Belt is a city of 559 people in Montana. The median age is 45.9, about 7 years above the US median. The foreign-born share is 1%. About 24% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $171,700, having roughly tripled since 2000. 75% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $73,929, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 70%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Belt
What changed most since 1990
Median household income (2024 dollars)$43,336 → $73,929(+71%)US over the same years: +14%
White share93.8% → 86.6%(−7.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants64.5% → 75.0%(+10.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 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)9.1%(4)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.5%(9)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45.5%(20)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War18.2%(8)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 44 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
Belt, decade by decade
Belt 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
535
$43,336
$93,123
9.9%
14.8
2000
633
$46,396
$100,738
13.0%
12.1
2010
597
$63,491
$144,289
18.4%
11.3
2020
510
$53,784
$157,929
13.8%
25.4
2024
559
$73,929
$171,700
24.0%
30.0
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.
