Belle Glade, FL (Florida) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 14,819 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 180 (all nonfarm))

Belle Glade, Florida Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 5,765 (4,879 occupied: 2,047 owner occupied, 2,832 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	58%
State:	30%

Housing density: 1240 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this county: $329,248.

Median contract rent in 2007: $476 (lower quartile is $372, upper quartile is $579)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $365

Median gross rent in Belle Glade, FL in 2007: $670

Housing units in Belle Glade with a mortgage: 881 (86 second mortgage, 62 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 573

Belle Glade,FL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $182,654 (it was $68,000 in 2000)

Belle Glade:	$182,654
Florida:	$230,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $125,595 - $212,447

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $178,373
Here: $178,373
State: $334,342

Townhouses or other attached units: $125,946
Here: $125,946
State: $258,333

In 2-unit structures: $123,915
Here: $123,915
State: $289,450

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $131,320
Here: $131,320
State: $240,504

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $245,949
Here: $245,949
State: $281,565

Mobile homes: $33,544
Here: $33,544
State: $43,568

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $47,032

Household type by relationship

Households: 14,874

In family households: 13,173 (2,066 male householders, 1,472 female householders)
2,068 spouses, 5,266 children (4,851 natural, 87 adopted, 328 stepchildren), 975 grandchildren, 349 brothers or sisters, 115 parents, 392 other relatives, 470 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,701 (883 male householders (681 living alone)), 481 female householders (440 living alone)), 337 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 125 (19 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 963 2-persons, 773 3-persons, 741 4-persons, 518 5-persons, 301 6-persons, 242 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,121 1-person, 185 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 4 6-persons.

2,278 married couples with children.
1,702 single-parent households (295 men, 1,407 women).

59.8% of residents of Belle Glade speak English at home.
26.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
12.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (29% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 41% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (56% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 4,500 (30.0%)
(29.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.1
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.0
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Belle Glade, Florida:
	1 room: 10 2 rooms: 179 3 rooms: 346 4 rooms: 204 5 rooms: 446 6 rooms: 377 7 rooms: 281 8 rooms: 97 9 or more rooms: 107

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Belle Glade, Florida:
	1 room: 272 2 rooms: 702 3 rooms: 826 4 rooms: 683 5 rooms: 234 6 rooms: 54 7 rooms: 29 8 rooms: 20 9 or more rooms: 12

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 73
1995 to 1998: 186
1990 to 1994: 335
1980 to 1989: 994
1970 to 1979: 1,209
1960 to 1969: 1,669
1950 to 1959: 765
1940 to 1949: 304
1939 or earlier: 230

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Belle Glade:
	no bedroom: 92 1 bedroom: 309 2 bedrooms: 357 3 bedrooms: 1,019 4 bedrooms: 208 5 or more bedrooms: 62

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Belle Glade:
	no bedroom: 356 1 bedroom: 980 2 bedrooms: 1,195 3 bedrooms: 251 4 bedrooms: 33 5 or more bedrooms: 17

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Belle Glade in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 180 1 vehicle: 659 2 vehicles: 904 3 vehicles: 236 4 vehicles: 56 5 or more vehicles: 12

Cars and other vehicles available in Belle Glade in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,138 1 vehicle: 1,199 2 vehicles: 411 3 vehicles: 81 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 3

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Belle Glade, FL:

Less than $10,000: 45
$10,000 to $14,999: 23
$15,000 to $19,999: 23
$20,000 to $24,999: 23
$25,000 to $29,999: 18
$30,000 to $34,999: 15
$35,000 to $39,999: 15
$40,000 to $49,999: 28
$50,000 to $59,999: 22
$60,000 to $69,999: 21
$70,000 to $79,999: 31
$80,000 to $89,999: 68
$90,000 to $99,999: 78
$100,000 to $124,999: 187
$125,000 to $149,999: 152
$150,000 to $174,999: 199
$175,000 to $199,999: 276
$200,000 to $249,999: 401
$250,000 to $299,999: 179
$300,000 to $399,999: 159
$400,000 to $499,999: 42
$500,000 to $749,999: 34
$750,000 to $999,999: 10
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Belle Glade rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Belle Glade:

Less than $100: 64 people
$100 to $149: 32
$150 to $199: 49
$200 to $249: 55
$250 to $299: 69
$300 to $349: 312
$350 to $399: 304
$400 to $449: 299
$450 to $499: 348
$500 to $549: 356
$550 to $599: 349
$600 to $649: 157
$650 to $699: 97
$700 to $749: 50
$750 to $799: 19
$800 to $899: 58
$900 to $999: 74
$1,000 to $1,249: 8
$1,250 to $1,499: 15
$1,500 to $1,999: 7
$2,000 or more: 14
No cash rent: 98

