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Population (year 2000): 14,906. Estimated population in July 2006: 15,233 (+2.2% change)
 

Males: 7,580  (50.9%)
Females: 7,326  (49.1%)

Palm Beach County

Median resident age:  29.9 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Zip codes: 33430.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,200 (it was $22,715 in 2000)
Belle Glade  $24,200
Florida:  $42,433

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $148,900 (it was $74,600 in 2000)
Belle Glade  $148,900
Florida:  $189,500

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Races in Belle Glade:

  • Black (50.7%)
  • Hispanic (27.6%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (13.8%)
  • Other race (9.7%)
  • Two or more races (8.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: West Indian (13.3%), United States (8.5%), English (3.0%), Irish (1.7%), German (1.4%), Subsaharan African (1.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 20 feet

Land area: 4.65 square miles.

Population density: 3308 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Belle Glade

  • High school or higher: 46.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
  • Unemployed: 12.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Belle Glade city

  • Never married: 38.1%
  • Now married: 44.1%
  • Separated: 4.5%
  • Widowed: 6.4%
  • Divorced: 6.9%

4,500 residents are foreign born (29.0% Latin America).

This city:  30.2%
Florida:  16.7%



According to our research there were 25 registered sex offenders living in Belle Glade, Florida in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Belle Glade to the number of sex offenders is 615 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Belle Glade:  1.1% ($822)
Florida:  1.2% ($1,262)
Belle Glade satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Royal Palm Beach-West Jupiter, FL (31.1 miles , pop. 74,157).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Hialeah, FL (62.7 miles , pop. 226,419).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (995.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Belle Glade Camp, FL (1.9 miles ), South Bay, FL (3.5 miles ), Fremd Village-Padgett Island, FL (8.6 miles ), Lake Harbor, FL (9.4 miles) , Pahokee, FL (9.7 miles ), Canal Point, FL (12.5 miles ), Glades, FL (16.3 miles ), Clewiston, FL (18.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 20 buildings, average cost: $65,600
  • 1997: 19 buildings, average cost: $60,300
  • 1998: 10 buildings, average cost: $101,200
  • 1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $77,100
  • 2000: 18 buildings, average cost: $73,800
  • 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $176,700
  • 2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $134,500
  • 2003: 18 buildings, average cost: $86,300
  • 2004: 9 buildings, average cost: $87,300
  • 2005: 22 buildings, average cost: $105,700
  • 2006: 22 buildings, average cost: $114,800
  • 2007: 11 buildings, average cost: $159,700

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Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 26.69 N, Longitude: 80.67 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,105 (+7.4%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 2,306 (46.3%)


People in group quarters in Belle Glade
  • 72 people in other group homes
  • 47 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 6 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
  • 4 people in religious group quarters

Area code: 561

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Population change in the 1990s: -1,071 (-6.7%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
  • Food (15%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (18%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (18%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


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Crime in Belle Glade by Year

Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 12201221
    per 100,000 5.711.313.10.06.512.912.86.4
Rapes 1581214910918
    per 100,000 86.045.278.589.858.164.357.5114.8
Robberies 91726596149717758
    per 100,000 521.5406.8425.1615.9962.3456.8491.6369.8
Assaults 335261255397302306285127
    per 100,000 1919.91474.71667.52546.81950.51968.61819.5809.8
Burglaries 427426304531455271357219
    per 100,000 2447.12406.91988.03406.52938.71743.42279.11396.4
Thefts 908927558829982936935498
    per 100,000 5203.75237.63649.05318.26342.46021.65969.13175.4
Auto thefts 961128194111798277
    per 100,000 550.2632.8529.7603.0716.9508.2523.5491.0
Arson 813147115101
    per 100,000 45.873.591.644.971.032.263.86.4
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 323.2) 1044.1904.3877.51265.41255.01011.51023.0641.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 25 (19 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.24
US city average:  3.00

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Belle Glade-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Florida state average. It is 9% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/19/1958, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.3 miles away from the Belle Glade city center killed one person and injured 24 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 8/13/2004, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 18.3 miles away from the city center caused $50,000 in damages.


Belle Glade topographic map

Birthplace of: Claude Harriott - 2005 NFL player (New York Giants, born: Apr 8, 1981), James Jackson - 2005 NFL player (Arizona Cardinals, born: Aug 4, 1976).


