Despite the fact that it is a small city, Belle Glade has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the city for affordable transportation.
The percentage of adults in Belle Glade with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.37% of adults in Belle Glade have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Belle Glade in 2022 was $20,588, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $82,352 for a family of four. However, Belle Glade contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Belle Glade also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.53% of its population below the federal poverty line.
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 28.08% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Belle Glade include Haitian, Jamaican, African, German, and Other Arab.
In addition, Belle Glade has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (28.42%).
The most common language spoken in Belle Glade is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