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,060 1990 to 1994: 860 1985 to 1989: 789 1980 to 1984: 831 1975 to 1979: 238 1970 to 1974: 283 1970 to 1974: 256 1965 to 1969: 183

Belle Glade, FL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.9%
Number of people working at home: 44 (0.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 222
5 to 9 minutes: 844
10 to 14 minutes: 1059
15 to 19 minutes: 547
20 to 24 minutes: 365
25 to 29 minutes: 165
30 to 34 minutes: 694
35 to 39 minutes: 22
40 to 44 minutes: 76
45 to 59 minutes: 286
60 to 89 minutes: 458
90 or more minutes: 202

Belle Glade mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,094 (62%)
Carpooled: 879 (18%)
Bus or trolley bus: 715 (14%)
Motorcycle: 26 (1%)
Bicycle: 10 (0%)
Walked: 152 (3%)
Other means: 64 (1%)
Worked at home: 44 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1051
$10,000 to $14,999: 583
$15,000 to $19,999: 578
$20,000 to $24,999: 388
$25,000 to $29,999: 413
$30,000 to $34,999: 149
$35,000 to $39,999: 252
$40,000 to $44,999: 289
$45,000 to $49,999: 139
$50,000 to $59,999: 298
$60,000 to $74,999: 358
$75,000 to $99,999: 201
$100,000 to $124,999: 102
$125,000 to $149,999: 33
$150,000 to $199,999: 39
$200,000 or more: 29

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 7914

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 1977

Haitian: 1476

United States or American: 1271

Jamaican: 370

English: 354

Irish: 175

Subsaharan African:: 156

African: 156

Arab:: 141

Arab/Arabic: 115

Bahamian: 110

German: 103

Italian: 64

British: 39

French (except Basque): 27

Other Arab: 26

Scotch-Irish: 25

Barbadian: 21

Dutch: 17

Portuguese: 15

Scottish: 14

Hungarian: 7

Polish: 6

French Canadian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Haiti (34%)
Mexico (27%)
Cuba (20%)
Jamaica (7%)
Other Caribbean (2%)
Nicaragua (2%)
Honduras (1%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 7396
Northeast: 289
Midwest: 280
South: 2136
West: 157

64% of Belle Glade residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 84% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Florida.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 403
Nursery to 4th grade: 265
5th and 6th grade: 457
7th and 8th grade: 507
9th grade: 256
10th grade: 339
11th grade: 149
12th grade, no diploma: 277
High school graduate (or equivalency): 871
Less than 1 year of college: 63
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 248
Associate degree: 76
Bachelor's degree: 270
Master's degree: 79
Professional school degree: 31
Doctorate degree: 10

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 263
Nursery to 4th grade: 145
5th and 6th grade: 320
7th and 8th grade: 352
9th grade: 223
10th grade: 173
11th grade: 188
12th grade, no diploma: 281
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,253
Less than 1 year of college: 240
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 268
Associate degree: 120
Bachelor's degree: 269
Master's degree: 163
Professional school degree: 17
Doctorate degree: 11

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 17.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 13.7%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 16.9%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 9.1%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 15.9%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 16.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 12.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 8.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $56,872
Black householders: $21,988
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $4,982
Asian householders: $67,679
Some other race householders: $36,854
Two or more races householders: $26,913
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $38,546

Belle Glade household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Belle Glade household income for Black householders

Belle Glade household income for Asian householders

Belle Glade household income for Some other race householders

Belle Glade household income for Two or more races householders

Belle Glade household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Belle Glade marital status for males

Belle Glade marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $217,841
Black or African American householders: $184,265
Asian householders: $369,336
Some other race householders: $208,171
Two or more races householders: $265,922
Hispanic or Latino householders: $203,874

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,294
One, attached: 221
Two: 490
3 or 4: 833
5 to 9: 337
10 to 19: 482
20 to 49: 324
50 or more: 113
Mobile homes: 659
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Median worth of mobile homes: $42,448

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Belle Glade:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (83%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%) No fuel used (5%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Utility gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (91%) No fuel used (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Utility gas (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 79

Here:	3.3%
Florida:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 94

Here:	7.7%
Florida:	9.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 64

Here:	18.0%
Florida:	21.0%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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