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West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL Metro Division

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 the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 42.3 ±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 20 percent higher than the amount in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: $43,769 ±$564
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$84,921 ±$2,625 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 United States: $77,719 ±$186

10.7% ±0.9% (161,615  ±14,214) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 12.8% 779,844 (±0.5% / ±28,795)
  • 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
  • about 90 percent 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 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
  • the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 2,349,920 ±11,200
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0 (1,506,016  ±3,625) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 2.6 6,091,714 (±0 / ±3,423)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

4.7% ±0.8% (14,644  ±2,599) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than 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 United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

725,849 ±1,463 Number of housing units
  • the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 2,698,630 ±1,416
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$491,500 ±$9,716 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: $474,000 ±$4,282
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13% ±0.9% (197,384  ±14,082.3) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as 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 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 the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 87.7% 3,930,950 (±0.8% / ±36,277.6)
  • 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 10 percent 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 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 three-fifths of the rate in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 55.1% 3,230,480 (±0.5% / ±28,342.9)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±,222,236.2)

27.7% ±10,028.8% (424,679  ±14,537) 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)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

4.7% ±0.3% (58,187  ±3,803) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metro Area: 3.3% 162,922 (±0.1% / ±6,985)
  • 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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