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DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Geographic Area: Belle Glade city, Florida

NOTE: For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf1u.htm.

Subject	Number	Percent

Total population	14,906	100.0

SEX AND AGE
Male	7,580	50.9
Female	7,326	49.1

Under 5 years	1,346	9.0
5 to 9 years	1,472	9.9
10 to 14 years	1,358	9.1
15 to 19 years	1,256	8.4
20 to 24 years	1,055	7.1
25 to 34 years	1,988	13.3
35 to 44 years	2,054	13.8
45 to 54 years	1,802	12.1
55 to 59 years	713	4.8
60 to 64 years	568	3.8
65 to 74 years	811	5.4
75 to 84 years	399	2.7
85 years and over	84	0.6

Median age (years)	29.9	(X)

18 years and over	9,916	66.5
Male	5,022	33.7
Female	4,894	32.8
21 years and over	9,241	62.0
62 years and over	1,609	10.8
65 years and over	1,294	8.7
Male	603	4.0
Female	691	4.6

RACE
One race	13,575	91.1
White	4,515	30.3
Black or African American	7,555	50.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	25	0.2
Asian	28	0.2
Asian Indian	18	0.1
Chinese	0	0.0
Filipino	1	0.0
Japanese	0	0.0
Korean	7	0.0
Vietnamese	0	0.0
Other Asian ¹	2	0.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	6	0.0
Native Hawaiian	2	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	0	0.0
Samoan	0	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	4	0.0
Some other race	1,446	9.7
Two or more races	1,331	8.9

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	4,744	31.8
Black or African American	8,653	58.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	41	0.3
Asian	54	0.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	145	1.0
Some other race	2,603	17.5

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	14,906	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	4,110	27.6
Mexican	2,302	15.4
Puerto Rican	257	1.7
Cuban	891	6.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	660	4.4
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,796	72.4
White alone	2,058	13.8

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	14,906	100.0
In households	14,776	99.1
Householder	4,854	32.6
Spouse	1,986	13.3
Child	5,253	35.2
Own child under 18 years	3,980	26.7
Other relatives	1,741	11.7
Under 18 years	898	6.0
Nonrelatives	942	6.3
Unmarried partner	333	2.2
In group quarters	130	0.9
Institutionalized population	7	0.0
Noninstitutionalized population	123	0.8

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	4,854	100.0
Family households (families)	3,434	70.7
With own children under 18 years	1,893	39.0
Married-couple family	1,986	40.9
With own children under 18 years	1,069	22.0
Female householder, no husband present	1,067	22.0
With own children under 18 years	657	13.5
Nonfamily households	1,420	29.3
Householder living alone	1,129	23.3
Householder 65 years and over	294	6.1

Households with individuals under 18 years	2,311	47.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over	961	19.8

Average household size	3.04	(X)
Average family size	3.62	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	5,374	100.0
Occupied housing units	4,854	90.3
Vacant housing units	520	9.7
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	17	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.5	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	10.0	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	4,854	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	1,996	41.1
Renter-occupied housing units	2,858	58.9

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	3.25	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.90	(X)

Subject	Number	Percent

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.