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Palm Beach County, FL

1,533,801 Population
1,964.3 square miles 780.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.6 ±0.1 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Florida: 42.8 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6456%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female51%
  • Male
  • Female
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50%White18%Black0%Native3%Asian0%Islander1%Other4%Two+25%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$52,754 ±$1,357 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Florida: $41,902 ±$290
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$84,921 ±$2,625 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Florida: $73,311 ±$577
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

10.7% ±0.9% (161,615  ±14,214) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Florida: 12.3% 2,729,519 (±0.3% / ±62,129)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty15%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty10%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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26.7 minutes ±0.6 (16,395,545  ±464,841) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Florida: 28.5 254,614,030 (±0.2 / ±2,053,491)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

605,132 ±7,270 Number of households
  • Florida: 8,966,402 ±20,449
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0 (1,506,016  ±3,625) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Florida: 2.5 22,130,724
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Married couples60%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married50%
  • Married
  • Single
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale34%Female27%
Now marriedMale53%Female48%
DivorcedMale10%Female14%
WidowedMale3%†Female11%
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4.7% ±0.8% (14,644  ±2,599) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Florida: 5.1% 250,538 (±0.2% / ±9,935)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%†15-191%†20-249%†25-2911%†30-358%†35-393%†40-441%†45-50
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Housing

725,849 ±1,463 Number of housing units
  • Florida: 10,451,823 ±503
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied83%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied72%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit58%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$491,500 ±$9,716 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Florida: $381,000 ±$1,579
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13% ±0.9% (197,384  ±14,082.3) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Florida: 13.6% 3,054,132 (±0.3% / ±54,986.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

89.7% ±1.7% (1,017,738  ±18,867.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Florida: 90.3% 14,820,362 (±0.4% / ±72,529.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
41.7% ±1.1% (473,673  ±12,411.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 34.9% 5,733,894 (±0.3% / ±43,651)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

Population by highest level of education

10%No degree22%High school26%Some college25%Bachelor's16%Post-grad
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34.2% ±1.1% (498,514  ±16,233.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 30.8% 6,627,637 (±0.2% / ±46,692.4)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

Language at home, children 5-17

English only65%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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Language at home, adults 18+

English only66%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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27.7% (424,679  ±14,537) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 22.1% 4,996,874
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

4.7% ±0.3% (58,187  ±3,803) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Florida: 7.3% 1,327,057 (±0.1% / ±21,583)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

1,461†WWII5,618†Korea21,583†Vietnam8,761†Gulf (1990s)9,238†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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58,187 Total veterans ±3,803 53,744 Male ±3,347 4,443 Female ±1,419

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Palm Beach County, FL <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/05000US12099-palm-beach-county-fl/>