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.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Belton is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.81% of the Belton workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. 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.In Belton, just 10.93% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. 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.
