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Population (year 2000): 14,906. Estimated
population in July 2005: 15,423 (+3.5% change)
Males: 7,580 (50.9%), Females: 7,326 (49.1%)
Palm Beach County
Zip code:
33430
Median resident age: 29.9 years
Median household income: $22,715 (year 2000)
Median house value: $74,600 (year 2000)
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%).
Elevation: 20 feet
Land area: 4.6 square miles
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%
30.2% Foreign born (29.0% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -1,071 (-6.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Belle Glade:
- GLADES GENERAL HOSPITAL (1201 S MAIN ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Belle Glade:
- HENDRY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles;
CLEWISTON, FL)
- PALMS WEST HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; LOXAHATCHEE,
FL)
- WELLINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 29 miles;
WEST PALM BEACH, 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)
- BROWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; FT
LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 12,747)
- INDIAN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; FT
PIERCE, FL; FT enrollment: 6,149)
Public high school in Belle Glade:
- GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,166;
Location: 1001 SW AVENUE M; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Belle Glade:
- GLADES DAY SCHOOL (Students: 537; Location:
400 NE AVENUE L; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Belle Glade:
- LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,211;
Location: 425 W CANAL STREET, N; Grades: 06 - 08)
- GOVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 934;
Location: 900 SE AVENUE G; Grades: PK - 06)
- BELLE GLADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 706;
Location: 500 NW AVENUE L; Grades: PK - 05)
- PIONEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
531; Location: 39500 PIONEER PARK ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- GLADE VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 503;
Location: 1100 SW AVENUE G; Grades: PK - 05)
- LAKE SHORE ANNEX TRANSITION (Students: 113;
Location: 1102 NW AVENUE A; Grades: 06 - 12)
- LAKE SIDE ACADEMY (Students: 110; Location:
710 S MAIN STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
- EAGLE ACADEMY (Students: 65; Location: 38800
STATE ROAD 80; Grades: 06 - 12)
- WEST TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENTER (Location:
2625 STATE ROAD 715; Grades: N - N )
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