Hospital/medical center in Belle Glade:
  • GLADES GENERAL HOSPITAL (1201 S MAIN ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Belle Glade:
  • COLUMBIA HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; WEST PALM BEACH, FL)
  • OAKWOOD CENTER OF THE PALM BEACHES (about 17 miles; WEST PALM BEACH, FL)
  • SAINT MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; WEST PALM BEACH, FL)

Political contributions by individuals in Belle Glade, FL

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Belle Glade:
  • PALM BEACH INTL (about 41 miles; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; ID: PBI)
  • FORT LAUDERDALE/HOLLYWOOD INTL (about 56 miles; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; ID: FLL)
  • MIAMI INTL (about 68 miles; MIAMI, FL; ID: MIA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Belle Glade:
  • BELLE GLADE STATE MUNICIPAL (about 2 miles; BELLE GLADE, FL; ID: X10)
  • PALM BEACH CO GLADES (about 7 miles; PAHOKEE, FL; ID: PHK)
  • AIRGLADES (about 26 miles; CLEWISTON, FL; ID: 2IS)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Belle Glade:
  • PALM BEACH ATLANTIC COLLEGE-WEST PALM BEACH (about 41 miles; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,109)
  • PALM BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; LAKE WORTH, FL; FT enrollment: 8,390)
  • FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY-BOCA RATON (about 45 miles; BOCA RATON, FL; FT enrollment: 14,311)
  • KEISER COLLEGE (about 49 miles; Ft. Lauderdale, FL; FT enrollment: 2,879)
  • NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; FT LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 12,554)
  • INDIAN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; FT PIERCE, FL; FT enrollment: 6,149)
  • BROWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; FT LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 12,747)
Public high schools in Belle Glade:
Private high school in Belle Glade:
  • GLADES DAY SCHOOL (Students: 537; Location: 400 NE AVENUE L; Grades: PK - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Belle Glade:

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Notable location: Glades Plaza (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Shopping Centers: Royals Shopping Center (1), Belle Glade Shopping Center (2), Carter Shopping Center (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Belle Glade: McDonald Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Budget Inn (State Road 80).

Court: Florida State - Judicial- Public Defender (2976 State Road 15).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Belle Glade and their reported violations in the past:

BELLE GLADE WATERWORKS (Population served: 17000, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-04-2001), St Public Notif received (OCT-04-2001), St Public Notif requested (OCT-04-2001), St Boil Water Order (OCT-04-2001)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-10-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-10-2005)
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • 49 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  3.0 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  70.7%
Whole state:  66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.9%
Whole state:  5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  32.9%
Whole state:  12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  15.2%
Whole state:  5.7%

Belle Glade compared to Florida state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Belle Glade (2007 data):
  • Bank of Belle Glade: Bank Of Belle Glade at 108 Southeast Avenue D, branch established on 1963-11-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $59.2 mil, Deposits: $52.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Belle Glade Bank Corporation
  • Fidelity Federal Bank & Trust: Belle Glade Branch at 800 South Main Street, branch established on 1978-12-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $4,499.7 mil, Deposits: $3,418.6 mil, headquarters in West Palm Beach, FL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 48 total offices
  • Bank of America, National Association: Belle Glade Branch at 915 South Main Street, branch established on 1981-03-16. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Belle Glade Branch at 41 Southwest Avenue B, branch established on 1941-11-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 22$61,848$33,7350$0
Police Protection - Officers 41$139,619$40,8641$531
Fire - Other 1$2,384$28,6080$0
Streets and Highways 8$21,498$32,2470$0
Financial Administration 19$48,626$30,7110$0
Solid Waste Management 23$37,988$19,8200$0
Sewerage 15$40,286$32,2290$0
Parks and Recreation 18$33,892$22,5957$5,526
Housing and Community Development(Local) 3$7,317$29,2680$0
Water Supply 25$70,164$33,6790$0
Other and Unallocable 19$44,138$27,8770$0
Firefighters 19$56,893$35,9320$0
Police - Other 11$25,000$27,2738$3,751
Totals for Government 224$589,655$31,58916$9,808


