CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Belle Glade

Florida · 16,177 residents · 6.97 sq mi

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With 16,177 people, Belle Glade is a city in Florida. Owners hold 37% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 31.4%, above the 13.2% national rate. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 29% less than in Florida as a whole. This skews young, with a median age of 29.5.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

16,177

+9%vs 2000

vs 14,906 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.5

−1%vs 2000

vs 29.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.97 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.7%(1,734)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.6%(1,560)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(1,198)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(1,222)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(1,141)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(2,479)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(2,264)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.2%(1,974)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(1,316)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.4%(872)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842%(327)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(90)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,629

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,715 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,899

−11%vs 2000

vs $11,159 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

31.4%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 32.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$57,500

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$357

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $448 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

37.1%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 41.1% in 2000

62.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic13.8%(2,058)

Black50.1%(7,471)

Hispanic / Latino27.6%(4,110)

Asian0.2%(27)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic31.9%(5,168)

Black57.5%(9,299)

Hispanic / Latino22.3%(3,605)

Asian0.2%(34)

Other10.4%(1,676)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican24%(4,074)

Cuban3.1%(521)

Central American1.9%(329)

Nicaraguan1.1%(183)

Puerto Rican0.8%(129)

Dominican0.5%(78)

Salvadoran0.3%(52)

Honduran0.3%(50)

Guatemalan0.3%(44)

South American0.1%(15)

Ecuadorian0.1%(14)

Venezuelan0%(1)

Asian origin

Pakistani0.1%(18)

Bangladeshi0.1%(16)

Ancestry

West Indian16.9%(2,860)

American12.4%(2,107)

Haitian12.4%(2,105)

Jamaican4.3%(733)

Irish2.2%(377)

Arab1.9%(327)

German1.8%(308)

Subsaharan African1.4%(233)

English1%(171)

Palestinian0.4%(73)

Welsh0.3%(49)

Italian0.3%(47)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian0.2%(27)

Lithuanian0.1%(11)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(10)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest West Indian population · Largest American population · Largest Haitian population · Largest Jamaican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.2%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

40.0%

−6.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 46.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.1 min

−4%vs 2000

vs 19.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married43.2%(2,916)

Married42%(2,836)

Widowed3.5%(239)

Divorced11.2%(757)

Women 15+

Never married44.9%(2,878)

Married33.4%(2,141)

Widowed9.5%(612)

Divorced12.2%(780)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

18.2%

−6.6 ptssince 2013

from 24.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

30.9%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 30.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.3%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 6.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.0%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 17.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.7%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 38.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 0.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

37.1%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 35.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.2%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 50.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)44.2%(145)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.2%(86)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.5%(100)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3%(10)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 328 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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