Mississippi · Census place 05100
Belmont town, MS
Quick answer
Belmont town has 2,538 residents, ranking #105 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $43,152, the median home is worth $160,900 and median gross rent runs $766 a month.
- Population
- 2,538Belmont town residents
- Median household income
- $43,152Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $160,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $766Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 62.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Belmont town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Belmont town median would spend about 21.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 22.3% of residents and 62.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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