Belle Glade government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $2,883,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,088,000
    All Other: $205,000
  • Current Operations - Parks & Recreation: $6,374,000
    Water Utilities: $4,535,000
    Police Protection: $3,560,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,075,000
    General - Other: $1,628,000
    Fire Protection: $1,008,000
    Financial Administration: $815,000
    Regular Highways: $771,000
    Central Staff Services: $446,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $229,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $218,000
    Air Transportation: $16,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,385,000
    Interest Earnings: $711,000
    Rents: $43,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $16,399,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $7,815,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,909,000
    Highways: $12,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,967,000
    Public Utilities: $1,817,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $509,000
    NEC: $219,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $5,596,000

6.94% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($77,359 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.94%
Florida average:  8.71%

0.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,095 average AGI)
Palm Beach County:  0.18%
Florida average:  0.22%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Broward County, FL  1.49% ($51,198 average AGI)
from Miami-Dade County, FL  0.39% ($44,535)
from Nassau County, NY  0.17% ($119,286)


6.91% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($49,513 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.91%
Florida average:  7.73%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($676 average AGI)
Palm Beach County:  0.09%
Florida average:  0.12%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Broward County, FL  1.00% ($43,692 average AGI)
to St. Lucie County, FL  0.46% ($46,102)
to Miami-Dade County, FL  0.30% ($34,307)


Strongest AM radio stations in Belle Glade:
  • WJNA (640 AM; 38 kW; ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: SOUTH FLORIDA RADIO, INC.)
  • WSWN (900 AM; 1 kW; BELLE GLADE, FL; Owner: BGI BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • WFTL (850 AM; 50 kW; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL ENTERPRISES II, L.L.C.)
  • WAFC (590 AM; 5 kW; CLEWISTON, FL; Owner: GLADES MEDIA COMPANY)
  • WAQI (710 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: LICENSE CORPORATION #1)
  • WWFE (670 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: FENIX BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WLVJ (1040 AM; 25 kW; BOYNTON BEACH, FL; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL BOYNTON BEACH, INC.)
  • WRFX (940 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWNN (1470 AM; 50 kW; POMPANO BEACH, FL; Owner: WWNN LICENSE, LLC)
  • WNMA (1210 AM; 49 kW; MIAMI SPRINGS, FL; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF MIAMI LICENSE CORP.)
  • WVCG (1080 AM; 50 kW; CORAL GABLES, FL; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WQBA (1140 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WQBA-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WSUA (1260 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: WSUA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Belle Glade:
  • WBGF (93.5 FM; BELLE GLADE, FL; Owner: BGI BROADCASTING, L.P.)
  • WRMF (97.9 FM; PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: PBB LICENSES, LLC)
  • WAFC-FM (99.5 FM; CLEWISTON, FL; Owner: GLADES MEDIA COMPANY)
  • WEAT-FM (104.3 FM; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WWFR (91.7 FM; STUART, FL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WXEL (90.7 FM; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: BARRY TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WKGR (98.7 FM; FORT PIERCE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WIRK-FM (107.9 FM; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WLDI (95.5 FM; FORT PIERCE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WAYF (88.1 FM; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP. INC.)
  • WMBX (102.3 FM; JENSEN BEACH, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WPBZ (103.1 FM; INDIANTOWN, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WOLL (105.5 FM; HOBE SOUND, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJCB (88.5 FM; CLEWISTON, FL; Owner: BLACK MEDIA WORKS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Belle Glade:
  • WPTV (Channel 5; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WFLX (Channel 29; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
  • WXEL-TV (Channel 42; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: BARRY TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFGC (Channel 61; PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, INC.)
  • WPBF (Channel 25; TEQUESTA, FL; Owner: WPBF-TV COMPANY)
  • WTVX (Channel 34; FORT PIERCE, FL; Owner: C-34 FCC LICENSEE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WPEC (Channel 12; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF FLORIDA, INC)
  • WPXP (Channel 67; LAKE WORTH, FL; Owner: PAXSON WEST PALM BEACH LICENSE, INC.)
  • WHDT-LP (Channel 44; MIAMI, FL; Owner: GUENTER MARKSTEINER)
  • WTCN-CA (Channel 43; PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: WILLIAM H. BROTHERS)
  • WWHB-CA (Channel 15; STUART, FL; Owner: AMERICAN NETCOM, INC.)

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