Belton is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 24,327 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Belton is the 136th largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Belton was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Belton economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Belton, where the median household income is $57,025.00.

Belton real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Belton house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

There are many members of the armed forces living in Belton. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.49% 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.

Belton is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Belton enrolled in college, Belton has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

In terms of college education, Belton is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.19% of adults in Belton have a college degree.

The per capita income in Belton in 2022 was $33,261, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $133,044 for a family of four. However, Belton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Belton is an extremely 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. Belton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.55% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Belton include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Czech.

The most common language spoken in Belton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.