Belmont, Virginia

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Population in 2010: 5,966.
Males: 3,045  (51.0%)
Females: 2,921  (49.0%)
Median resident age:

39.4 years
Virginia median age:

39.0 years
Estimated median household income in 2022: $167,531
Belmont:

$167,531
VA:

$85,873

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $68,825

Belmont CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $714,500
Belmont:

$714,500
VA:

$365,700

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $957,164; detached houses: over $1,000,000; townhouses or other attached units: $785,447

Median gross rent in 2022: $2,870.

March 2022 cost of living index in Belmont: 167.7 (very high, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 1.0%
(0.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 40.0% for American Indian residents, 2.8% for two or more races residents)

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  • Races in Belmont, VA (2022)
    • 5,75556.7%White alone
    • 2,69626.6%Asian alone
    • 9399.2%Hispanic
    • 5675.6%Two or more races
    • 1421.4%Black alone
    • 490.5%Other race alone
    • 50.05%American Indian alone

Races in Belmont detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: Irish (7.9%), Italian (4.9%), English (4.8%), German (4.4%), American (3.6%), European (3.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

2,654 residents are foreign born (17.5% Asia, 4.1% Latin America, 3.1% Europe).

This place:

26.1%
Virginia:

12.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $6,605 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $6,097 (0.7%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Roanoke, VA (28.2 miles , pop. 94,911).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (82.6 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (347.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Belmont Estates, VA (0.7 miles ),
Merrimac, VA (1.6 miles ),
Christiansburg, VA (1.6 miles ),
Belview, VA (1.9 miles ),
Prices Fork, VA (2.0 miles ),
Blacksburg, VA (2.2 miles ),
Oak Grove, VA (2.4 miles ),
Riner, VA (2.6 miles )

Latitude: 37.16 N, Longitude: 80.45 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 540

Distribution of median household income in Belmont, VA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Belmont, VA in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.4%
Virginia:

2.7%
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI SO2 Ozone
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 59.8. This is better than average.

City:

59.8
U.S.:

72.6
Sulfur Dioxide Level

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 2.73. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 18.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

2.73
U.S.:

1.51
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 38.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 11.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

38.5
U.S.:

33.3

Tornado activity:

Belmont-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Virginia state average. It is 70% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/17/1953, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 24.8 miles away from the Belmont place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 4/4/1974, a category F2 tornado 24.9 miles away from the place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Belmont-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 22% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 147.1 miles away from the city center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 59.5 miles away from Belmont center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 204.5 miles away from the city center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 81.2 miles away from Belmont center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB) earthquake occurred 84.2 miles away from the city center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:18, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 135.6 miles away from Belmont center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Loudoun County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Winter Storms: 4, Hurricanes: 3, Snowstorms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Belmont:

  • HUMAN TOUCH HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 2 miles away; CHRISTIANSBURG, VA)
  • INTERIM HLTHCARE CHRISTNSBURG (Home Health Center, about 2 miles away; CHRISTIANSBURG, VA)
  • LEWISGALE HOSPITAL MONTGOMERY Acute Care Hospitals (about 3 miles away; BLACKSBURG, VA)
  • HERITAGE HALL BLACKSBURG (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; BLACKSBURG, VA)
  • THE WYBE AND MARIETJE KROONTJE HEALTH CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; BLACKSBURG, VA)
  • MEDI HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE (Home Health Center, about 4 miles away; CHRISTIANSBURG, VA)
  • JENNY CORP DBA HERITAGE HHC (Home Health Center, about 4 miles away; CHRISTIANSBURG, VA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Belmont:

  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (about 5 miles; Blacksburg, VA; Full-time enrollment: 30,984)
  • Radford University (about 6 miles; Radford, VA; FT enrollment: 9,426)
  • New River Community College (about 15 miles; Dublin, VA; FT enrollment: 3,007)
  • Roanoke College (about 24 miles; Salem, VA; FT enrollment: 2,316)
  • American National University (about 26 miles; Salem, VA; FT enrollment: 2,297)
  • Virginia Western Community College (about 27 miles; Roanoke, VA; FT enrollment: 4,762)
  • Concord University (about 36 miles; Athens, WV; FT enrollment: 2,698)

Points of interest:

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Notable location: Belmont Country Club Golf Course (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Belmont: Saint Davids Episcopal Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Belmont Chapel Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Birthplace of: Edward Bates - (1793-1869).

Loudoun County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This place:

3.3 people
Virginia:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

88.5%
Whole state:

67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

2.6%
Whole state:

5.7%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Belmont:

Marital status in Belmont, VA
  • Never married: 24.4%
  • Now married: 67.1%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 1.5%
  • Divorced: 6.3%

For population 25 years and over in Belmont:

  • High school or higher: 97.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 77.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 38.6%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.4 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

8.9
Virginia average:

12.1

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Belmont
Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Belmont, VA (based on Loudoun County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic45,6876
Other34,24131
Mainline Protestant22,08051
Evangelical Protestant17,31484
Orthodox3002
Black Protestant1992
None192,490-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 48
Here:

1.73 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

2.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
This county:

0.11 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

0.17 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 28
Loudoun County:

1.01 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

1.43 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 52
Loudoun County:

1.87 / 10,000 pop.
State:

4.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 189
Loudoun County:

6.81 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

7.65 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Loudoun County:

6.0%
Virginia:

9.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Loudoun County:

23.0%
Virginia:

26.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Loudoun County:

19.2%
State:

