How many renters in Belle Glade, FL pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

52.3% (±9.5 points) of renting households in Belle Glade, FL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

44.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 31.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
52.3% (±9.5 points)
Paying 35% or more
44.8% (±7.7 points)
Median share of income
31.5% (±4.8 points)

Rent as a share of income in Belle Glade

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentBelle GladePalm Beach CountyFloridaUnited States
Less than 15%9.4% (±4.3 points)8.0%8.1%12.6%
15% to 19.9%11.6% (±5.6 points)8.3%9.3%12.2%
20% to 24.9%12.2% (±6.2 points)10.2%11.3%12.6%
25% to 29.9%14.7% (±5.2 points)11.2%11.3%11.5%
30% to 34.9%7.5% (±5.6 points)9.4%9.8%9.2%
35% or more44.8% (±7.7 points)52.9%50.2%41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Belle Glade against Palm Beach County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Belle GladePalm Beach CountyFloridaUnited States
Paying 30% or more52.3% (±9.5 points)62.3% (±1.4 points)60.0% (±0.4 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more44.8% (±7.7 points)52.9% (±1.2 points)50.2% (±0.4 points)41.9%
Median share of income31.5% (±4.8 points)36.8% (±0.7 points)35.2% (±0.3 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$32,361 (±$4,341)$60,689 (±$1,327)$53,617 (±$353)$52,966
Median gross rent$898 (±$71)$1,916 (±$19)$1,669 (±$5)$1,413

In Belle Glade, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Palm Beach County (62.3%).

It is not measurably different from Florida (60.0%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Palm Beach County, Belle Glade ranks 38 of 54 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 570 of 843.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Belle Glade

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Belle Glade
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Belle Glade—52.3% (±9.5 points)—
South Bay4.3 mi77.2% (±22.7 points)Higher
Pahokee8.8 mi78.9% (±29.1 points)Not measurably different
Clewiston17 mi54.1% (±23.4 points)Not measurably different
Harlem18 mi36.7% (±23.7 points)Not measurably different
Westlake23 mi44.4% (±114.4 points)Not measurably different
Loxahatchee Groves24 mi28.9% (±62.9 points)Not measurably different
The Acreage25 mi15.9% (±12.2 points)Lower
Wellington25 mi61.2% (±8.6 points)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: The Acreage, FL (15.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: South Bay, FL (77.2%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Palm Beach County, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
32Palm Beach Gardens56.8% (±6.6 points)
33Juno Ridge56.5% (±25.3 points)
34Lake Park55.6% (±12.5 points)
35Royal Palm Beach54.7% (±11.8 points)
36 (tie)Jupiter Farms54.3% (±42.2 points)
36 (tie)North Palm Beach54.3% (±11.3 points)
38Belle Glade52.3% (±9.5 points)
39Hypoluxo50.4% (±21.1 points)
40Manalapan50.0% (±111.8 points)
41South Palm Beach48.8% (±28.2 points)
42Palm Beach Shores46.4% (±19.2 points)
43Kenwood Estates46.3% (±50.3 points)
44Plantation Mobile Home Park45.8% (±46.8 points)

Showing 13 of 54 places in Palm Beach County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Belle Glade

Are renters in Belle Glade rent-burdened?

52.3% of renting households in Belle Glade pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Belle Glade spend on rent?

The median renting household in Belle Glade, FL spends 31.5% (±4.8 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Belle Glade city, Florida (place:05200, in state:12).

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

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