Belle Glade, Florida demographics

Belle Glade, FL demographics: median age 39.0; 15.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Belle Glade city, Florida · Incorporated city · GEOID 1205200. The survey estimates a population of 16,972 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Belle Glade is 39.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 6.1 years. There are 5,607 households (±353). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	39.0 ±6.1	42.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,972
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Under 18	4,450 ±692	26.2% ±4.1 pp	19.5%	22.0%
18–34	3,532 ±568	20.8% ±3.3 pp	20.7%	22.8%
35–64	5,966 ±721	35.2% ±4.2 pp	38.4%	38.0%
65 and older	3,024 ±565	17.8% ±3.3 pp	21.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,972
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Male	8,795 ±503	51.8% ±3.0 pp	49.1%	49.5%
Female	8,177 ±504	48.2% ±3.0 pp	50.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,972
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
White alone	2,720 ±756	16.0% ±4.5 pp	55.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	9,485 ±886	55.9% ±5.2 pp	15.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	119 ±114 · low precision	0.7% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	63 ±66 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,972 ±763	11.6% ±4.5 pp	6.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,613 ±773	15.4% ±4.6 pp	19.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,972
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,684 ±974	68.8% ±5.7 pp	72.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5,288 ±972	31.2% ±5.7 pp	27.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,607
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,915 ±322	34.2% ±5.3 pp	46.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	778 ±294	13.9% ±5.2 pp	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,368 ±299	24.4% ±5.1 pp	12.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,219 ±284	21.7% ±4.9 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	327 ±146	5.8% ±2.6 pp	7.2%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,607
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,949 ±278	34.8% ±4.4 pp	26.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,658 ±544	65.2% ±8.8 pp	73.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,607
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,219 ±284	21.7% ±4.9 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,938 ±441	34.6% ±7.6 pp	36.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	940 ±279	16.8% ±4.9 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	632 ±225	11.3% ±4.0 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	471 ±199	8.4% ±3.5 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	212 ±118 · low precision	3.8% ±2.1 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	195 ±102 · low precision	3.5% ±1.8 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,972
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Native	12,330 ±733	72.6% ±4.3 pp	78.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	4,642 ±731	27.4% ±4.3 pp	21.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 15,422
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
English only	8,974 ±930	58.2% ±5.8 pp	69.4%	77.7%
Spanish	4,123 ±896	26.7% ±5.8 pp	22.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	1,894 ±554	12.3% ±3.6 pp	2.7%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	10 ±15 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	34 ±45 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	353 ±377 · low precision	2.3% ±2.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	34 ±39 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 11,284
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	3,584 ±650	31.8% ±5.4 pp	10.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,596 ±638	31.9% ±5.3 pp	27.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,520 ±321	13.5% ±2.7 pp	18.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	789 ±369	7.0% ±3.2 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,252 ±429	11.1% ±3.7 pp	21.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	543 ±218	4.8% ±1.9 pp	12.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 16,824
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Same house	15,444 ±574	91.8% ±3.4 pp	86.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	896 ±489 · low precision	5.3% ±2.9 pp · low precision	6.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	386 ±329 · low precision	2.3% ±2.0 pp · low precision	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	26 ±32 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	72 ±107 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

18.2% of Belle Glade residents (±4.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 11.5% in Florida and 8.4% nationally. 71.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Belle Glade	Florida	U.S.	Compared with Florida
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	18.2% ±4.1 pp	11.5%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	71.6% ±5.6 pp	91.6%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.6% ±1.2 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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