18.6%

9.26% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($110,277 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

9.26%
Virginia average:

10.16%

0.24% of residents moved from foreign countries ($3,796 average AGI)
Loudoun County:

0.24%
Virginia average:

0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Fairfax County, VA  3.29% ($120,210 average AGI)
from Prince William County, VA  0.45% ($89,571)
from Arlington County, VA  0.36% ($132,275)


8.87% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($118,167 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.87%
Virginia average:

10.20%

0.20% of residents moved to foreign countries ($3,395 average AGI)
Loudoun County:

0.20%
Virginia average:

0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Fairfax County, VA  1.76% ($107,326 average AGI)
to Prince William County, VA  0.58% ($94,160)
to Frederick County, VA  0.26% ($84,483)

Strongest AM radio stations in Belmont:

  • WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WWVT (1260 AM; daytime; 3 kW; CHRISTIANSBURG, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WRAD (1460 AM; 5 kW; RADFORD, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WPIN (810 AM; daytime; 4 kW; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: DUBLIN RADIO)
  • WKEX (1430 AM; 1 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: BASE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WVBE (610 AM; 5 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNRV (990 AM; 5 kW; NARROWS-PEARISBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WTOY (1480 AM; 5 kW; SALEM, VA; Owner: WARD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKBA (1550 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VINTON, VA; Owner: TINKER CREEK BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WFIR (960 AM; 5 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WPAQ (740 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: RALPH D. EPPERSON)

Strongest FM radio stations in Belmont:

  • W244AV (96.7 FM; BLACKSBURG, ETC., VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
  • W273AA (102.5 FM; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WFNR-FM (100.7 FM; CHRISTIANSBURG, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WBRW (105.3 FM; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WXLK (92.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WSLQ (99.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WSLC-FM (94.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WVTF (89.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • WROV-FM (96.3 FM; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPIN-FM (91.5 FM; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WPSK-FM (107.1 FM; PULASKI, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WUVT-FM (90.7 FM; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: VIRG. POLYTECHNIC INST. & STATE UNIV)
  • W261AM (100.1 FM; CHRISTIANSBURG, VA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W261AN (100.1 FM; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W279AC (103.7 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WJJS-FM (106.1 FM; VINTON, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHAJ (104.5 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WBRF (98.1 FM; GALAX, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE RADIO, INC.)
  • WMGR-FM (104.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Belmont:

  • WSET-TV (Channel 13; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: WSET INCORPORATED)
  • WRKV-LP (Channel 65; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBRA-TV (Channel 15; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WSLS-TV (Channel 10; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPXR (Channel 38; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WFXR-TV (Channel 27; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: GRANT BROADCASTING SYSTEMS II, INC.)
  • W54BT (Channel 54; ROANOKE, ETC., VA; Owner: BIP, INC.)
Belmont fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2021
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2021

Belmont fatal accident list:

Jul 31, 2016 10:45 AM, Sr-7, Lat: 39.075661, Lon: -77.489861, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
May 8, 2014 09:08 PM, Cr-53, Forest Farm Ln, Lat: 39.066564, Lon: -77.500475, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Feb 20, 2011 00:43 AM, Sr-7, Janelia Farm Blvd, Lat: 39.071611, Lon: -77.481636, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 3, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Mar 23, 2005 02:10 PM, Sr-7, Rt 659, Lat: 39.079988, Lon: -77.499195, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 7Number of bridges
  • 46ft / 14.1mTotal length
  • $350,000Total costs
  • 141,003Total average daily traffic
  • 1,284Total average daily truck traffic

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

1
  • Call Sign: KK4RBI, Licensee ID: L01693354, Grant Date: 05/10/2013, Expiration Date: 05/10/2023, Cancellation Date: 06/10/2013, Certifier: Thomas W Emig, Registrant: Thomas W Emig, 282 Bean Hill Rd, Belmont, VA 23220


Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Belmont, VA
  • 90.5%Utility gas
  • 8.7%Electricity
  • 0.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Belmont, VA
  • 51.8%Utility gas
  • 45.3%Electricity
  • 2.9%Wood


Belmont compared to Virginia state average:

  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.

Belmont on our top lists:

  • #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: management of companies and enterprises (population 5,000+)"
  • #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: computer and mathematical occupations (population 5,000+)"
  • #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Malaysia (population 500+)"
  • #23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: professional, scientific, and technical services (population 5,000+)"
  • #28 on the list of "Top 100 cities with biggest houses"
  • #33 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in India (population 500+)"
  • #42 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Southern Africa (population 500+)"
  • #43 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in South Africa (population 500+)"
  • #44 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: business and financial operations occupations (population 5,000+)"
  • #49 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in South Central Asia (population 500+)"
  • #50 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: information (population 5,000+)"
  • #50 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Other Western Asia (population 500+)"
  • #55 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: computer and mathematical occupations (population 5,000+)"
  • #61 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: management occupations (population 5,000+)"
  • #74 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the lowest percentage of single-parent households, population 5,000+"
  • #80 on the list of "Top 100 cities with newest houses (pop. 5,000+)"
  • #87 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: professional, scientific, and technical services (population 5,000+)"
  • #87 on the list of "Top 100 best educated cities (highest percentage of bachelor degree holding residents) (pop. 5,000+)"
  • #93 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: architecture and engineering occupations (population 5,000+)"
  • #93 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the smallest percentage of divorced people (15+ years)(population 5,000+)"
  • #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
  • #24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
  • #25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #32 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
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