Editing Belle Glade, Florida (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=right
|1930= 926
|1940= 3806
|1950= 7219
|1960= 11273
|1970= 15949
|1980= 16535
|1990= 16177
|2000= 14906
|2010= 17467
|2020= 16698
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref>
}}
[[File:Belle Glade Amphitheater.jpg|thumb|Belle Glade Amphitheater]]

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Belle Glade racial composition'''<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1205200&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2022-02-11|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|1,091
|6.53%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|9,432
|56.49%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|3
|0.02%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|77
|0.46%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH)
|3
|0.02%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (NH)
|31
|0.19%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races/Multiracial]] (NH)
|259
|1.55%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|5,802
|34.75%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''16,698'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 16,698 people, 6,324 households, and 4,052 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Belle Glade city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Belle+Glade+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

===2010 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="float: left; margin-right: 2em; width: 35%; font-size: 75%;"
!colspan=4|'''Belle Glade Demographics'''
|-
|'''[[2010 United States Census|2010 Census]]'''||'''Belle Glade'''||'''Palm Beach County'''||'''Florida'''
|-
|Total population||17,467||1,320,134||18,801,310
|-
|Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010||+17.2%||+16.7%||+17.6%
|-
|Population density||3,109.0/sq&nbsp;mi||670.2/sq&nbsp;mi||350.6/sq&nbsp;mi
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White or Caucasian]] (including [[White Hispanic]])||31.1%||73.5%||75.0%
|-
|([[Non-Hispanic Whites|Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian]])||8.8%||60.1%||57.9%
|-
|[[Black (U.S. Census)|Black or African-American]]||56.3%||17.3%||16.0%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic or Latino (of any race)]]||34.2%||19.0%||22.5%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]||0.5%||2.4%||2.4%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Native Alaskan]]||0.2%||0.5%||0.4%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]]||0.2%||0.1%||0.1%
|-
|[[Multiracial American|Two or more races (Multiracial)]]||2.0%||2.3%||2.5%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some Other Race]]||9.7%||3.9%||3.6%
|}

As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 17,467 people, 5,832 households, and 3,879 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Belle Glade city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Belle+Glade+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

===2000 census===
In 2000, 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 22.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.62.

In 2000, the population was spread out, with 33.5% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.6 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $22,715, and the median income for a family was $26,756. Males had a median income of $26,232 versus $21,410 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $11,159. About 28.5% of families and 32.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 41.1% of those under age 18 and 21.4% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, speakers of [[English language|English]] as a [[first language]] accounted for 61.03% of all residents, while [[Spanish language|Spanish]] as a [[mother tongue]] consisted of 26.87%, [[Haitian Creole]] comprised 11.00%, and [[French language|French]] made up 1.07% of the population.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=12&county_id=&mode=&zip=&place_id=5200&cty_id=&ll=&a=&ea=&order=r |title=MLA Data Center Results of Belle Glade, FL |publisher=[[Modern Language Association]] |access-date=2007-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012085608/http://www.mla.org/map_data_results |archive-date=October 12, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

As of 2000, Belle Glade had the tenth highest percentage of [[Haitian people|Haitian]] residents in the United States, at 11.50% of the populace.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Haitian.html |title=Ancestry Map of Haitian Communities |publisher=Epodunk.com |access-date=2007-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211040923/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Haitian.html |archive-date=11 December 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It also had the sixtieth highest percentage of [[Cuban people|Cuban]] residents nationally, at 5.98% of the population.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Cuban.html |title=Ancestry Map of Cuban Communities |publisher=Epodunk.com |access-date=2007-11-12| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071107090527/http://www.epodunk.com/ancestry/Cuban.html| archive-date= 7 November 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref>
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