Belton city, MO

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 24,241 ( 1,125 from 2010 )
Land area: 14.2 square miles
Population density: 1701.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	19,298	79.61%	1.8%
Black:	1,448	5.97%	7.9%
Indian:	69	0.28%	46.1%
Asian:	289	1.19%	29.6%
2+ races:	1,043	4.30%	85.9%
Hispanic:	1,957	8.07%	4.4%

Total non-White:	4,943	20.39%	18.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	341	1.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	784	4.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
23,116
18,957	82.01%
1,342	5.81%
128	0.55%
223	0.96%
561	2.43%
1,874	8.11%
4,159	17.99%

2000
21,745
19,470	89.54%
834	3.84%
101	0.46%
97	0.45%
353	1.62%
878	4.04%
2,275	10.46%

1990
18,159
17,112	94.23%
452	2.49%
109	0.60%
71	0.39%
n/a
415	2.29%
1,047	5.77%

1980
12,708
12,232	96.25%
82	0.65%
110	0.87%
95	0.75%
n/a
184	1.45%
476	3.75%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-513	-2.4
1,884	8.7

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

2,358	13.0
1,228	6.8

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

4,880	38.4
571	4.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Belton city, MO

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
35.7
6,058	25.0%
18,183	75.0%
3,397	14.0%

9,659
2.50

6,733	69.7%
4,606	68.4%
972	14.4%
2,926	30.3%

2010
Number	Percent
33.6
6,520	28.2%
16,596	71.8%
2,486	10.8%

8,623
2.67

6,083	70.5%
4,270	70.2%
799	13.1%
2,540	29.5%

2000
Number	Percent
32.7
6,444	29.6%
15,301	70.4%
2,228	10.2%

7,974
2.69

5,809	72.8%
4,519	77.8%
713	12.3%
2,165	27.2%

1990
Number	Percent
29.0
5,695	31.4%
12,464	68.6%
1,264	7.0%

6,433
2.78

4,946	76.9%
4,072	82.3%
530	10.7%
1,487	23.1%

1980
Number	Percent
27.2
4,104	32.3%
8,604	67.7%
801	6.3%

4,410
2.87

3,524	79.9%
3,075	87.3%
283	8.0%
886	20.1%

2022 Housing Data for Belton city, MO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	266	2.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	191	2.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	480	5.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	364	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	313	3.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	263	2.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	361	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	517	5.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	447	4.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	957	9.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,098	11.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,670	17.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,024	10.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	682	7.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	610	6.3%
$200,000 or more	416	4.3%

Median Household Income	68,030
Per Capita Income	33,830

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	377	3.9%
Public Assistance	138	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	633	6.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	11,038	77.0%
Unemployed	553	3.9%
In Armed Forces	52	0.4%

Total Labor Force	11,643	81.2%
Not in Labor Force	2,697	18.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	4,956	4,198	54.1%
Non-Profit	231	516	30.9%
Self-Employed	465	514	47.5%

Local Government	300	382	44.0%
State Government	104	155	40.2%
Federal Government	104	322	24.4%

Total Private + Self	5,421	4,712	53.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	739	1,375	35.0%
Total	6,160	6,087	50.3%

Pct. Govt.	11.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,030	16.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,609	21.3%
Professional, Technical	2,100	17.1%
Service Occupations	2,002	16.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	22	0.2%
All others	3,506	28.6%

