Belmont is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 7,421 people and two associated neighborhoods, Belmont is the 43rd largest community in New Hampshire.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Belmont is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Belmont is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Belmont who work in sales jobs (12.73%), office and administrative support (9.45%), and food service (9.12%). Also of interest is that Belmont has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Belmont has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Belmont a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small town, Belmont doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Belmont is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.81% of adults 25 and older in Belmont have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Belmont in 2022 was $38,502, which is lower middle income relative to New Hampshire, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $154,008 for a family of four. However, Belmont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Belmont home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Belmont residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Belmont include Irish, English, French, French Canadian, and German. The most common language spoken in Belmont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Greek.
