Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Belton is worth considering.
One downside of living in Belton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.27 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small city, Belton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The rate of college-level education in Belton is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.60% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Belton in 2022 was $31,283, which is upper middle income relative to South Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $125,132 for a family of four. However, Belton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Belton is a very 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 Spanish and Polish.
