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Belle Glade, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Belle Glade is a Census city of 16,972 people across 7.01 square miles of land, in Palm Beach County. Median household income is $48,001, 42.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 11 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $19.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Belle Glade
What Belle Glade is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.01 sq mi
- Water area0.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,421
- County holding the largest share of its areaPalm Beach County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belle Glade
How many people live in Belle Glade
- Population16,972
- Median age39.0
- Population under 184,450
- Share under 1826.2 percent
- Population 65 and over3,024
- Share 65 and over17.8 percent
- Households5,607
- Family households4,061
- Share of households that are families72.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belle Glade
Income and work in Belle Glade
- Median household income$48,001
- Per capita income$22,873
- Civilian labor force7,660
- Employed6,916
- Unemployed744 plus or minus 272
- Unemployment rate9.7 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Adults 25 and over11,284
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher68.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.9 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.8 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belle Glade
Housing in Belle Glade
- Housing units6,340
- Occupied units5,607
- Vacant units733 plus or minus 199
- Vacancy rate11.6 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Owner occupied2,388
- Renter occupied3,219
- Ownership rate42.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$163,100 plus or minus $37,286
- Median gross rent, monthly$898
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.4 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Single family units2,720
- Share single family42.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,793
- Share in buildings of two or more44.1 percent
- Mobile homes812 plus or minus 201
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belle Glade
How Belle Glade gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,522
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,797
- Share commuting under 15 minutes42.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,437 plus or minus 545
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more37.4 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Drove alone73.5 percent
- Carpooled15.5 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Public transport5.0 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home1.5 percent plus or minus 1.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Belle Glade
SBA loans in Belle Glade (7(a))
- Approvals11
- Gross approval$19,040,500
- Average approval$1,730,955
- Median approval$1,705,500
- Largest approval$4,646,500
- Jobs supported210
- Jobs per approval19.1
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more9.1 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Belle Glade, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Belle Glade
SBA loans in Belle Glade (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$1,785,000
- Average approval$357,000
- Median approval$360,000
- Largest approval$503,000
- Jobs supported21
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Belle Glade, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Belle Glade
Flood risk in Belle Glade
- NFIP communityCity of Belle Glade
- NFIP community number120194
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/05/17
The City of Belle Glade participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 120194 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Palm Beach County, not Belle Glade
Palm Beach County context, not Belle Glade figures
- Establishments in Palm Beach County55,803
- Covered employment, Palm Beach County666,889
- Average annual pay, Palm Beach County$77,246
- Housing units permitted, Palm Beach County4,089
Every figure in this section is published for Palm Beach County as a whole and is not a measurement of Belle Glade.
All Palm Beach County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Belle Glade questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Belle Glade, Florida?
16,972, in 5,607 households. Belle Glade city covers 7.01 square miles of land, which is 2,421 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Belle Glade in?
Palm Beach County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Belle Glade?
$48,001. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $163,100. Median gross rent is $898 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Belle Glade businesses?
11 7(a) approvals totaling $19.0 m since FY2020, across 10 lenders, median approval $1,705,500, plus 5 504 approvals worth $1.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Belle Glade, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Belle Glade borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Belle Glade. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Belle Glade in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Belle Glade appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Belle Glade, city of, community 120194, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Belle Glade figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Palm Beach County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Belle Glade.
Is zoning published for Belle Glade?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.