Belmont, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Back to: Belmont, California main profile, California, California smaller cities, California small towns, California forum, All US cities. Total population: 25,138 (All urban) Houses: 10,628 (10,468 occupied: 6,301 owner occupied, 4,167 renter occupied) % of renters here:   40% State:   43% Housing density: 2348 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Belmont, California on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: A few words regarding cost of living and housing in San Francisco  (171 replies) 707 old country road apartments in belmont  (3 replies) Long Beach: downtown or Belmont?  (5 replies) Where in Cali would you live if money were not an issue?  (140 replies) San Mateo, Belmont, Foster City or somewhere else? Office in Foster City  (12 replies) Working in Belmont  (10 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $808,300 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $1,125 Median gross rent in Belmont, CA in 2000: $1,116 Housing units in Belmont with a mortgage: 4,505 (595 second mortgage, 725 home equity loan, 34 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,280 Household type by relationship Households: 24,511 In family households: 19,459 (5,355 male householders, 1,261 female householders) 5,663 spouses, 5,972 children (5,773 natural, 111 adopted, 88 stepchildren), 102 grandchildren, 175 brothers or sisters, 255 parents, 337 other relatives, 339 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 5,052 (1,672 male householders (1,134 living alone)), 2,113 female householders (1,676 living alone)), 1,267 nonrelatives In group quarters: 627 (169 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 3,100 2-persons, 1,585 3-persons, 1,364 4-persons, 413 5-persons, 111 6-persons, 43 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 2,810 1-person, 805 2-persons, 110 3-persons, 49 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 7 6-persons. 3,815 married couples with children. 731 single-parent households (220 men, 511 women). 73.7% of residents of Belmont speak English at home. 6.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all). 9.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 9.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 1.2% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). Foreign born population: 5,673 (22.6%) (52.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Belmont, CA: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 0 $25,000 to $29,999: 0 $30,000 to $34,999: 0 $35,000 to $39,999: 0 $40,000 to $49,999: 8 $50,000 to $59,999: 6 $60,000 to $69,999: 8 $70,000 to $79,999: 5 $80,000 to $89,999: 0 $90,000 to $99,999: 0 $100,000 to $124,999: 0 $125,000 to $149,999: 7 $150,000 to $174,999: 5 $175,000 to $199,999: 6 $200,000 to $249,999: 35 $250,000 to $299,999: 99 $300,000 to $399,999: 506 $400,000 to $499,999: 1154 $500,000 to $749,999: 2825 $750,000 to $999,999: 978 $1,000,000 or more: 143

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Belmont: Less than $100: 17 $100 to $149: 23 $150 to $199: 7 $200 to $249: 18 $250 to $299: 0 $300 to $349: 25 $350 to $399: 0 $400 to $449: 9 $450 to $499: 44 $500 to $549: 25 $550 to $599: 25 $600 to $649: 34 $650 to $699: 65 $700 to $749: 253 $750 to $799: 185 $800 to $899: 513 $900 to $999: 585 $1,000 to $1,249: 895 $1,250 to $1,499: 604 $1,500 to $1,999: 485 $2,000 or more: 261 No cash rent: 74

Percentage of workers working in this county: 62.8%
Number of people working at home: 456 (3.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 138 5 to 9 minutes: 837 10 to 14 minutes: 1774 15 to 19 minutes: 1874 20 to 24 minutes: 2085 25 to 29 minutes: 1170 30 to 34 minutes: 1908 35 to 39 minutes: 699 40 to 44 minutes: 692 45 to 59 minutes: 1372 60 to 89 minutes: 758 90 or more minutes: 156

