Wellington is a city of 62,146 people in Florida. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 23,930 people. Households here earn about 55% more than in Florida as a whole. Few US cities rank higher on income. This is an unusually credentialed place: 50% of adults have a four-year degree. Median rent is $2,562 a month.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $115,632, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
50% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 102%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wellington
What changed most since 1990
Population20,670 → 62,146(+201%)US over the same years: +35%
White share90.1% → 50.8%(−39.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share6.4% → 28.5%(+22.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Wellington's population equals 4.1% of Palm Beach County's. Its number of households without a car equals 2.0% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 2.8% of the county's.
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)22.2%(502)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)33.7%(763)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.1%(862)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.3%(75)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.6%(37)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,263 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
Wellington, decade by decade
Wellington 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
20,670
$126,875
$349,450
36.1%
23.0
2000
38,216
$128,010
$296,930
38.0%
43.5
2010
56,508
$113,489
$520,763
40.7%
66.3
2020
61,637
$110,203
$498,390
44.6%
77.2
2024
62,146
$115,632
$599,400
49.7%
80.3
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.
