Belton is home to 25,008 people in Missouri. The foreign-born share is 1%. 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $203,200. Density works out to 1,756 people per square mile. 59% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $69,226, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 37%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Belton
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants69.0% → 59.0%(−10.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Black share2.5% → 8.2%(+5.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$145,204 → $203,200(+40%)US over the same years: +67%
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)18.5%(266)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.6%(397)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.9%(502)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.2%(31)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,438 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
Belton, decade by decade
Belton 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
18,159
$74,153
$145,204
11.6%
13.8
2000
21,730
$83,033
$148,829
14.6%
23.7
2010
23,116
$72,536
$177,376
18.4%
39.5
2020
23,953
$79,591
$169,928
23.3%
54.3
2024
25,008
$69,226
$203,200
25.6%
49.6
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.
