U.S. Beacon March 29, 2024

Belle Glade, FL

Palm Beach County, Florida

Latitude: 26.685264     Longitude: -80.671275
Population 15,423 (2005)
Elevation of Belle Glade, Florida: 20 feet



General Social Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1205200, place: Belle Glade city, Florida)

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school: 4,791 (100%)
Nursery school, preschool: 372 (7.76%)
Kindergarten: 390 (8.14%)
Elementary school (grades 1-8): 2,371 (49.49%)
High school (grades 9-12): 1,224 (25.55%)
College or graduate school: 434 (9.06%)

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over: 8,587 (100%)
Less than 9th grade: 2,712 (31.58%)
9th to 12th grade, no diploma: 1,886 (21.96%)
High school graduate (includes equivalency): 2,124 (24.74%)
Some college, no degree: 819 (9.54%)
Associate degree: 196 (2.28%)
Bachelor's degree: 539 (6.28%)
Graduate or professional degree: 311 (3.62%)
Percent high school graduate or higher: 46.5%
Percent bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%

MARITIAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over: 10,788 (100%)
Never married: 4,111 (38.11%)
Now married, except separated: 4,760 (44.12%)
Separated: 483 (4.48%)
Total Widowed: 690 (6.4%)
Widowed Female: 503 (4.66%)
Total Divorced: 744 (6.9%)
Divorced Female: 396 (3.67%)

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years: 677 (100%)
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren: 403 (59.53%)

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over: 9,989 (100%)
Civilian veterans: 507 (5.08%)

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years: 4,379 (100%)
--With a disability: 340 (7.76%)
Population 21 to 64 years: 7,929 (100%)
--With a disability: 2,601 (32.8%)
----Percent employed: 53.2%
--No disability: 5,328 (67.2%)
----Percent employed: 60.9%
Population 65 years and over: 1,372 (100%)
--With a disability: 637 (46.43%)

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over: 13,699 (100%)
Same house in 1995: 8,226 (60.05%)
Different house in the U.S. in 1995: 4,584 (33.46%)
--Same county: 3,837 (28.01%)
--Different county: 747 (5.45%)
----Same state: 503 (3.67%)
----Different state: 244 (1.78%)
Elsewhere in 1995: 889 (6.49%)

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population: 14,999 (100%)
Native: 10,499 (70%)
--Born in United States: 10,258 (100%)
----State of residence: 7,396 (49.31%)
----Different state: 2,862 (19.08%)
--Born outside United States: 241 (1.61%)
Foreign born: 4,500 (30%)
----Entered 1990 to March 2000: 1,920 (12.8%)
--Naturalized citizen: 1,328 (8.85%)
--Not a citizen: 3,172 (21.15%)

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea): 4,500 (100%)
Europe: 46 (1.02%)
Asia: 96 (2.13%)
Africa: 31 (0.69%)
Oceania: 0 (0%)
Latin America: 4,327 (96.16%)
Northern America: 0 (0%)

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over: 13,699 (100%)
English only: 8,197 (59.84%)
Language other than English: 5,502 (40.16%)
----Speak English less than "very well": 3,264 (23.83%)
--Spanish: 3,617 (26.4%)
----Speak English less than "very well": 1,961 (14.31%)
--Other Indo-European languages: 1,774 (12.95%)
----Speak English less than "very well": 1,267 (9.25%)
--Asian and Pacific Island languages: 29 (0.21%)
----Speak English less than "very well": 0 (0%)

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population: 14,999 (100%)
Total ancestries reported: 12,833% (85.56%)
Arab: 141 (0.94%)
Czech: 0 (0%)
Danish: 6 (0.04%)
Dutch: 42 (0.28%)
English: 451 (3.01%)
French (except Basque): 27 (0.18%)
French Canadian: 5 (0.03%)
German: 202 (1.35%)
Greek: 0 (0%)
Hungarian: 7 (0.05%)
Irish: 254 (1.69%)
Italian: 64 (0.43%)
Lithuanian: 0 (0%)
Norwegian: 0 (0%)
Polish: 13 (0.09%)
Portuguese: 15 (0.1%)
Russian: 0 (0%)
Scotch-Irish: 30 (0.2%)
Scottish: 40 (0.27%)
Slovak: 0 (0%)
Subsaharan African: 156 (1.04%)
Swedish: 9 (0.06%)
Swiss: 0 (0%)
Ukrainian: 0 (0%)
United States or American: 1,271 (8.47%)
Welsh: 11 (0.07%)
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups): 1,988 (13.25%)
Other ancestries: 8,101 (54.01%)

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