
Mississippi · Census place 05100
Belmont, MS population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Belmont, Mississippi (Belmont, MS — Census place “Belmont town”) is 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. Looking for the Belmont Mississippi ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Belmont, MS: 38827.
- 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
Belmont ZIP codes (Mississippi)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Belmont.
The Belmont MS ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
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
Belmont town, MS in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Belmont town is a small town in Mississippi, with 2,538 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #105 of 427 ranked by population — larger than 75% of them. The median age here is 32.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Belmont town earn a median of $43,152 a year, 45.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and within a couple of points of the $44,178 median for the 191 Mississippi cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 22.3% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Belmont town is valued at $160,900, 47% below the national figure and 33% above the $121,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $766 a month, 45.5% below the national figure, or roughly $9,192 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 62.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Mississippi.
- Sardis town 2,525
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- Nicholson CDP 2,523
- Okolona city 2,623
- Kiln CDP 2,454
- Summit town 2,684
- Flora town 2,399
- Verona city 2,782
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Belmont town?
- Belmont town has 2,538 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #105 of 427 in Mississippi.
- What is the median household income in Belmont town?
- Median household income in Belmont town is $43,152 a year, 45.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Belmont town?
- Median gross rent is $766 a month and the median home value is $160,900, so rent absorbs about 21.3% of median household income.
- Is Belmont town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Belmont town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Belmont town data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.