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Belle Glade, FL

16,972 Population
7 square miles 2,421.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39 ±6.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 41.8 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Florida: 42.6 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$22,873 ±$3,922 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: $43,766 ±$306
  • about half the amount in Florida: $42,609 ±$179
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$48,001 ±$9,005 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: $76,527 ±$576
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Florida: $74,568 ±$284
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

27.3% ±6.1% (4,591  ±1,026) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 13.1% 807,868 (±0.2% / ±14,470)
  • more than double the rate in Florida: 12.6% 2,759,397 (±0.1% / ±28,960)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.6 minutes ±3.8 (166,665  ±29,756) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 29.3 76,410,570 (±0.1 / ±500,687)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Florida: 28.1 244,966,830 (±0.1 / ±847,532)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

5,607 ±353 Number of households
  • the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 2,334,797 ±5,380
  • Florida: 8,752,810 ±20,285
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3 ±0.2 (16,822  ±34) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 2.6 6,159,485 (±0 / ±1,066)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Florida: 2.5 21,939,310
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.9% ±3.1% (162  ±103) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 4.6% 64,926 (±0.2% / ±2,472)
  • about the same as the rate in Florida: 4.8% 236,653 (±0.1% / ±4,994)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

6,340 ±391 Number of housing units
  • the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 2,680,465 ±483
  • Florida: 10,256,470 ±942
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$163,100 ±$37,286 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: $443,300 ±$1,894
  • about half the amount in Florida: $359,000 ±$930
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.2% ±3.6% (1,380  ±599.9) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 12.4% 765,358 (±0.2% / ±13,545.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Florida: 13.7% 3,039,847 (±0.1% / ±25,871.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

68.2% ±6.5% (7,700  ±868.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 87.3% 3,941,051 (±0.4% / ±19,643.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Florida: 90% 14,597,205 (±0.2% / ±39,237.4)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15.9% ±3.8% (1,795  ±440) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 36.7% 1,654,882 (±0.3% / ±12,083.1)
  • about half the rate in Florida: 34.2% 5,541,467 (±0.1% / ±22,209.6)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

27.4% ±4.3% (4,642  ±731) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 42.4% 2,647,328
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 21.9% 4,905,727
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

2.6% ±1.2% (328  ±147) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 3.4% 168,279 (±0.1% / ±3,624)
  • about one-third of the rate in Florida: 7.4% 1,327,071 (±0.1% / ±10,642)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
328 Total veterans ±147 301 Male ±142 27 Female ±42

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