U.S. Beacon November 22, 2008

Belmont, NC

Gaston County, North Carolina

Latitude: 35.244496     Longitude: -81.035650
Population 8,779 (2005)
Elevation of Belmont, North Carolina: 685 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3704840, place: Belmont city, North Carolina)

Total Population: 8,705
Male: 4,156 (47.74%)
Female: 4,549 (52.26%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 534 (6.13%)
5 to 9 years: 530 (6.09%)
10 to 14 years: 604 (6.94%)
15 to 19 years: 679 (7.8%)
20 to 24 years: 655 (7.52%)
25 to 34 years: 1,358 (15.6%)
35 to 44 years: 1,416 (16.27%)
45 to 54 years: 1,128 (12.96%)
55 to 59 years: 369 (4.24%)
60 to 64 years: 263 (3.02%)
65 to 74 years: 564 (6.48%)
75 to 84 years: 436 (5.01%)
85 years and over: 169 (1.94%)

Median age: 34.9 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 6,724 (77.24%)
21 years and over: 6,172 (70.9%)
62 years and over: 1,319 (15.15%)
65 years and over: 1,169 (13.43%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 6,724 (77.24%)
--Male: 3,144 (36.12%)
--Female: 3,580 (41.13%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 1,169 (13.43%)
--Male: 405 (4.65%)
--Female: 764 (8.78%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 8,619 (99.01%)
--White: 7,245 (83.23%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 217 (2.49%)
--Black or African American: 877 (10.07%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 23 (0.26%)
--Asian: 259 (2.98%)
----Asian Indian: 55 (0.63%)
----Chinese: 4 (0.05%)
----Filipino: 2 (0.02%)
----Japanese: 1 (0.01%)
----Korean: 7 (0.08%)
----Vietnamese: 148 (1.7%)
----Other Asian: 42 (0.48%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 4 (0.05%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 4 (0.05%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 110 (1.26%)
Two or more Races: 86 (0.99%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 217 (2.49%)
--Mexican: 128 (1.47%)
--Puerto Rican: 16 (0.18%)
--Cuban: 11 (0.13%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 62 (0.71%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 8,488 (97.51%)
--White Alone: 7,245 (83.23%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 8,046 (92.43%)
--Householder: 3,348 (38.46%)
--Spouse: 1,627 (18.69%)
--Child: 2,258 (25.94%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 1,723 (19.79%)
--Other relatives: 506 (5.81%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 200 (2.3%)
--Nonrelatives: 307 (3.53%)
----Unmarried partner: 120 (1.38%)
Living in group quarters: 659 (7.57%)
--Institutionalized Population: 172 (1.98%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 487 (5.59%)
Total households: 3,348
Family households (families): 2,225 (66.46%)
----With own children under 18 years: 1,032 (30.82%)
--Married-couple families: 1,627 (48.6%)
----With own children under 18 years: 735 (21.95%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 454 (13.56%)
----With own children under 18 years: 242 (7.23%)
Nonfamily households: 1,123 (33.54%)
--Householder living alone: 965 (28.82%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 374 (11.17%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 1,162 (34.71%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 820 (24.49%)
Average household size: 2.4 people
Average family size: 2.97 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 3,552
Occupied housing units: 3,348 (94.26%)
Vacant housing units: 204 (5.74%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 8 (0.23%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1.5%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 4.5%
Occupied housing units: 3,348 (94.26%)
Owner occupied housing units: 2,274 (64.02%)
Renter occupied housing units: 1,074 (30.24%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.43 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.34 people

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