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 11,302 (81%) Carpooled: 1,335 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 180 (1%) Subway or elevated: 19 (0%) Railroad: 328 (2%) Bicycle: 49 (0%) Walked: 190 (1%) Other means: 60 (0%) Worked at home: 456 (3%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 343 $10,000 to $14,999: 225 $15,000 to $19,999: 247 $20,000 to $24,999: 251 $25,000 to $29,999: 288 $30,000 to $34,999: 411 $35,000 to $39,999: 368 $40,000 to $44,999: 542 $45,000 to $49,999: 403 $50,000 to $59,999: 738 $60,000 to $74,999: 1029 $75,000 to $99,999: 1529 $100,000 to $124,999: 1218 $125,000 to $149,999: 926 $150,000 to $199,999: 938 $200,000 or more: 945

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 6992
• German: 2399
• Irish: 2236
• Italian: 1736
• English: 1502
• United States or American: 721
• Iranian: 529
• Russian: 492
• French (except Basque): 483
• Scottish: 457
• Swedish: 399
• European: 396
• Polish: 388
• Scotch-Irish: 312
• Arab:: 303
• Greek: 266
• British: 264
• Norwegian: 260
• Danish: 199
• Dutch: 165
• Swiss: 148
• Armenian: 142
• Hungarian: 141
• Ukrainian: 137
• Eastern European: 121
• Canadian: 120
• Portuguese: 118
• Yugoslavian: 98
• Welsh: 95
• Austrian: 92
• Palestinian: 72
• Romanian: 71
• Arab/Arabic: 69
• Lithuanian: 61
• Other Arab: 61
• Czech: 57
• French Canadian: 55
• Belgian: 51
• Australian: 47
• Subsaharan African:: 45
• Brazilian: 45
• Maltese: 39
• Slovene: 39
• Egyptian: 36
• Czechoslovakian: 30
• Croatian: 30
• Soviet Union: 26
• Cape Verdean: 25
• Jordanian: 20
• Bulgarian: 20
• Slovak: 20
• Latvian: 18
• Finnish: 17
• Syrian: 17
• Turkish: 15
• Lebanese: 15
• Scandinavian: 13
• Israeli: 9
• Basque: 8
• Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 8
• South African: 7
• Pennsylvania German: 7
• Estonian: 7
• African: 7
• Moroccan: 7
• Sudanese: 6
• Iraqi: 6
• Serbian: 5
• Northern European: 4
• Slavic: 4

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 12489
• Northeast: 1740
• Midwest: 2394
• South: 1227
• West: 1277

60% of Belmont residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 55
• Nursery to 4th grade: 19
• 5th and 6th grade: 23
• 7th and 8th grade: 39
• 9th grade: 13
• 10th grade: 73
• 11th grade: 37
• 12th grade, no diploma: 220
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,014
• Less than 1 year of college: 395
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,441
• Associate degree: 630
• Bachelor's degree: 2,755
• Master's degree: 1,727
• Professional school degree: 302
• Doctorate degree: 403

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 99
• Nursery to 4th grade: 10
• 5th and 6th grade: 55
• 7th and 8th grade: 44
• 9th grade: 50
• 10th grade: 99
• 11th grade: 23
• 12th grade, no diploma: 231
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,606
• Less than 1 year of college: 561
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,567
• Associate degree: 770
• Bachelor's degree: 2,971
• Master's degree: 1,175
• Professional school degree: 228
• Doctorate degree: 158

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 2.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.5%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.2%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 1.9%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 2.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 5.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 3.5%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $83,384
• Black householders: $68,750
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $90,957
• Asian householders: $79,343
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $33,375
• Some other race householders: $46,544
• Two or more races householders: $68,971
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $65,982

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $593,800
• Black or African American householders: $766,300
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $350,000
• Asian householders: $596,200
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $625,000
• Some other race householders: $527,200
• Two or more races householders: $664,100
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $540,700

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,258
• One, attached: 584
• Two: 108
• 3 or 4: 168
• 5 to 9: 529
• 10 to 19: 1,154
• 20 to 49: 922
• 50 or more: 905

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California:	9.9%

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California:	7.8%

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California:	15.4%

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