Demographics of Belton city, Texas

Belton city, Texas had 25,964 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,845 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

25,964
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 24,356 ±32.; +12.3%
Change since July 2020: +2,845 people.; 32.4 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,130 ±$5,992
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, Texas's population grew 12.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Belton city, Texas'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, Texas's population grew 12.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Belton city, Texas'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	23,119	100.0	100.0
2021	23,615	102.1	100.2
2022	24,257	104.9	100.7
2023	25,173	108.9	101.6
2024	25,496	110.3	102.5
2025	25,964	112.3	103.1

Population of Belton city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	23,119	—
2021	23,615	+496
2022	24,257	+642
2023	25,173	+916
2024	25,496	+323
2025	25,964	+468

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.4 ±1.5: for men 32.0 ±2.1 and for women 33.3 ±3.0. 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	Texas	United States
Under 5	1,412 ±473	5.8% ±1.9	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,513 ±612	18.5% ±2.5	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,585 ±530	14.7% ±2.2	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,021 ±764	28.8% ±3.1	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,446 ±552	18.3% ±2.3	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,379 ±498	13.9% ±2.0	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,130 ±$5,992, and income per person $39,520 ±$5,583, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas 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	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	1,697 ±410	20.4% ±4.8	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,709 ±413	20.5% ±4.8	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,471 ±393	17.7% ±4.6	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	850 ±248	10.2% ±2.9	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,433 ±341	17.2% ±4.0	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	142 to 424	1.7% to 5.1%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	885 ±297	10.6% ±3.5	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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	Texas	United States
All ages	3,436 ±844	16.7% ±4.1	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,217 ±450	23.6% ±8.0	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,589 ±403	14.3% ±3.5	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	630 ±206	14.7% ±4.4	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Belton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Belton city	Texas	United States
Housing units	8,895 ±476	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.6% ±1.4	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.4% ±2.4	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	56.0% ±4.9	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	44.0% ±4.0	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$258,700 ±$22,629	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,252 ±$80	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1994 ±3	1992 ±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	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	7,931 ±933	32.6% ±3.8	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,116 ±1,017	53.9% ±4.2	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,555 ±415	6.4% ±1.7	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	103 to 493	0.4% to 2.0%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 45	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 46	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,417 ±524	5.8% ±2.2	3.1% ±<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	Texas	United States
Born in the state	15,350 ±855	63.0% ±3.5	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,267 ±809	25.7% ±3.3	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	592 ±219	2.4% ±0.9	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,147 ±578	8.8% ±2.4	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	724 ±206	3.0% ±0.8	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,423 ±518	5.8% ±2.1	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Belton city among the places of Texas

141st of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Belton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Paris city	24,775 ±53
Kerrville city	24,755 ±39
San Benito city	24,709 ±31
Fresno CDP	24,560 ±2,216
Benbrook city	24,557 ±32
Belton city	24,356 ±32
Anna city	24,330 ±39
Pecan Grove CDP	24,272 ±2,271
Cloverleaf CDP	24,063 ±1,876
Big Spring city	23,975 ±25
Marshall city	23,825 ±49

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Belton city, Texas

Rankings this appears in

No. 32 Places in Texas by poverty rate
No. 85 Places in Texas by per capita income
No. 141 Places in Texas by median rent
No. 150 Places in Texas by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 155 Places in Texas by median home value
No. 160 Places in Texas by foreign-born share

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