Belle Glade is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 16,777 people and six associated neighborhoods, Belle Glade is the 161st largest community in Florida.

Belle Glade, even though it is a small city, has many people who use public transportation every day to get to and from work. This is a great benefit for people in the, city who have a need for low-cost transportation.

In terms of college education, the citizens of Belle Glade rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.37% 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 $20,588, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $82,352 for a family of four. However, Belle Glade contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Belle Glade also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.53% of its population below the federal poverty line.

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 28.08% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Belle Glade include Haitian, Jamaican, African, German, and Other Arab.

Belle Glade also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 28.42%.

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