Belton is a very small city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 4,573 people and six associated neighborhoods, Belton is the 84th largest community in South Carolina.When you are in Belton, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 38.81% of Belton’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Belton is a city of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Belton who work in healthcare suport services (10.95%), management occupations (10.80%), and food service (7.11%). One downside of living in Belton is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Belton, the average commute to work is 30.33 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small city, Belton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The rate of college-level education in Belton is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.93% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Belton in 2022 was $26,506, which is middle income relative to South Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $106,024 for a family of four. However, Belton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Belton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Belton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Belton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Belton include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Belton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
