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Palm Beach County

Florida · 1,575,726 residents (2025 est.) · 1,964 sq mi
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With 1,533,806 people, Palm Beach County is a county in Florida. Few US counties rank higher on income. At a median age of 45.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 28% of residents were born outside the United States. Growth has run 36% since 2000, or 402,622 more people. Renters pay $1,916 a month at the median.

At a glance
Average income
median household income $83,581, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 114%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Palm Beach County

What changed most since 1990

  • White share79.3% → 49.6% (−29.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Population863,518 → 1,533,806 (+78%)US over the same years: +35%
  • Hispanic share7.5% → 24.4% (+16.9 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts

Among the 67 counties in Florida

  • 8th in household income$83,581
  • 6th in share with a bachelor's degree40.5%
  • 5th in home value$447,300
  • 5th in diversity score82.3
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,533,806
+36%since 2000
from 1,131,184 in 2000
1,575,726 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
781 / sq mi
+36%since 2000
from 576 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
45.3
+8%since 2000
from 41.8 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,964 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
796K998K1.2M1.4M1.6M19902000201020202024Palm Beach County
20241.5M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.9%(75,655)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.1%(77,483)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.4%(83,472)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.6%(85,709)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.2%(80,330)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.5%(176,353)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.9%(182,912)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.1%(185,466)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.4%(205,437)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7412.1%(185,082)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 848.9%(136,059)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over3.9%(59,848)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$83,581
+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $45,062 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$52,359
+82%since 2000
from $28,801 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
54.6%
+19.8 ptssince 2009
from 34.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.3%
+1.4 ptssince 2000
from 9.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.519
+3%since 2010
from 0.505 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services8.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade8.4%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance5.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Public administration5.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Retail trade4.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.3%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.3%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.8%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.8%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$447,300
+114%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $115,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,916
+42%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $739 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
70.1%
−4.6 ptssince 2000
from 74.7% in 2000
29.9% rent
Vacancy rate
15.8%
−4.0 ptssince 2009
from 19.8% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.49 people
+1%since 2009
from 2.46 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
32.0%
−9.5 ptssince 2009
from 41.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
58.6%
+4.0 ptssince 2009
from 54.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.4
+3%since 2009
from 5.2 in 2009
1990 – 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
66
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic70.6%(798,484)
Black13.5%(152,433)
Hispanic / Latino12.4%(140,675)
Asian1.5%(16,881)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic49.6%(760,739)
Black18.1%(277,548)
Hispanic / Latino24.4%(374,740)
Asian2.8%(43,187)
Other5.1%(77,592)
Diversity Score
82
+21%since 2009
from 68 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
44
Unchangedsince 2020
from 44 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
South American5.7%(87,807)
Central American4.7%(72,635)
Cuban4.5%(69,175)
Mexican3.5%(53,800)
Puerto Rican3.3%(50,747)
Guatemalan2.6%(39,257)
Colombian2.5%(38,103)
Dominican1.2%(17,982)
Venezuelan1%(15,737)
Honduran1%(14,695)
Peruvian0.9%(13,450)
Salvadoran0.6%(9,026)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.5%(7,169)
Argentine0.4%(5,688)
Nicaraguan0.4%(5,525)
Spaniard0.3%(5,258)
Uruguayan0.2%(2,614)
Chilean0.2%(2,496)
Costa Rican0.2%(2,448)
Bolivian0.1%(1,734)
Panamanian0.1%(1,190)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.8%(12,688)
Chinese0.5%(7,884)
Vietnamese0.5%(7,172)
Filipino0.3%(4,933)
Bangladeshi0.2%(2,638)
Thai0.1%(1,639)
Pakistani0.1%(1,393)
Korean0.1%(1,259)
Japanese0.1%(996)
Burmese0%(320)
Taiwanese0%(285)
Cambodian0%(263)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Nepalese0%(245)
Indonesian0%(194)
Sri Lankan0%(184)
Uzbek0%(163)
Laotian0%(77)
Malaysian0%(16)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(661)
Chamorro0%(269)
Ancestry
West Indian9.2%(140,703)
Italian8%(122,326)
Irish7.8%(120,262)
German7.8%(119,327)
English6.2%(94,860)
Haitian6.1%(94,124)
American6.1%(94,122)
Polish3.2%(49,345)
Russian2.5%(38,164)
Jamaican2.4%(36,517)
French1.6%(25,088)
Subsaharan African1.3%(19,400)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Scottish1.1%(16,735)
