Belmont, WV Population

Overview

918

Total Population

43.3

Median age

46.84%

Female population %

113.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

66.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Belmont's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Belmont is 43.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Belmont's population under 18 was 16.88%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Belmont's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.03% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Belmont, 13.83% were under the age of 15, 23.09% aged 15 to 29, 37.04% aged 30 to 64, 23.31% aged 65 to 84, and 2.72% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 58 less females than males in Belmont:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.84% females and 53.16% males in Belmont, WV.
The Belmont, WV gender ratio is 113.5:100 i.e. 113.5 men to 100 women (1.135).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 91.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 63.

Belmont's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Belmont population: 99.56% are White and 0.44% are multiracial.
Belmont's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 917 (99.89% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Belmont is White with a population of 914 (99.56% of the total population).

Belmont's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,038 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Belmont's population decreased by 143 (13.83%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Belmont's population decreased by 22 (2.47%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Belmont's population was lowest in year 2019 at 853.