North Palm Beach, FL

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2020 Population

13,090

0.468% 1-year growth

US Senator

Marco Rubio

Republican Party

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

2020 Median Age

1.79% 1-year increase

2020 Poverty Rate

4.94%

24.8% 1-year decrease

2020 Median Household Income

$71,830

0.274% 1-year decline

2020 Median Property Value

$345,300

5.24% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, North Palm Beach, FL had a population of 13.1k people with a median age of 57 and a median household income of $71,830. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of North Palm Beach, FL grew from 13,029 to 13,090, a 0.468% increase and its median household income declined from $72,027 to $71,830, a −0.274% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in North Palm Beach, FL are White (Non-Hispanic) (82.4%), White (Hispanic) (8.02%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.67%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.17%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (2.06%).

None of the households in North Palm Beach, 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.

96.3% of the residents in North Palm Beach, FL are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in North Palm Beach, FL was $345,300, and the homeownership rate was 77.2%.

Most people in North Palm Beach, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.6 minutes. The average car ownership in North Palm Beach, FL was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

North Palm Beach, FL is home to a population of 13.1k people, from which 96.3% are citizens. As of 2020, 12.6% of North Palm Beach, FL residents were born outside of the country (1.65k people).

In 2020, there were 10.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.8k people) in North Palm Beach, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.05k White (Hispanic) and 349 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

96.3%

2020 Citizenship

97.5%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 96.3% of North Palm Beach, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in North Palm Beach, FL was 97.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in North Palm Beach, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
10.8k ± 450
White (Hispanic)
1.05k ± 304
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
349 ± 285

11.4%

Hispanic Population

1.49k people

11.4% of the people in North Palm Beach, FL are hispanic (1.49k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in North Palm Beach, FL as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

12.6%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

1.65k people

12.5%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

1.62k people

As of 2020, 12.6% of North Palm Beach, FL residents (1.65k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in North Palm Beach, FL was 12.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
640 ± 241
Korea
385 ± 398
World War II
171 ± 168

North Palm Beach, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.66 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of North Palm Beach, FL employs 6.1k people. The largest industries in North Palm Beach, FL are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (806 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (703 people), and Retail Trade (582 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($152,639), Transportation & Warehousing ($139,375), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($91,563).

Employment

Occupations

6.1k

2020 Value

± 498

−4%

1 Year decline

± 11.9%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in North Palm Beach, FL declined at a rate of −4%, from 6.35k employees to 6.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in North Palm Beach, FL, are Management Occupations (842 people), Sales & Related Occupations (736 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (623 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of North Palm Beach, 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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.1k

2020 Value

± 498

−4%

1 Year decline

± 11.9%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in North Palm Beach, FL declined at a rate of −4%, from 6.35k employees to 6.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in North Palm Beach, FL, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (806 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (703 people), and Retail Trade (582 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of North Palm Beach, FL, though some of these residents may live in North Palm Beach, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$56,107

Median earning men ± $6,737

$32,115

Median earning women ± $13,612

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($92,031), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($90,417), and Construction ($80,144).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Manufacturing ($87,188), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($82,125), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,568).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Florida. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

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

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Florida to other states, or from other states to Florida.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Florida product (by dollars) was Mixed freight with $94.8B, followed by Electronics ($62.6B) and Pharmaceuticals ($59.6B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Florida products.

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for Florida.

$688B

2020 Value in Florida

$1.41T

Projected 2050 Value in Florida

105% growth

In 2020, total outbound Florida trade was $688B. This is expected to increase 105% to $1.41T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Florida trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Florida to other states, or from other states to Florida.

Most Common Trade Partners

Georgia
$24.9B
California
$19.2B
Texas
$15.8B

In 2020, the top outbound Florida domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Georgia with $24.9B, followed by California with $19.2B and Texas and $15.8B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Florida shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

Marco Rubio and Rick Scott 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 27 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senators Elections

US Senators from Florida

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

Marco Rubio

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Rick Scott

Senator from Florida

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

Marco Rubio and Rick Scott 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.

US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from Florida

Florida is currently represented by 27 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Florida have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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

Measure

In 2020, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.09% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (4.93M), Some college (3.6M), and Bachelors Degree (3.09M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in North Palm Beach, FL was $345,300 in 2020, which is 1.5 times larger than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $328,100 to $345,300, a 5.24% increase. The homeownership rate in North Palm Beach, FL is 77.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in North Palm Beach, FL have an average commute time of 20.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in North Palm Beach, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in North Palm Beach, FL is $71,830. In 2020, the place with the highest median household income in North Palm Beach, FL was Census Tract 5.07 with a value of $220,000, followed by Census Tract 7.03 and Census Tract 5.05, with respective values of $93,750 and $77,153.

Property

$345,300

Median Property Value 2020

±$14,276

$4,814

Median Property Taxes

±$445

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 North Palm Beach, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

77.2%

Homeownership

2020

62.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 77.2% of the housing units in North Palm Beach, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.8%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 5.07
Census Tract 7.03
Census Tract 5.05

In 2020, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in North Palm Beach, FL was Census Tract 5.07 with a value of $220,000, followed by Census Tract 7.03 and Census Tract 5.05, with respective values of $93,750 and $77,153.

The following map shows all of the places in North Palm Beach, FL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$71,830

Median Household Income

± $9,051

6.23k

Number of Households

± 545

In 2020, the median household income of the 6.23k households in North Palm Beach, FL declined from $71,830 from the previous year's value of $72,027.

The following chart displays the households in North Palm Beach, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.472

2020 Wage GINI in Florida

0.473

2019 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2020, the income inequality in Florida was 0.472 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.289% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2020

Drove Alone (75.7%)
Worked At Home (12.6%)
Carpooled (6.99%)

In 2020, 75.7% of workers in North Palm Beach, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.6%) and those who carpooled to work (6.99%).

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

20.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in North Palm Beach, FL have a shorter commute time (20.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 1.34% of the workforce in North Palm Beach, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.94% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in North Palm Beach, FL (646 out of 13.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in North Palm Beach, 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.

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.

Health

94.3% of the population of North Palm Beach, FL has health coverage, with 40.9% on employee plans, 3.73% on Medicaid, 24% on Medicare, 22.1% on non-group plans, and 3.51% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Florida was $8,076 in 2014. This is a 5.05% increase from the previous year ($7,688).

Primary care physicians in Palm Beach County, FL see 1262 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.0792% decrease from the previous year (1263 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1328 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 457 patients per year.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

Showing data at the state level for Florida. Hospitalization data for some states may be delayed or not reported.

Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Florida, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Palm Beach County, FL.

1,262 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 1,262 patients per year. This represents a 0.0792% decrease from the previous year (1,263 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.

Community Mobility

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

This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Florida across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 12.5% under 18 years, 13.7% between 18 and 34 years, 38.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 35.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

5.68%

Uninsured

40.9%

Employer Coverage

3.73%

Medicaid

24%

Medicare

22.1%

Non-Group

3.51%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in North Palm Beach, FL grew by 9.22% from 5.2% to 5.68%.

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