Palm Beach County, FL

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2024 Population

1.53M

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

45.3

0.22% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

11.3%

2.25% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$83,581

3.04% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$447,300

9.82% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

720,316

1.68% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Palm Beach County, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

87.9% of the residents in Palm Beach County, FL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Palm Beach County, FL are Florida Atlantic University (8,569 degrees awarded in 2023), Palm Beach State College (4,988 degrees), and Lynn University (905 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Palm Beach County, FL was $447,300, and the homeownership rate was 70.1%.

Most people in Palm Beach County, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Palm Beach County, FL was 2 cars per household.

Palm Beach County, FL borders Broward County, FL, Glades County, FL, Hendry County, FL, Martin County, FL, and Okeechobee County, FL.

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United States Florida Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

Population & Diversity

Palm Beach County, FL is home to a population of 1.53M people, from which 87.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 27.6% of Palm Beach County, FL residents were born outside of the country (424k people).

In 2024, there were 2.74 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (761k people) in Palm Beach County, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 278k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 185k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

87.9%

2024 Citizenship

88.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 87.9% of Palm Beach County, FL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Palm Beach County, FL was 88.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Palm Beach County, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Palm Beach County, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
761k ± 2.85k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
278k ± 2.59k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
185k ± 5.28k

24.4%

Hispanic Population

375k people

24.4% of the people in Palm Beach County, FL are hispanic (375k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Palm Beach County, FL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Florida.

Most Common Origin

Cuba
1,008,771 ± 24,085 people
Haiti
353,350 ± 14,476 people
Colombia
307,955 ± 13,528 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,008,771 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 353,350 and Colombia with 307,955.

Foreign-Born Population

27.6%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

424k people

26.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

405k people

As of 2024, 27.6% of Palm Beach County, FL residents (424k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Palm Beach County, FL was 26.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Palm Beach County, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
22,014 ± 1,190
Gulf War (2001-)
10,267 ± 882
Gulf War (1990s)
7,060 ± 797

Palm Beach County, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.14 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Palm Beach County, FL.

Economy

The economy of Palm Beach County, FL employs 720k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Palm Beach County, FL were Health Care & Social Assistance (99,771 people), Retail Trade (84,323 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (66,729 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($99,221), Utilities ($85,141), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($83,272).

Employment

Occupations

720k

2024 Value

± 8,207

1.68%

1 Year growth

± 1.57%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Palm Beach County, FL grew at a rate of 1.68%, from 708k employees to 720k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Palm Beach County, FL, are Management Occupations (94,825 people), Sales & Related Occupations (83,452 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (71,452 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Palm Beach County, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

720k

2024 Value

± 8,207

1.68%

1 Year growth

± 1.57%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Palm Beach County, FL grew at a rate of 1.68%, from 708k employees to 720k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Palm Beach County, FL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (99,771 people), Retail Trade (84,323 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (66,729 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Palm Beach County, FL, though some of these residents may live in Palm Beach County, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,216

Median earning men ± $903

$41,241

Median earning women ± $654

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($90,003), Public Administration ($81,402), and Manufacturing ($78,520).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($59,598), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,975), and Information ($50,806).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

Y-Axis

4.23%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

7,874
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
3,988
Health Care and Social Assistance
3,756
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$5.86M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$4.44M
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$4.09M
Finance and Insurance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Palm Beach County, FL. Showing the available data for Florida.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (43%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.396%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Florida for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

Rick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

Ashley Moody

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Palm Beach County, FL awarded 19,077 degrees. The student population of Palm Beach County, FL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 28,129 male students and 42,001 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Palm Beach County, FL are White (6,510 and 35.3%), Hispanic or Latino (5,366 and 29.1%), Black or African American (4,616 and 25%), and Unknown (764 and 4.14%).

The largest universities in Palm Beach County, FL by number of degrees awarded are Florida Atlantic University (8,569 and 44.9%), Palm Beach State College (4,988 and 26.1%), and Lynn University (905 and 4.74%).

The most popular majors in Palm Beach County, FL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (3,101 and 16.3%), Registered Nursing (1,109 and 5.81%), and General Business Administration & Management (1,019 and 5.34%).

The median tuition costs in Palm Beach County, FL are $36,990 for private four year colleges, and $2,776 and $12,632 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Palm Beach County, FL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 76.4%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 18.7%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 70,130 (40.1% men and 59.9% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 70,130 students enrolled in Palm Beach County, FL, 40.1% men and 59.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 24,461 records, of which 56.4% were women and 43.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
620 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
434 degrees awarded
General Psychology
411 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Palm Beach County, FL was Registered Nursing with 620 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Palm Beach County, FL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Florida Atlantic University
8,569 degrees awarded
Palm Beach State College
4,988 degrees awarded
Lynn University
905 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Florida Atlantic University with 8,569 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 6,820 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Palm Beach County, FL, which is 0.556 times less than the 12,257 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 6,510 degrees mean that there were 1.21 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 5,366 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($36,990) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,189) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,982) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Palm Beach County, FL was $447,300 in 2024, which is 1.34 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $407,300 to $447,300, a 9.82% increase. The homeownership rate in Palm Beach County, FL is 70.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Palm Beach County, FL have an average commute time of 26.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Palm Beach County, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 21.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Palm Beach County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.77%.

Housing

Property

$447,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$4,180

$424,264

Median Property Taxes

±$5,331

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Palm Beach County, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Palm Beach County, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

70.1%

Homeownership

2024

62.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 70.1% of the housing units in Palm Beach County, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Palm Beach County, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$83,581

Median Household Income

± $1,022

605k

Number of Households

± 7,087

In 2024, the median household income of the 605k households in Palm Beach County, FL grew to $83,581 from the previous year's value of $81,115.

The following chart displays the households in Palm Beach County, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Palm Beach County, FL is from Florida.

0.473

2023 Wage GINI in Florida

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2023, the income inequality in Florida was 0.473 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.136% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Florida across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (69.5%)
Worked At Home (15.4%)
Carpooled (9.88%)

In 2024, 69.5% of workers in Palm Beach County, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.4%) and those who carpooled to work (9.88%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Palm Beach County, FL have a longer commute time (26.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.06% of the workforce in Palm Beach County, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Palm Beach County, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Palm Beach County, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Palm Beach County, FL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 21.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Palm Beach County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.77%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

11.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Palm Beach County, FL (171k out of 1.51M people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Palm Beach County, FL is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 14.6% of the children was living in poverty in Palm Beach County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 8.1%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 452 in Palm Beach County, FL. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 98.7 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

86.8% of the population of Palm Beach County, FL has health coverage, with 37.2% on employee plans, 12.1% on Medicaid, 19.2% on Medicare, 17.3% on non-group plans, and 1.01% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Palm Beach County, FL see 1,244 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,244 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1259 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 343 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,244 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Palm Beach County, FL

Primary care physicians in Palm Beach County, FL see an average of 1,244 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,244 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Palm Beach County, FL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.1% under 18 years, 17.8% between 18 and 34 years, 37.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

13.2%

Uninsured

37.2%

Employer Coverage

12.1%

Medicaid

19.2%

Medicare

17.3%

Non-Group

1.01%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Palm Beach County, FL grew by 0.00411% from 13.2% to 13.2%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Palm Beach County, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 47.1 in Palm Beach County, FL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Palm Beach County, FL.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 30.5% in Palm Beach County, FL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Palm Beach County, FL.