Belpre is a somewhat small city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 6,626 people and three associated neighborhoods, Belpre is the 225th largest community in Ohio.Unlike some cities, Belpre isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Belpre are a mix 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 (15.53%), sales jobs (8.91%), and management occupations (8.64%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.70% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.The percentage of adults in Belpre with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.22% of adults in Belpre have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Belpre in 2022 was $28,122, which is lower middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $112,488 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 English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Belpre is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
