It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Belen has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Belen has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Belen than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Belen may be for you.
The citizens of Belen are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.64% of adults in Belen have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Belen in 2022 was $23,140, which is lower middle income relative to New Mexico, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $92,560 for a family of four. However, Belen contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Belen also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.19% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Belen is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Belen home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Belen, accounting for 68.21% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Belen residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Belen include English, German, Irish, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Belen is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
