% to 1.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,314 ±314	5.3% ±1.3	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Belton city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	13,957 ±883	55.8% ±3.5	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	10,353 ±849	41.4% ±3.4	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	142 to 504	0.6% to 2.0%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	375 ±144	1.5% ±0.6	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	186 ±84	0.7% ±0.3	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	80 to 298	0.3% to 1.2%	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Belton city among the places of Missouri

29th of 143 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Places of Missouri near Belton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Kirkwood city	29,363 ±40
Maryland Heights city	27,880 ±58
Gladstone city	27,207 ±34
Grandview city	26,527 ±67
Hazelwood city	25,114 ±36
Belton city	25,008 ±59
Nixa city	24,836 ±32
Raymore city	24,526 ±35
Webster Groves city	23,712 ±27
Ozark city	22,417 ±31
Sedalia city	22,003 ±36

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Belton city, Missouri

Rankings this appears in

No. 10 Places in Missouri by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 11 Places in Missouri by median rent
No. 32 Places in Missouri by median age
No. 37 Places in Missouri by poverty rate
No. 46 Places in Missouri by median household income
No. 48 Places in Missouri by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026