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Palm Beach County, FL

1,497,987 Population
1,964.3 square miles 762.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.4 ±0.1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Florida: 42.8 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$44,258 ±$1,117 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Florida: $36,196 ±$290
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $38,332 ±$79
$70,002 ±$1,965 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Florida: $63,062 ±$425
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $69,717 ±$134

11.4% ±0.9% (168,700  ±13,102) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Florida: 13.1% 2,805,433 (±0.2% / ±50,403)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,393,176 (±0.1% / ±243,679)

25.7 minutes ±0.6 (14,466,470  ±437,370) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Florida: 27.1 222,900,220 (±0.2 / ±1,911,573)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 25.6 3,247,967,500 (±0 / ±6,621,416)

Families

595,447 ±7,364 Number of households
  • Florida: 8,565,329 ±25,039
  • United States: 127,544,730 ±97,632
2.5 ±0 (1,477,598  ±4,845) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Florida: 2.5 21,368,668 (±0)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 324,132,900

5% ±0.9% (15,375  ±2,606) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 4.5% 211,115 (±0.2% / ±9,316)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,922,188 (±0.1% / ±46,069)

Housing

713,808 ±1,952 Number of housing units
  • Florida: 10,054,509 ±692
  • United States: 142,148,050 ±4,219

$363,000 ±$6,175 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Florida: $290,700 ±$1,438
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $281,400 ±$452

12.7% ±0.9% (189,006  ±12,884.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Florida: 14% 3,019,117 (±0.2% / ±50,808.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,911,615 (±0.1% / ±181,549)

Social

89.2% ±1.6% (986,989  ±17,150.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Florida: 89.8% 14,153,579 (±0.5% / ±71,334.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 203,920,983 (±0.1% / ±264,625.2)
39.7% ±1% (439,448  ±10,780.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 33.2% 5,226,846 (±0.3% / ±40,997.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35% 79,903,463 (±0.1% / ±166,943.4)

33.9% ±1.1% (482,855  ±15,103.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 30% 6,198,857 (±0.2% / ±41,931.2)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 21.6% 67,754,440 (±0.1% / ±171,150.5)

27.3% ±1% (409,239  ±14,690) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Florida: 21.2% 4,608,653 (±0.2% / ±44,472)
  • about double the rate in United States: 13.6% 45,270,104 (±0% / ±140,397)

5.5% ±0.3% (66,398  ±3,820) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Florida: 7.8% 1,356,882 (±0.1% / ±17,188)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,501,502 (±0% / ±78,614)
66,398 Total veterans ±3,820 61,270 Male ±3,575 5,128 Female ±1,247

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