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Belmont, Mississippi, in Tishomingo county, is 70 miles W of Decatur, Alabama (center to center) and 113 miles E of Memphis, Tennessee. As of the year 2000 census, 1,961 people lived in Belmont.
In Belmont, about 58% of adults are married. Watch out for that stroller! It's hard to swing a rattle in Belmont without hitting a preschooler.
In 2000, Belmont had a median family income of $37,639. The bulk of the population of Belmont is doing well, with money to spend. The town doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line.
An estimated 66% of living spaces in Belmont are occupied by their owners, not by renters. The housing stock in the town is younger than in most places. Property values, and taxes, are on the low side in Belmont compared to other places in the state.
In Belmont, 95% of commuters drive to work.
Belmont strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Mississippi):
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| Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. Peers) | Top 5% |  |
| Walking and Biking to Work (vs. State) | Top 12% | |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. State) | Top 13% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. State) | Top 17% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. State) | Top 18% | |
Comparing Belmont to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Mississippi (State):
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