Belle Glade

Population: 16,818
Median household income: $47,191
Median home value: $141,100

Belle Glade is a community in Palm Beach County, Florida, home to 16,818 residents. Its median household income of $47,191 runs below the Palm Beach County figure of $81,115.

Between 2019 and 2023, Belle Glade's population declined 14.4% from 19,654 to 16,818, while its median home value rose 24.4% from $113,400 to $141,100.

Owners occupy 39.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 34.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,818
Median age: 34.7 yrs
Median household income: $47,191
Median home value: $141,100
Median gross rent: $875
Housing units: 6,216
Homeownership rate: 39.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Unemployment rate: 12.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,65416,818

Median household income

$24,322$47,191

Median home value

$113,400$141,100

Median gross rent

$616$875

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,654	$24,322	$113,400	$616
2020	19,829	$28,028	$115,400	$638
2021	16,983	$32,963	$119,900	$695
2022	16,896	$42,314	$136,500	$780
2023	16,818	$47,191	$141,100	$875

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.3%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 5414.7%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,562	9.3%
5 to 17	3,016	17.9%
18 to 24	1,306	7.8%
25 to 34	2,574	15.3%
35 to 44	1,562	9.3%
45 to 54	2,473	14.7%
55 to 64	1,727	10.3%
65 to 74	1,591	9.5%
75 and over	1,007	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,183	13.0%
Black or African American	8,731	51.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	220	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	130	0.8%
Two or more races	356	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,198	30.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma28.7%

High school graduate34.5%

Some college or associate's22.2%

Bachelor's degree10.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,134	28.7%
High school graduate	3,767	34.5%
Some college or associate's	2,432	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,143	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	458	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone72.2%

Carpooled15.6%

Public transit6.3%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home1.0%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,918	72.2%
Carpooled	1,063	15.6%
Public transit	430	6.3%
Walked	95	1.4%
Bicycle	31	0.5%
Worked from home	65	1.0%
Other means	207	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,176	47.1%
15 to 29 min	1,250	18.5%
30 to 44 min	780	11.6%
45 to 59 min	481	7.1%
60+ min	1,057	15.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.08
Poverty rate: 28.4% (4,736 of 16,688)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,922	72.6%
Nonfamily households	1,480	27.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,402	86.9%
Vacant	814	13.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,136	39.5%
Renter-occupied	3,266	60.5%

1-unit, detached38.3%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units20.2%

5 to 19 units14.9%

20 or more units9.7%

Mobile home & other12.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,381	38.3%
1-unit, attached	261	4.2%
2 to 4 units	1,257	20.2%
5 to 19 units	929	14.9%
20 or more units	600	9.7%
Mobile home & other	788	12.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1205200
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.01 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 26.6922, -80.6656