Belle Glade is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 16,840 people and six associated neighborhoods, Belle Glade is the 161st largest community in Florida.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Belle Glade is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Belle Glade is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Belle Glade who work in food service (11.17%), teaching (9.16%), and sales jobs (7.84%). Belle Glade, even though it is a small city, has many people who use public transportation every day to get to and from work. This is a great benefit for people in the, city who have a need for low-cost transportation.The percentage of adults in Belle Glade with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.64% of adults in Belle Glade have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Belle Glade in 2022 was $22,500, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $90,000 for a family of four. However, Belle Glade contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Belle Glade is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Belle Glade home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Belle Glade residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Belle Glade also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 30.91% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Belle Glade include Haitian, Jamaican, Other Arab, Irish, and German. Belle Glade also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 28.25%. The most common language spoken in Belle Glade is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
