Belle Glade, FL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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45%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

49%

Household income NAT. AVG.

53%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Belle Glade	Florida	National
Income per capita	$16,264	$27,598	$29,829
Median household income	$28,028	$48,900	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$56,447	$59,209	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$18,655	$34,622	$35,192
Median earnings male	$25,958	$31,444	$36,919
Median earnings female	$21,511	$25,332	$26,250
Unemployment rate	7.1%	4.9%	4.7%
Poverty level	40.2%	16.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Belle Glade is 45% lower than the national average
The median household income in Belle Glade is 49% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Belle Glade is 53% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Belle Glade is 166% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$18,683 $28,028 $56,056

City

$32,596 $48,900 $97,800

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Belle Glade median earnings by income bracket

Belle Glade employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	3.3%	3.3%
Manufacturing sector	15.2%	15.2%
Financial & insurance services	1.5%	1.5%
Wholesale & retail services	13.0%	13.0%
Public administration	5.8%	5.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.6%	5.6%
Education, health & social services	10.6%	10.6%
Other	45.0%	45.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Canal Point, FL	473	$106,250	92.1%
South Bay, FL	6,665	$40,117	27.5%
Pahokee, FL	6,286	$30,180	45.4%
Lake Harbor, FL	60	$0	100.0%
Belle Glade, FL	19,829	$28,028	49.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hunters Creek, FL	19,833	$73,449	32.8%
Colwood, BC	19,837	n/a
Painesville, OH	19,817	$47,259	14.6%
Norwood, OH	19,843	$45,541	17.7%
Mililani Mauka, HI	19,808	$115,551	108.9%
Belle Glade, FL	19,829	$28,028	49.3%

Source: The Belle Glade, FL employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).