With 27,337 people, Belmont is a city in California. Households here earn about 107% more than in California as a whole. This is an unusually credentialed place: 70% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $2,000,000+, having roughly tripled since 2000. Median household income runs $205,297, well clear of the $82,259 US median. Median rent is $2,875 a month.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $205,297, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
70% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Top-priced homes
median home value $2,000,000+, the Census reporting cap
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Belmont
What changed most since 1990
Asian share9.6% → 30.6%(+21.0 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree36.8% → 69.7%(+32.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share80.9% → 45.8%(−35.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)27.1%(196)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.9%(144)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era22.6%(163)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.1%(44)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II4.3%(31)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 722 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Belmont, decade by decade
Belmont population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
24,127
$122,065
$985,228
36.8%
41.3
2000
25,123
$147,381
$1,059,839
51.7%
58.9
2010
25,835
$143,732
$1,294,858
57.5%
71.1
2020
28,335
$193,982
$1,944,959
67.5%
82.8
2024
27,337
$205,297
$2,000,000+
69.7%
83.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
