The neighborhood is now predominantly Dominican, with a significant longstanding Puerto Rican and African American population.

[5]: 2 As of 2017, the median household income in Community Districts 3 and 6, including Crotona Park East and Morrisania, was $25,972.

[8] In 2018, an estimated 31% of Tremont and Belmont residents lived in poverty, compared to 25% in all of the Bronx and 20% in all of New York City.

[11] Tremont and Belmont are patrolled by the 48th Precinct of the NYPD, located at 450 Cross Bronx Expressway.

[5]: 14 The concentration of fine particulate matter, the deadliest type of air pollutant, in Tremont and Belmont is 0.008 milligrams per cubic metre (8.0×10−9 oz/cu ft), more than the city average.

[5]: 13  In Tremont and Belmont, 36% of residents are obese, 22% are diabetic, and 32% have high blood pressure—compared to the citywide averages of 24%, 11%, and 28% respectively.

[19] Tremont and Belmont generally have a lower rate of college-educated residents than the rest of the city as of 2018[update].

[5]: 6  The percentage of Tremont and Belmont students excelling in math rose from 19% in 2000 to 44% in 2011, and reading achievement increased from 25% to 30% during the same time period.

[20] Tremont and Belmont's rate of elementary school student absenteeism is more than the rest of New York City.

[6]: 24 (PDF p. 55) [5]: 6  Additionally, 61% of high school students in Tremont and Belmont graduate on time, lower than the citywide average of 75%.

The branch, a Carnegie library designed by Carrère and Hastings in the Italian Renaissance style, was opened in 1905.