2026 Compare Cities Economy:
Belle Glade, FL vs Providence, RI

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Highlights
- Household income in Providence, is 69% more than it is in Belle Glade and is 24% below the National Average.
- Belle Glade unemployment rate is 4.7%.
- Providence unemployment rate is 8.6%.
 Belle Glade, FLProvidence, RIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock3.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$18,289  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$55,787$69,021
 Family Median Income$42,965  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Belle Glade, FLProvidence, RIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock15.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Belle Glade, FLProvidence, RIUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.1%1.2%
 Education, library9.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement6.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.5%13.1%
Reviews for Belle Glade    1 Reviews

I am a resident here in belle glade. Yes the apartments are cheap and so are the houses.We struggle here its not as pretty as you desribe it.Job growth is up but that  More

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Reviews for Providence    19 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I think I hate this city more then my  More

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Over 10 years ago

I currently live in Rockford IL and just graduated college for broadcasting. I want to move out of this depressing, negative city and was thinking about Providence,  More

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And I've been to San Francisco and Seattle, so that's saying a lot. If you like pot, good for you, my annoyance is with all the people who smoke pot plainly in  More

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