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Population (year 2000): 1,961. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,965 (+0.2% change)
Males: 938 (47.8%), Females: 1,023 (52.2%)
Zip code:
38827
Median resident age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $29,702 (year 2000)
Median house value: $64,800 (year 2000)
Races in Belmont:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.8%)
- Hispanic (8.1%)
- Other race (6.2%)
- Black (0.6%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (23.9%), Irish (7.3%),
English (6.7%), German (4.4%), French (1.6%), Dutch (1.2%).
Land area: 4.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Belmont
- High school or higher: 63.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Belmont town
- Never married: 17.7%
- Now married: 58.7%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 10.6%
- Divorced: 11.4%
5.6% Foreign born (5.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +303 (+18.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Belmont:
- RED BAY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; RED BAY, AL)
- TISHOMINGO HEALTH SERVICES INC (about 24 miles;
IUKA, MS)
- BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BOONEVILLE (about 25
miles; BOONEVILLE, MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Belmont:
- TUPELO RGNL (about 43 miles; TUPELO, MS; ID: TUP)
- NORTHWEST ALABAMA RGNL (about 45 miles; MUSCLE
SHOALS, AL; ID: MSL)
- COLUMBUS AFB (about 63 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; ID: CBM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Belmont:
- TISHOMINGO COUNTY (about 2 miles; BELMONT, MS; ID:
01M)
- FULTON-ITAWAMBA COUNTY (about 16 miles; FULTON, MS;
ID: 11M)
- IUKA (about 19 miles; IUKA, MS; ID: 15M)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Belmont:
- ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; FULTON,
MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,673)
- NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25
miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,628)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 43 miles;
FLORENCE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,770)
- NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS
(about 44 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; FT enrollment:
2,669)
- MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 72 miles;
COLUMBUS, MS; FT enrollment: 2,115)
- MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles;
MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 14,613)
- JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85
miles; DECATUR, AL; FT enrollment: 4,547)
Private high school in Belmont:
- EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 38;
Location: P.O. BOX 189 HWY 25 NO.; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Belmont:
- BELMONT SCHOOL (Students: 958; Location: 9
SCHOOL DRIVE; Grades: KG - 12)
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