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Renting an Apartment in Belle Glade
Belle Glade is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida on the southeastern shore
of Lake Okeechobee. The population was 14,906 at the 2000 census. According to
the U.S Census estimates of 2005, the city had a population of 15,423.
For a time, the city had the highest rate of AIDS infection in the United
States. About half the sugarcane in the nation is grown in the plains around
Belle Glade and nearby Clewiston. According to the FBI in 2003 the city had the
second highest violent crime rate in the country at 298 per 10,000 residents.
Demographics
There were 4,854 households out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18
living with them, 40.9% were 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 the city 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.
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.
Schools
Belle Glade has a history of struggling schools, with students at both ends of
the educational spectrum. However in 2006 all of Belle Glade's public schools
except Glades Central Community High School, received an FCAT grade of "C" or
better, from the Florida Dept. of Education Glades Central received a grade of
"D".
Trivia
* Belle Glade (and the surrounding area) is sometimes referred to as "Muck City"
due to the large quantity of muck (soil), in which sugarcane grows, found in the
area.
* Belle Glade is home to Glades Central Community High School, which is
consistently ranked among the top high school football teams in the state of
Florida and the United States. Glades Central High School also has the largest
number of football players currently in the NFL than any high School in Florida.
* Because of its great football team Glades Central Community High School's
band, the Marching Maroon Machine Band, has performed at more football games
than any other school in the state of Florida since 1971.
* The football game against rival team Pahokee High School, "Blue Devils" is one
of the largest high school rivalry games in the country, drawing almost 8,000
spectators each year.