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Boynton Beach

Florida · 82,396 residents (2025 est.) · 16.1 sq mi
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Boynton Beach is home to 81,435 people in Florida. The foreign-born share is 30%. Growth has run 35% since 2000, or 21,046 more people. There are 5,047 people per square mile. At a median age of 42.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median rent is $2,041 a month.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 124%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
81,435
+35%since 2000
from 60,389 in 2000
82,396 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
5,047 / sq mi
+20%since 2009
from 4,217 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
42.5
+2%since 2000
from 41.8 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
16.1 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
43K53K64K74K85K19902000201020202024Boynton Beach
202481K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.5%(3,669)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.7%(3,800)
US avg: 6%
10 to 144.9%(4,002)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.7%(3,833)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.1%(4,949)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3415.1%(12,267)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.7%(10,337)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.4%(10,080)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.5%(10,155)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.7%(9,535)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 847.2%(5,903)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over3.6%(2,905)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$70,074
−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $39,845 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$38,859
+72%since 2000
from $22,573 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
47.0%
+20.4 ptssince 2009
from 26.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
13.7%
+3.5 ptssince 2000
from 10.2% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.442
+1%since 2010
from 0.436 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade6.5%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services6.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance6.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing3.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Retail trade3.1%
US avg: 9.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.7%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$351,100
+124%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $86,200 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,041
+42%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $787 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
64.7%
−8.1 ptssince 2000
from 72.8% in 2000
35.3% rent
Vacancy rate
19.2%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 20.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.44 people
+6%since 2009
from 2.30 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
32.8%
−9.4 ptssince 2009
from 42.2% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
63.0%
+5.6 ptssince 2009
from 57.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.0
+6%since 2009
from 4.7 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
62
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic64.4%(38,897)
Black22.5%(13,585)
Hispanic / Latino9.2%(5,564)
Asian1.5%(898)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic43.2%(35,141)
Black33.5%(27,307)
Hispanic / Latino16.8%(13,695)
Asian2.8%(2,241)
Other3.7%(3,051)
Diversity Score
84
+15%since 2009
from 73 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
South American4.1%(3,328)
Puerto Rican3.3%(2,695)
Central American2.9%(2,359)
Cuban2%(1,630)
Dominican1.9%(1,541)
Mexican1.7%(1,419)
Venezuelan1.7%(1,379)
Colombian1.4%(1,141)
Guatemalan1.3%(1,033)
Salvadoran0.9%(724)
Peruvian0.5%(404)
Honduran0.4%(288)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.3%(245)
Uruguayan0.3%(224)
Nicaraguan0.2%(182)
Argentine0.1%(100)
Costa Rican0.1%(83)
Ecuadorian0.1%(74)
Panamanian0.1%(49)
Chilean0%(6)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.7%(608)
Vietnamese0.7%(571)
Bangladeshi0.4%(301)
Filipino0.4%(291)
Chinese0.3%(237)
Korean0.1%(84)
Japanese0.1%(54)
Pakistani0%(15)
Thai0%(7)
Pacific Islander origin
Ancestry
West Indian21.4%(17,410)
Haitian17.6%(14,369)
Irish9%(7,292)
Italian7.6%(6,179)
German7.1%(5,808)
American6.3%(5,118)
English5.6%(4,530)
Jamaican2.8%(2,250)
Polish2%(1,612)
French1.4%(1,124)
Russian1.1%(888)
+ 41 more ancestry groups with data
Scottish0.9%(752)
Swedish0.7%(555)
Brazilian0.6%(470)
Ukrainian0.5%(380)
British0.5%(368)
Greek0.4%(365)
Portuguese0.4%(364)
Czech0.4%(358)
Hungarian0.4%(356)
Dutch0.4%(321)
Arab0.4%(303)
Norwegian0.3%(261)
Scotch-Irish0.3%(259)
Turkish0.3%(246)
Canadian0.3%(244)
Israeli0.2%(198)
Romanian0.2%(178)
Danish0.2%(145)
Lebanese0.2%(131)
Swiss0.2%(129)
Slovak0.1%(121)
Egyptian0.1%(96)
Finnish0.1%(96)
Lithuanian0.1%(96)
Welsh0.1%(81)
Austrian0.1%(68)
Moroccan0.1%(45)
Croatian0.1%(44)
Bulgarian0.1%(43)
Latvian0%(35)
Armenian0%(30)
Syrian0%(29)
Barbadian0%(21)
Serbian0%(17)
Nigerian0%(13)
Belgian0%(8)
Iranian0%(2)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
32.1%
+11.5 ptssince 2000
from 20.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
88.4%
+7.8 ptssince 2000
from 80.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
10.3%
+3.9 ptssince 2000
from 6.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.2 min
+63%since 2000
from 16.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
75.0%
−8.2 ptssince 2009
from 83.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.8%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 9.4% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.8%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 1.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
10.8%
+7.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.1% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 6.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.4%
−8.0 ptssince 2011
from 13.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.8%
+0.1 ptssince 2011
from 63.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
80.5%
−1.9 ptssince 2020
from 82.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
9.4%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 10.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
36.0%
+5.3 ptssince 2009
from 30.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
47.6%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 47.0% in 2009
Female
52.4%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 53.0% in 2009
Foreign born
29.6%
+7.1 ptssince 2009
from 22.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.9%
−5.8 ptssince 2009
from 10.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.5%
−1.4 ptssince 2012
from 12.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
15.3%
−6.5 ptssince 2013
from 21.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
89.1%
+10.2 ptssince 2017
from 78.9% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.5%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 94.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.9%
+5.2 ptssince 2020
from 82.7% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
62.0%
−7.6 ptssince 2016
from 69.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
13.1%
+1.2 ptssince 2016
from 11.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married40%(13,106)
Married43.7%(14,336)
Widowed3.5%(1,159)
Divorced12.8%(4,198)
Women 15+
Never married35.6%(13,246)
Married37.7%(13,993)
Widowed11%(4,083)
Divorced15.7%(5,843)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
15.3%
−6.5 ptssince 2013
from 21.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
39.3%
−4.8 ptssince 2020
from 44.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
20.0%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 18.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
22.5%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 21.4% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
18.6%
+3.1 ptssince 2020
from 15.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 2.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
57.1%
−3.1 ptssince 2020
from 60.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
38.5%
+4.0 ptssince 2020
from 34.5% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)24.5%(811)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.7%(453)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.4%(1,305)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.7%(255)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.9%(130)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,315 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Boynton Beach, Florida?

Boynton Beach, Florida has about 81,435 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Boynton Beach, Florida?

The typical household in Boynton Beach, Florida earns about $70,074 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Boynton Beach, Florida expensive?

In Boynton Beach, Florida, the median home is worth about $351,100, and the typical rent is about $2,041 a month.

How educated are people in Boynton Beach, Florida?

About 32.1% of adults age 25 and over in Boynton Beach, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Boynton Beach, Florida?

About 13.7% of people in Boynton Beach, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

Has Boynton Beach, Florida grown since 1990?

Yes, Boynton Beach, Florida has grown since 1990. The population has added about 35,198 residents, a change of about 76 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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