White Collar		55.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	1,486	12.1%
Health care and social assistance	1,320	10.8%
Manufacturing	1,233	10.1%
Educational services	1,033	8.4%
Construction	970	7.9%
Finance and insurance	784	6.4%
Transportation and warehousing	781	6.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	738	6.0%
Accommodation and food services	673	5.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	625	5.1%
Public administration	619	5.1%
Other services	598	4.9%
Wholesale trade	419	3.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	322	2.6%
Information	321	2.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	213	1.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	83	0.7%
Utilities	29	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,447	5.97%
Puerto Rican	258	1.06%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	31	0.13%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	7	0.03%
Honduran	11	0.05%
Nicaraguan	13	0.05%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	24	0.10%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	24	0.10%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	197	0.81%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	93	0.38%
Korean	36	0.15%
Japanese	30	0.12%
Vietnamese	10	0.04%
Cambodian	9	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	21,718	97.1%
Spanish	420	1.9%
Other Indo-European	93	0.4%
Other Asian	58	0.3%
German, other Germanic	36	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	16	0.1%
Korean	13	0.1%
Other	13	0.1%
Vietnamese	6	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	4,901	20.2%
English	3,742	15.4%
Irish	3,583	14.8%
American	1,066	4.4%
Italian	864	3.6%
Norwegian	550	2.3%
European	511	2.1%
French	500	2.1%
Scottish	488	2.0%
Dutch	334	1.4%
Swedish	318	1.3%
Scandinavian	287	1.2%
Welsh	221	0.9%
British	155	0.6%
Czech	129	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	24,146	99.6%
Not a citizen	95	0.4%

Native	24,050	99.2%
Foreign-born	191	0.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
226	1.4%	654	4.1%	5,885	36.5%	5,256	32.6%	2,854	17.7%	1,258	7.8%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	226	1.4%
9-12 Years	654	4.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	5,885	36.5%
Some College	5,256	32.6%
Bach. Degree	2,854	17.7%
Grad Degree	1,258	7.8%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +615	D +1,003	D + 13.4%
D +1,618
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	64%	Donald Trump* (R)	6,338	53.9%	Joe Biden (D)	5,134	43.7%	283	2.4%	11,755	-3	7	0.39%
2016	57%	Donald Trump (R)	5,723	57.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	3,516	35.1%	776	7.7%	10,015	1	11	0.35%

2020 President, Belton city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

5,134

43.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

6,338

53.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

212

1.8%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

11,755

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): 7

2016 President, Belton city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

3,516

35.1%

Donald Trump (R)

5,723

57.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

520

5.2%

Jill Stein (Grn)

145

1.4%

Other

111

1.1%

TOTAL

10,015

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Belton city, MO

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	63%	Mike Parson* (R)	6,343	54.7%	Nicole Galloway (D)	4,892	42.2%	364 [+]	3.1%	11,599	-2	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rik Combs (Libertarian) 263 (2.3%); Jerome Bauer (Green) 101 (0.9%);
2018	S1	46%	Josh Hawley (R)	4,231	50.9%	Claire McCaskill* (D)	3,675	44.2%	413 [+]	5.0%	8,319	-1	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Craig O'Dear (I) 172 (2.1%); Japheth Campbell (Libertarian) 163 (2.0%); Other (Write-in) 78 (0.9%);
2016	S3	57%	Roy Blunt* (R)	4,758	47.5%	Jason Kander (D)	4,631	46.2%	625 [+]	6.2%	10,014	-2	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Jonathan Dine (Libertarian) 324 (3.2%); Johnathan McFarland (Green) 170 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 131 (1.3%);
2016	G	57%	Eric Greitens (R)	5,063	50.5%	Chris Koster (D)	4,503	44.9%	457 [+]	4.6%	10,023	-1	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cisse Spragins (Libertarian) 225 (2.2%); Other (Write-in) 117 (1.2%); Les Turilli (I) 115 (1.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	10,284
Median Value	$174,300

Occupied	9,659	93.9%
Vacant	625	6.1%

Owned	6,005	62.2%
Rented	3,654	37.8%
Median Rent	$1,189

Single-Family Units	7,948	77.3%
Detached	6,685	65.0%
Attached	1,263	12.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	670	6.5%
Mobile Homes	984	9.6%

Belton city, MO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Belton city, MO

2022 Housing Data for Belton city, MO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Belton city, MO

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Belton city, MO

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Belton city, MO

Historical Presidential Election Results for Belton city, MO

Historical Statewide Election Results for Belton city, MO