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West Palm Beach, FL

124,148 Population
53.9 square miles 2,304.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.4 ±2.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 42.3 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in Florida: 42.8 ±0.2

Economics

$50,324 ±$5,223 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: $43,769 ±$564
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Florida: $41,902 ±$290
$83,205 ±$5,775 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: $76,271 ±$970
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Florida: $73,311 ±$577

11.6% ±3.3% (13,960  ±3,941) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 12.8% 779,844 (±0.5% / ±28,795)
  • a little less than the rate in Florida: 12.3% 2,729,519 (±0.3% / ±62,129)

22.5 minutes ±2 (1,358,145  ±158,120) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 29.5 77,941,970 (±0.3 / ±1,061,484)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Florida: 28.5 254,614,030 (±0.2 / ±2,053,491)

Families

50,890 ±3,183 Number of households
  • the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 2,349,920 ±11,200
  • Florida: 8,966,402 ±20,449
2.4 ±0.2 (120,543  ±135) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 2.6 6,091,714 (±0 / ±3,423)
  • a little less than the figure in Florida: 2.5 † 22,130,724 (±62 / ±-555,555,600)

4.4% ±2.7% (1,165  ±727) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 4.9% 68,339 (±0.4% / ±5,425)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Florida: 5.1% 250,538 (±0.2% / ±9,935)

Housing

61,820 ±3,669 Number of housing units
  • the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 2,698,630 ±1,416
  • Florida: 10,451,823 ±503

$458,700 ±$25,037 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: $474,000 ±$4,282
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Florida: $381,000 ±$1,579

14.7% ±3.7% (18,046  ±4,507.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 13% 796,773 (±0.5% / ±30,049.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 13.6% 3,054,132 (±0.3% / ±54,986.7)

Social

86.7% ±5.3% (78,574  ±6,183.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 87.7% 3,930,950 (±0.8% / ±36,277.6)
  • a little less than the rate in Florida: 90.3% 14,820,362 (±0.4% / ±72,529.6)
39.1% ±4% (35,424  ±4,039.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 37.6% 1,686,028 (±0.5% / ±23,403)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Florida: 34.9% 5,733,894 (±0.3% / ±43,651)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

28.2% ±3.9% (34,990  ±4,844) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 42.7% † 2,639,783 (±3,835.9% / ±25,358)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Florida: 22.1% † 4,996,874 (±543% / ±46,951)

5.2% ±1.4% (5,226  ±1,388) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 3.3% 162,922 (±0.1% / ±6,985)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Florida: 7.3% 1,327,057 (±0.1% / ±21,583)
5,226 Total veterans ±1,388 4,079 Male ±1,325 1,147 Female ±684

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