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Palm Beach County, FL

1,518,477 Population
1,964.3 square miles 773 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.5 ±0.2 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Florida: 42.7 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$50,180 ±$1,609 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Florida: $40,278 ±$316
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$76,592 ±$2,266 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Florida: $69,303 ±$616
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

11% ±0.9% (164,260  ±13,177) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Florida: 12.7% 2,762,679 (±0.2% / ±47,630)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

26.9 minutes ±0.5 (16,168,945  ±425,630) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Florida: 28 243,099,660 (±0.1 / ±1,644,835)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

607,453 ±6,752 Number of households
  • Florida: 8,826,394 ±23,013
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.5 ±0 (1,491,252  ±781) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Florida: 2.5 † 21,767,540 (±62.9 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 † 325,134,660 (±4.3 / ±-555,555,600)

4.7% ±0.8% (14,416  ±2,581) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Florida: 4.9% 237,974 (±0.2% / ±8,830)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

720,792 ±369 Number of housing units
  • Florida: 10,257,553 ±836
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$439,400 ±$7,353 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Florida: $354,100 ±$1,592
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

12.8% ±0.9% (193,340  ±13,879.8) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Florida: 13.7% 3,014,757 (±0.3% / ±57,370.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±187,841.9)

Social

88.6% ±1.6% (994,145  ±17,771.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Florida: 89.9% 14,481,480 (±0.4% / ±67,293.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±272,504.5)
40.7% ±1% (457,101  ±11,309.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 34.3% 5,518,418 (±0.3% / ±40,702.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±175,321.9)

33.8% ±1% (487,754  ±15,044.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 30.2% 6,384,620 (±0.2% / ±45,086.4)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22% 69,241,800 (±0.1% / ±203,206.2)

27.3% ±9,974.5% (413,981  ±13,421) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 21.7% † 4,817,273 (±540.8% / ±41,964)
  • about double the rate in United States: 13.9% † 46,182,176 (±23.1% / ±149,842)

5.5% ±0.3% (67,737  ±3,966) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Florida: 7.4% 1,322,675 (±0.1% / ±15,844)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
67,737 Total veterans ±3,966 62,111 Male ±3,956 5,626 Female ±1,632

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