Belpre is a somewhat small city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 6,614 people and three associated neighborhoods, Belpre is the 225th largest community in Ohio.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Belpre is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Belpre is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Belpre who work in office and administrative support (16.20%), management occupations (10.18%), and business and financial occupations (6.30%). Also of interest is that Belpre has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Belpre telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.61% 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. Being a small city, Belpre does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, the citizens of Belpre rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.74% of adults 25 and older in Belpre have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Belpre in 2022 was $30,040, which is lower middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $120,160 for a family of four. However, Belpre contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Belpre home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Belpre residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Belpre include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Belpre is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
