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Palm Beach County

Florida · 1,320,134 residents · 1,964 sq mi
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Palm Beach County is a county of 1,320,134 people in Florida. At a median age of 43.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 22% of residents were born outside the United States. Renters pay $1,129 a month at the median. Owners hold 71% of the housing stock. Growth has run 17% since 2000, or 188,950 more people.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $52,703
Older
median age 43.5
US median: 37.2
More educated
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Less affordable
home values up 80%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,320,134
+17%since 2000
from 1,131,184 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
43.5
+4%since 2000
from 41.8 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
1,964 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
796K998K1.2M1.4M1.6M19902000201020202024Palm Beach County
20241.5M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 55.4%(70,852)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 95.5%(72,847)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 145.8%(76,917)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 196%(79,570)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 245.6%(74,105)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3411.1%(146,694)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4412.5%(165,576)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5414.3%(188,126)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6412.1%(160,292)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 749.9%(130,427)
US avg: 7%
75 to 848%(105,523)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over3.7%(49,205)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$53,242
−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $45,062 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$33,610
+17%since 2000
from $28,801 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
35.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 34.8% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
12.2%
+2.3 ptssince 2000
from 9.9% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.505
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information13.5%
US avg: 11.5%
Other services8.9%
US avg: 7%
Wholesale trade8.5%
US avg: 7.2%
Public administration5.1%
US avg: 4.9%
Finance & insurance4.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Retail trade4.4%
US avg: 10.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.5%
US avg: 4.2%
Transportation & warehousing3%
US avg: 3.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.1%
US avg: 2.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction1.1%
US avg: 1.4%
Education & health services1%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$261,900
+80%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $115,000 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,129
+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $739 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
71.4%
−3.3 ptssince 2000
from 74.7% in 2000
28.6% rent
Vacancy rate
20.4%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 19.8% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.45 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.46 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
42.3%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 41.6% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
55.8%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 54.7% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
4.9
−5%since 2009
from 5.2 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.
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%
2010
White, non-Hispanic60.1%(793,571)
Black16.8%(221,209)
Hispanic / Latino19%(250,823)
Asian2.3%(30,549)
Other1.6%(21,727)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican3.7%(48,223)
South American3.6%(47,311)
Central American3.4%(43,597)
Cuban2.9%(37,710)
Puerto Rican2.7%(35,443)
Guatemalan1.7%(22,406)
Colombian1.6%(21,241)
Dominican0.7%(9,164)
Honduran0.7%(8,752)
Peruvian0.7%(8,474)
Salvadoran0.4%(5,694)
Ecuadorian0.3%(4,481)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Venezuelan0.3%(4,101)
Argentine0.3%(3,958)
Nicaraguan0.3%(3,815)
Spaniard0.2%(2,612)
Uruguayan0.1%(1,730)
Costa Rican0.1%(1,665)
Chilean0.1%(1,557)
Bolivian0.1%(909)
Panamanian0.1%(888)
Ancestry
German10.8%(140,707)
Irish10.2%(132,733)
Italian9.4%(122,472)
English7.4%(96,346)
West Indian7.2%(93,619)
Polish4.7%(61,639)
Russian4.7%(61,043)
Haitian4.6%(60,109)
American4.5%(57,847)
French2.4%(31,529)
Jamaican1.9%(24,511)
Scottish1.6%(20,442)
+ 49 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish1.1%(14,866)
Dutch1%(13,052)
Hungarian1%(12,958)
Austrian0.9%(11,178)
Subsaharan African0.8%(10,760)
Brazilian0.8%(10,333)
Swedish0.8%(10,315)
Greek0.7%(9,517)
Norwegian0.6%(8,092)
French Canadian0.6%(7,978)
Romanian0.6%(7,178)
Arab0.5%(7,145)
British0.5%(6,834)
Canadian0.5%(6,573)
Welsh0.4%(5,702)
Portuguese0.4%(5,627)
Lithuanian0.4%(5,252)
Czech0.4%(5,216)
Ukrainian0.4%(4,718)
Finnish0.3%(4,223)
Danish0.2%(3,184)
Lebanese0.2%(2,783)
Swiss0.2%(2,518)
Slovak0.2%(2,273)
Armenian0.2%(2,168)
Israeli0.2%(2,022)
Turkish0.1%(1,948)
Croatian0.1%(1,392)
Belgian0.1%(1,366)
Iranian0.1%(1,313)
Syrian0.1%(1,049)
Egyptian0.1%(959)
Guyanese0.1%(788)
Latvian0.1%(766)
Serbian0.1%(653)
Australian0%(614)
Barbadian0%(608)
Moroccan0%(528)
Slovene0%(507)
Bulgarian0%(402)
Jordanian0%(282)
Nigerian0%(267)
Kenyan0%(258)
Macedonian0%(184)
Ethiopian0%(118)
Iraqi0%(33)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
31.8%
+4.1 ptssince 2000
from 27.7% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
86.8%
+3.3 ptssince 2000
from 83.6% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
11.7%
+1.6 ptssince 2000
from 10.1% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.7 min
+44%since 2000
from 17.1 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
78.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 78.8% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
11.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
1.5%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 1.6% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
4.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.8% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
1.7%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 1.7% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.6%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
6.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 6.3% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
11.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 10.9% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
34.3%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 34.1% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 48.9% in 2009
Female
51.6%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 51.1% in 2009
Foreign born
22.3%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 21.2% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
10.7%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.4% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
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

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Palm Beach County, Florida?

Palm Beach County, Florida has about 1,320,134 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Palm Beach County, Florida earns about $53,242 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 $261,900, and the typical rent is about $1,129 a month.

How educated are people in Palm Beach County, Florida?

About 31.8% 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 12.2% 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 456,616 residents, a change of about 53 percent over that period.

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