Belton city, Texas
Texas
United States
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 25,964 31,709,821 341,784,857
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 25,964 31,709,821 341,784,857
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 23,029 29,149,498 331,516,113
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) 12.7% 8.8% 3.1%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 23,054 29,145,505 331,449,281
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 18,216 25,145,561 308,745,538
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.8% 6.3% 5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 24.3% 24.0% 21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 13.9% 14.9% 18.9%
Female persons, percent 52.5% 50.6% 50.9%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 62.7% 73.7% 72.3%
Black alone, percent(a) 6.6% 13.4% 13.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 0.5% 1.9% 2.1%
Asian alone, percent(a) 1.2% 6.7% 6.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.0% 0.2% 0.3%
Two or More Races, percent 18.4% 4.0% 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 32.6% 40.9% 20.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 53.9% 37.3% 56.1%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 1,762 1,402,357 16,185,883
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 8.8% 17.6% 14.1%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) X 12,848,245 148,260,882
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 56.0% 62.6% 65.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $258,700 $283,800 $332,700
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $1,832 $2,106 $1,963
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $614 $678 $638
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $1,252 $1,403 $1,413
Building Permits, 2025 X 210,217 1,431,616
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 8,328 10,992,816 129,227,496
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.56 2.69 2.53
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 77.0% 86.0% 87.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 23.4% 35.1% 22.3%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 93.8% 96.3% 95.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 86.2% 91.4% 91.0%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 85.4% 86.0% 89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 28.3% 33.8% 35.7%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 11.2% 8.7% 9.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 17.7% 19.2% 9.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 55.0% 64.7% 63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 53.1% 59.1% 58.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 95,577 101,333,127 1,196,315,575
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 143,151 253,192,012 3,330,304,719
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 67,213 141,813,905 1,316,303,546
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 559,055 608,178,719 6,974,691,329
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $23,058 $20,252 $20,928
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 22.8 26.7 26.4
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $59,130 $78,476 $80,734
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $39,520 $40,752 $44,673
Persons in poverty, percent 16.7% 13.4% 10.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 X 670,878 8,361,342
Total employment, 2023 X 12,012,629 139,831,742
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) X 805,008,752 9,556,351,319
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 X 4.4% 3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2023 X 3,092,631 30,427,808
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 470,732 5,934,950
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 280,606 3,638,693
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 107,124 1,356,990
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 162,470 1,400,775
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 277,912 4,202,325
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 22,721 261,330
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 419,054 5,343,976
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,139.7 111.6 93.8
Population per square mile, 2010 962.3 96.3 87.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 20.23 261,267.85 3,533,038.28
Land area in square miles, 2010 18.93 261,231.71 3,531,905.43
FIPS Code 4807492 48 1