Delray Beach is home to 67,979 people in Florida. At a median age of 51.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. There are 4,269 people per square mile. The foreign-born share is 24%. 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median rent is $1,961 a month.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $82,041, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 51.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
44% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 125%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Delray Beach
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants70.3% → 63.2%(−7.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree21.5% → 43.7%(+22.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)16.7%(431)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.6%(404)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.5%(969)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6%(154)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II9.8%(253)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,587 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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Over time
Delray Beach, decade by decade
Delray Beach population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
47,181
$74,753
$220,566
21.5%
58.5
2000
60,020
$79,007
$187,084
29.3%
67.8
2010
60,522
$71,562
$374,028
33.1%
70.3
2020
66,846
$80,292
$361,915
39.3%
74.1
2024
67,979
$82,041
$420,300
43.7%
78.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
