CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Palm City

Florida · 3,925 residents · 13.9 sq mi

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Palm City is home to 3,925 people in Florida. The population has fallen 80% since 2000. Households here earn about 41% more than in Florida as a whole. The median age is 36.5, about 4 years above the US median. Owners hold 71% of the housing stock. Households take in $38,750 a year at the median, 29% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.5

US median: 33.0

Average education

22% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,925

−80%vs 2000

vs 20,097 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

36.5

−23%vs 2000

vs 47.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

13.9 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202426K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(279)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(245)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.6%(220)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.6%(221)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(247)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.5%(646)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.1%(630)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(419)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.6%(417)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.4%(449)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.3%(131)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(21)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$38,750

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,362 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$24,809

−30%vs 2000

vs $35,213 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.6%

+5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$100,600

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $168,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$514

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $921 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.8%

−15.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.2% in 2000

29.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.4%(18,971)

Black1%(207)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(556)

Asian1%(206)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(3,876)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino2.9%(115)

Asian0.7%(29)

Other0.5%(20)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American2.8%(747)

Cuban2.2%(588)

Puerto Rican1.6%(419)

Central American1.6%(419)

Guatemalan1.1%(278)

Colombian1%(259)

Ecuadorian0.8%(221)

Mexican0.8%(214)

Uruguayan0.7%(190)

Panamanian0.2%(63)

Costa Rican0.2%(40)

Salvadoran0.1%(38)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Argentine0.1%(38)

Venezuelan0.1%(29)

Peruvian0%(10)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1%(251)

Thai0.4%(101)

Chinese0.3%(67)

Vietnamese0.2%(40)

Filipino0.1%(39)

Korean0.1%(31)

Ancestry

Irish18.8%(4,969)

German18.7%(4,923)

Italian14.6%(3,837)

English13.1%(3,451)

American6.4%(1,691)

Polish3.6%(940)

Russian2.7%(725)

Scottish2.2%(584)

French2%(526)

French Canadian1.6%(412)

Dutch1.4%(365)

Greek1.3%(331)

+ 32 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh1.1%(293)

Portuguese1%(257)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(223)

Norwegian0.8%(208)

Ukrainian0.7%(179)

Swedish0.6%(163)

Austrian0.5%(133)

British0.5%(131)

Hungarian0.5%(125)

Danish0.5%(120)

Lithuanian0.4%(111)

West Indian0.4%(107)

Subsaharan African0.4%(106)

Armenian0.4%(103)

Swiss0.4%(103)

Czech0.4%(100)

Haitian0.3%(80)

Jamaican0.3%(71)

Belgian0.3%(67)

Canadian0.2%(58)

Romanian0.2%(55)

Arab0.2%(41)

Turkish0.2%(41)

Slovak0.1%(39)

Lebanese0.1%(29)

Serbian0.1%(29)

Croatian0.1%(27)

Bulgarian0.1%(24)

Finnish0.1%(21)

Nigerian0.1%(18)

Brazilian0%(13)

Egyptian0%(12)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.5%

−14.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 35.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

82.1%

−11.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 93.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.0%

−6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.6 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 16.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married21.2%(2,255)

Married68%(7,238)

Widowed3.3%(352)

Divorced7.5%(798)

Women 15+

Never married16.5%(1,937)

Married60.1%(7,069)

Widowed9.4%(1,107)

Divorced14%(1,643)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.7%

−3.9 ptssince 2013

from 8.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.8%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 55.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

22.5%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.0%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 30.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.6%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 7.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.7%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 77.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.7%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 36.2% 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)17.2%(405)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.7%(701)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.5%(720)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8%(189)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II5.6%(133)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,361 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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