Brazilian1%(14,893)
Arab0.8%(12,564)
Hungarian0.7%(11,099)
Swedish0.6%(9,209)
Greek0.6%(8,692)
Ukrainian0.5%(8,363)
Dutch0.5%(8,154)
Portuguese0.5%(7,925)
Norwegian0.5%(7,029)
Austrian0.4%(6,744)
Canadian0.4%(6,302)
Romanian0.4%(5,881)
French Canadian0.4%(5,856)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(5,660)
British0.3%(5,264)
Lithuanian0.3%(4,587)
Lebanese0.3%(4,555)
Welsh0.3%(4,040)
Czech0.2%(3,779)
Finnish0.2%(3,517)
Turkish0.2%(2,965)
Swiss0.2%(2,757)
Israeli0.2%(2,693)
Slovak0.1%(2,285)
Danish0.1%(2,246)
Iranian0.1%(2,171)
Egyptian0.1%(2,086)
Croatian0.1%(1,948)
Armenian0.1%(1,740)
Guyanese0.1%(1,668)
Syrian0.1%(1,328)
Belgian0.1%(1,046)
Moroccan0.1%(957)
Serbian0.1%(947)
Nigerian0.1%(897)
Jordanian0.1%(850)
Bulgarian0.1%(842)
Slovene0.1%(768)
Barbadian0%(752)
Latvian0%(740)
Macedonian0%(570)
Australian0%(440)
Iraqi0%(331)
Ghanaian0%(262)
Ethiopian0%(230)
Kenyan0%(162)
Somali0%(67)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
40.5%
+12.8 ptssince 2000
from 27.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
89.2%
+5.6 ptssince 2000
from 83.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
16.0%
+5.8 ptssince 2000
from 10.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.5 min
+55%since 2000
from 17.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
69.5%
−9.3 ptssince 2009
from 78.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.9%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
15.4%
+10.5 ptssince 2009
from 4.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.2%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 6.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.5%
−5.0 ptssince 2011
from 10.5% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
59.6%
−0.7 ptssince 2011
from 60.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.1%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 74.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
9.7%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 10.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
41.1%
+7.0 ptssince 2009
from 34.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 48.9% in 2009
Female
51.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.1% in 2009
Foreign born
27.7%
+6.4 ptssince 2009
from 21.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.1%
−6.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.4% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.3%
+0.8 ptssince 2012
from 11.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
13.2%
−6.9 ptssince 2013
from 20.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.4%
+10.6 ptssince 2017
from 80.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.8%
+3.1 ptssince 2020
from 93.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.8%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 86.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
65.8%
−4.0 ptssince 2016
from 69.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
20.1%
+2.2 ptssince 2016
from 17.9% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married34.3%(215,031)
Married51.7%(324,257)
Widowed3.4%(21,489)
Divorced10.6%(66,719)
Women 15+
Never married28%(187,665)
Married46%(307,868)
Widowed11.3%(75,813)
Divorced14.7%(98,354)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
13.2%
−6.9 ptssince 2013
from 20.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
43.7%
−1.8 ptssince 2020
from 45.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
21.8%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 20.9% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
24.9%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 24.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
14.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 14.6% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.8%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 2.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
63.0%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 63.7% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
36.8%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 36.7% 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)16.1%(10,267)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.2%(10,297)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.7%(22,737)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War11%(7,011)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.5%(2,200)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 63,752 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

Palm Beach County, decade by decade

Palm Beach County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990863,518$78,060$235,44722.1%43.9
20001,131,184$82,087$209,49027.7%58.4
20101,320,134$76,592$376,76231.8%71.7
20201,492,191$78,801$364,82437.1%80.1
20241,533,806$83,581$447,30040.5%82.3

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Palm Beach County, Florida?

Palm Beach County, Florida has about 1,533,806 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Palm Beach County, Florida?

The typical household in Palm Beach County, Florida earns about $83,581 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Palm Beach County, Florida expensive?

In Palm Beach County, Florida, the median home is worth about $447,300, and the typical rent is about $1,916 a month.

How educated are people in Palm Beach County, Florida?

About 40.5% of adults age 25 and over in Palm Beach County, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Palm Beach County, Florida?

About 11.3% of people in Palm Beach County, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

Has Palm Beach County, Florida grown since 1990?

Yes, Palm Beach County, Florida has grown since 1990. The population has added about 670,288 residents, a change of about 78 percent over that period.

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

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