Belton is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 25,171 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Belton is the 136th largest community in Texas. Belton has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Belton, where the median household income is $63,544.00.

Belton is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Belton, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.

A relatively large number of people in Belton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.04% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In terms of college education, Belton is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.86% of adults in Belton have a college degree.

The per capita income in Belton in 2022 was $38,980, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $155,920 for a family of four. However, Belton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Belton is an extremely 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. Belton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.97% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Belton include German, Irish, English, Czech, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Belton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.