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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

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)

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

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)

Housing

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

$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)

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)

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)
58,187 Total veterans ±3,803 53,744 Male ±3,347 4,443 Female ±1,419

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