Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, LaBelle is worth considering.
In LaBelle, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.73 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
The percentage of people in LaBelle with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.74% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in LaBelle in 2022 was $25,776, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $103,104 for a family of four. However, LaBelle contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
LaBelle is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call LaBelle home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in LaBelle, accounting for 58.98% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of LaBelle residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in LaBelle include English, Irish, German, Italian, and French.
LaBelle also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 19.40%.
The most common language spoken in LaBelle is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
