Belle Glade, FL

Census Place

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2021 Population

16,983

14.4% 1-year decline

US Senator

Marco Rubio

Republican Party

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

2021 Median Age

33.8

0% 1-year change

2021 Poverty Rate

34.6%

13.7% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Household Income

$32,963

17.6% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$119,900

3.9% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Belle Glade, FL had a population of 17k people with a median age of 33.8 and a median household income of $32,963. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Belle Glade, FL declined from 19,829 to 16,983, a −14.4% decrease and its median household income grew from $28,028 to $32,963, a 17.6% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Belle Glade, FL are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (59.3%), White (Hispanic) (16.6%), White (Non-Hispanic) (10.2%), Other (Hispanic) (4.8%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (4.7%).

None of the households in Belle Glade, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

87.4% of the residents in Belle Glade, FL are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Belle Glade, FL was $119,900, and the homeownership rate was 38.5%.

Most people in Belle Glade, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Belle Glade, FL was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

Belle Glade, FL is home to a population of 17k people, from which 87.4% are citizens. As of 2021, 29.3% of Belle Glade, FL residents were born outside of the country (4.98k people).

In 2021, there were 3.57 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.1k people) in Belle Glade, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.82k White (Hispanic) and 1.74k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

87.4%

2021 Citizenship

87%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 87.4% of Belle Glade, FL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Belle Glade, FL was 87%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Belle Glade, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Belle Glade, FL

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
10.1k ± 733
White (Hispanic)
2.82k ± 637
White (Non-Hispanic)
1.74k ± 565

27.9%

Hispanic Population

4.74k people

27.9% of the people in Belle Glade, FL are hispanic (4.74k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Belle Glade, FL as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

29.3%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

4.98k people

27.3%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

5.41k people

As of 2021, 29.3% of Belle Glade, FL residents (4.98k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Belle Glade, FL was 27.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Belle Glade, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
133 ± 85
Vietnam
122 ± 95
Gulf War (1990s)
31 ± 45

Belle Glade, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.09 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Belle Glade, FL employs 6.35k people. The largest industries in Belle Glade, FL are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (842 people), Educational Services (807 people), and Retail Trade (756 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($53,459), Other Services Except Public Administration ($41,250), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($38,593).

Employment

Occupations

6.35k

2021 Value

± 757

−6.98%

1 Year decline

± 18.1%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Belle Glade, FL declined at a rate of −6.98%, from 6.82k employees to 6.35k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Belle Glade, FL, are Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (699 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (583 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (574 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Belle Glade, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.35k

2021 Value

± 757

−6.98%

1 Year decline

± 18.1%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Belle Glade, FL declined at a rate of −6.98%, from 6.82k employees to 6.35k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Belle Glade, FL, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (842 people), Educational Services (807 people), and Retail Trade (756 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Belle Glade, FL, though some of these residents may live in Belle Glade, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$29,360

Median earning men ± $6,054

$27,720

Median earning women ± $4,679

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Manufacturing ($54,331), Other Services Except Public Administration ($38,750), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($37,985).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($81,103), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,356), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($37,868).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Florida. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Florida to other states, or from other states to Florida.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Florida product (by dollars) was Mixed freight with $93.7B, followed by Electronics ($57.8B) and Pharmaceuticals ($56.4B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Florida products.

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for Florida.

$640B

2020 Value in Florida

$1.41T

Projected 2050 Value in Florida

121% growth

In 2020, total outbound Florida trade was $640B. This is expected to increase 121% to $1.41T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Florida trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Florida to other states, or from other states to Florida.

Most Common Trade Partners

Georgia
$22.9B
Texas
$17.8B
California
$14.6B

In 2020, the top outbound Florida domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Georgia with $22.9B, followed by Texas with $17.8B and California and $14.6B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Florida shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 51.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (47.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.635%).

Marco Rubio and Rick Scott are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 28 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Belle Glade, FL. Showing the available data for Florida.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (51.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (47.9%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.635%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 51.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (47.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.635%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Florida for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

Marco Rubio

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Rick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

Marco Rubio and Rick Scott are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Florida

Florida is currently represented by 28 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Florida have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2021, 1.12% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.13% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (4.9M), Some college (3.57M), and Bachelors Degree (3.2M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Belle Glade, FL was $119,900 in 2021, which is 0.49 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $115,400 to $119,900, a 3.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Belle Glade, FL is 38.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Belle Glade, FL have an average commute time of 26.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Belle Glade, FL is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Median household income in Belle Glade, FL is $32,963. In 2021, the place with the highest median household income in Belle Glade, FL was Census Tract 81.01 with a value of $53,250, followed by Census Tract 82.03 and Census Tract 82.01, with respective values of $35,977 and $31,705.

Property

$119,900

Median Property Value 2021

±$17,804

$2,167

Median Property Taxes

±$421

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Belle Glade, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Belle Glade, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

38.5%

Homeownership

2021

73.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 38.5% of the housing units in Belle Glade, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 36.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Belle Glade, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 81.01
Census Tract 82.03
Census Tract 82.01

In 2021, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Belle Glade, FL was Census Tract 81.01 with a value of $53,250, followed by Census Tract 82.03 and Census Tract 82.01, with respective values of $35,977 and $31,705.

The following map shows all of the places in Belle Glade, FL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$32,963

Median Household Income

± $3,658

5.63k

Number of Households

± 628

In 2021, the median household income of the 5.63k households in Belle Glade, FL grew to $32,963 from the previous year's value of $28,028.

The following chart displays the households in Belle Glade, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Belle Glade, FL is from Florida.

0.473

2021 Wage GINI in Florida

0.472

2020 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2021, the income inequality in Florida was 0.473 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.108% growth from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Florida across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (63.5%)
Carpooled (17.5%)
Public Transit (9.79%)

In 2021, 63.5% of workers in Belle Glade, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (17.5%) and those who used public transit to get to work (9.79%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Belle Glade, FL have a longer commute time (26.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 3.99% of the workforce in Belle Glade, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Belle Glade, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Belle Glade, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Belle Glade, FL have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

34.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Belle Glade, FL (5.84k out of 16.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Belle Glade, FL is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

77.8% of the population of Belle Glade, FL has health coverage, with 23.5% on employee plans, 32.1% on Medicaid, 12.4% on Medicare, 9.17% on non-group plans, and 0.601% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Florida was $8,076 in 2014. This is a 5.05% increase from the previous year ($7,688).

Primary care physicians in Palm Beach County, FL see 1261 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.0792% decrease from the previous year (1262 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1329 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 419 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Palm Beach County, FL.

1,261 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Palm Beach County, FL

Primary care physicians in Palm Beach County, FL see an average of 1,261 patients per year. This represents a 0.0792% decrease from the previous year (1,262 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Palm Beach County, FL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.7% under 18 years, 22.1% between 18 and 34 years, 33.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

22.2%

Uninsured

23.5%

Employer Coverage

32.1%

Medicaid

12.4%

Medicare

9.17%

Non-Group

0.601%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Belle Glade, FL grew by 11.7% from 19.9% to 22.2%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Belle Glade, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.