Belle Glade is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 14,999 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Belle Glade is the 176th largest community in Florida.

Belle Glade is a blue-collar town, with 42.9% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Belle Glade is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Belle Glade who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.63%), sales jobs (8.01%), and teaching (7.64%).

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Belle Glade are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

As is often the case in a small city, Belle Glade doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Belle Glade Information and Demographics

The rate of college-level education in Belle Glade is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 14.96%: just 9.90% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Belle Glade in 2000 was $11,159, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $44,636 for a family of four.

Belle Glade is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Belle Glade home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Belle Glade is 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 26.83% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Belle Glade include Haitian, Jamaican, and English.

In addition, Belle Glade has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (30.00%).

The most common language spoken in Belle Glade is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.