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.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Belle Glade rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.64% of adults 25 and older in Belle Glade have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
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.
