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Belton Independent School District Overview

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor located in Belton Independent School District area. A total of 19,201 households are located in Belton Independent School District area. Among them, 7,149 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.45 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 18,132 and 17,202 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3.95% (2,136) of residents are non-citizens and 14.83% (8,008) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Belton Independent School District, Texas
Household	19,201
Population	54,010
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	7,149 (37.23%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	18,132
Total Students	17,202
Pre-Kindergarten	836
Kindergarten	847
Grade 1-8	7,610
Grade 9-12	3,214
College/Graduate School	4,695
Veterans	39,637
Non-citizen	2,136
Non-English Home Language	8,008
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

41,690 residents are over the age of 16 and 27,347 people are in labor force. Among them, 26,661 people are in civilian labor force and 686 are in armed labor force. 25,267 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.20%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Belton Independent School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	25,535	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	20,861	81.70%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,521	9.87%
Public transportation	32	0.13%
Walked	593	2.32%
Other method	219	0.86%
Worked from home	1,309	5.13%
Average Commute Time	22 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	25,267	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	10,230	40.49%
Service	4,782	18.93%
Sales and office	5,667	22.43%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,869	7.40%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,719	10.76%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	25,267	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	196	0.78%
Construction	2,062	8.16%
Manufacturing	1,717	6.80%
Wholesale trade	942	3.73%
Retail trade	2,459	9.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,204	4.77%
Information	226	0.89%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,785	7.06%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,114	8.37%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	7,870	31.15%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,143	8.48%
Other services, except public administration	1,204	4.77%
Public administration	1,345	5.32%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	25,267	-
Private wage and salary workers	19,659	77.81%
Government workers	3,958	15.66%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,524	6.03%
Unpaid family workers	126	0.50%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $91,355 for the 19,201 households in Belton Independent School District area, Texas. The average income of a single worker is $37,042. 48,232 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 87.75%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	19,201	-
Less than $10,000	935	4.87%
$10,000 - $14,999	839	4.37%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,202	6.26%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,398	7.28%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,065	10.75%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,838	19.99%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,770	14.43%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,819	19.89%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,015	5.29%
More than $200,000	1,320	6.87%
Median Household Income	$70,983	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$91,355	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	13,142	-
Less than $10,000	241	1.83%
$10,000 - $14,999	346	2.63%
$15,000 - $24,999	501	3.81%
$25,000 - $34,999	757	5.76%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,214	9.24%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,738	20.83%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,061	15.68%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,365	25.60%
$150,000 - $199,999	828	6.30%
More than $200,000	1,091	8.30%

Median Family Income	$85,653	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$105,842	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$37,042	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$59,074	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$59,074	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	54,965	-
With health insurance coverage	48,232	87.75%
Public coverage	15,708	28.58%
Private health insurance	39,694	72.22%
Without health insurance coverage	6,733	12.25%

Housing

There are 20,724 housing units in Belton Independent School District area, Texas with 19,201 units (92.65%) occupied. 13,385 houses (69.71%) are occupied by owner and 5,816 houses (30.29%) are rented. The average housing value is $171,900 and the average rental cost is $1,017. 2,255 houses (10.88%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 793 houses (3.83%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	20,724	-
Occupied	19,201	92.65%
Owner Occupied	13,385	69.71%
Renter Occupied	5,816	30.29%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	15,003	72.39%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	319	1.54%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	3,302	15.93%
Mobile Homes	1,974	9.53%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	126	0.61%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	20,724	-
Built 2014 or later	2,255	10.88%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,646	7.94%
Built 2000 - 2009	5,595	27.00%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,398	16.40%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,237	10.79%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,718	13.12%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,347	6.50%
Built 1950 - 1959	735	3.55%
Built 1949 or earlier	793	3.83%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	20,724	-
1 room	155	0.75%
2 rooms	585	2.82%
3 rooms	1,446	6.98%
4 rooms	2,797	13.50%
5 rooms	4,879	23.54%
6 rooms	3,918	18.91%
7 rooms	3,077	14.85%
8 rooms	1,702	8.21%
9 rooms or more	2,165	10.45%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	20,724	-
no bedroom	155	0.75%
1 bedroom	1,687	8.14%
2 bedrooms	3,246	15.66%
3 bedrooms	10,131	48.89%
4 bedrooms	4,815	23.23%
5 bedrooms or more	690	3.33%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	13,385	-
Less than $50,000	766	5.72%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,621	12.11%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,808	20.98%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,744	20.50%
$200,000 - $299,999	3,223	24.08%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,623	12.13%
$500,000 - $999,999	537	4.01%
$1,000,000 or more	63	0.47%
Median House Value	$171,900	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	5,407	-
Less than $500	619	11.45%
$500 - $999	2,007	37.12%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,901	35.16%
$1,500 - $1,999	589	10.89%
$2,000 - $2,499	217	4.01%
$2,500 - $2,999	16	0.30%
$3,000 or more	58	1.07%
Median Rental Costs	$1,017	-

Demographic

A total of 56,191 people lives in Belton Independent School District area, Texas with 26,660 male and 29,531 female. The males to female ratio is 47.45 to 52.55. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	56,191	-
Male	26,660	47.45%
Female	29,531	52.55%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	56,191	-
Under 5 years	4,161	7.41%
5 - 9 years	4,347	7.74%
10 - 14 years	5,073	9.03%
15 - 19 years	4,441	7.90%
20 - 24 years	4,239	7.54%
25 - 34 years	7,415	13.20%
35 - 44 years	7,168	12.76%
45 - 54 years	6,477	11.53%
55 - 59 years	2,971	5.29%
60 - 64 years	2,694	4.79%
65 - 74 years	4,031	7.17%
75 - 84 years	2,432	4.33%
85 years and older	742	1.32%
Median Age	33.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	56,191	-
One Race	54,093	96.27%
White	46,868	83.41%
Black or African American	4,194	7.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native	361	0.64%
Asian	877	1.56%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	205	0.36%
Other	1,588	2.83%

Two or more races	2,098	3.73%
White and Black or African American	756	1.35%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	437	0.78%
White and Asian	380	0.68%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	86	0.15%