Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL

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2024 Population

129,512

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

46.7

1.52% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

11.1%

3.48% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$87,265

2.63% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$471,700

7.23% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

56,647

1.03% 1-year growth

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20.2% of the households in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, 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.

91.6% of the residents in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL was $471,700, and the homeownership rate was 68.5%.

Most people in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL was 2 cars per household.

Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL borders Broward County (Southeast)--Hollywood (North) & Dania Beach Cities PUMA, FL, Martin County PUMA, FL, Palm Beach County (Northeast) PUMA, FL, Palm Beach County (East)--West Palm Beach City (Southeast) & Palm Beach Town PUMA, FL, Palm Beach County (East Central)--Lake Worth City, Lantana Town & Atlantis City PUMA, FL, Palm Beach County (East Central)--Greater Boynton Beach City (North) PUMA, FL, Palm Beach County (Southeast)--Greater Delray Beach City PUMA, FL, Palm Beach County (Southeast)--Boca Raton City & Highland Beach Town PUMA, FL, and Palm Beach County (West)--Glades & Western Communities PUMA, FL.

United States Florida

Population & Diversity

Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL is home to a population of 130k people, from which 91.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 18.6% of Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL residents were born outside of the country (24.1k people).

In 2024, there were 2.08 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (69.2k people) in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 33.3k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 10.5k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL are Spanish (12,200 households), Haitian (5,508 households), and German (1,029 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

66,565

Women

51.5%

62,812

Men

48.5%

The resident population of United States in 2024 was 129,377 inhabitants, with 48.5% men, and 51.5% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL.

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Citizenship

91.6%

2024 Citizenship

92.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.6% of Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, 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 (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL was 92.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
69.2k ± 2.03k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
33.3k ± 1.58k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
10.5k ± 2.14k

13.8%

Hispanic Population

17.8k people

13.8% of the people in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL are hispanic (17.8k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Haiti
4,249 ± 1,574 people
Jamaica
2,713 ± 1,265 people
Guatemala
1,732 ± 1,015 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL was Haiti, the natal country of 4,249 Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL residents, followed by Jamaica with 2,713 and Guatemala with 1,732.

Foreign-Born Population

18.6%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

24.1k people

18.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

24k people

As of 2024, 18.6% of Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL residents (24.1k 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 (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL was 18.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
12,200 households (9.92%)
Haitian
5,508 households (4.48%)
German
1,029 households (0.837%)

20.2% of the households in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22.3%. 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.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL was Spanish. 9.92% of the households in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
2,606 ± 374
Gulf War (2001-)
1,148 ± 293
Korea
839 ± 406

Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.27 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL.

Health

87.9% of the population of Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL has health coverage, with 37% on employee plans, 10.6% on Medicaid, 20.2% on Medicare, 18.8% on non-group plans, and 1.19% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Florida see 1,370 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,370 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1563 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 459 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

1,370 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Florida

Primary care physicians in Florida see an average of 1,370 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,370 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19% under 18 years, 18.4% between 18 and 34 years, 36.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

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

Uninsured People

12.1%

Uninsured

37%

Employer Coverage

10.6%

Medicaid

20.2%

Medicare

18.8%

Non-Group

1.19%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL grew by 5.41% from 11.5% to 12.1%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL employs 56.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL were Restaurants & Food Services (4,190 people), Construction (3,316 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (3,128 people), and the highest paying industries were Business support services ($341,390), Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($258,935), and Offices of other health practitioners ($225,774).

Males in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL have an average income that is 1.51 times higher than the average income of females, which is $73,382. The income inequality in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL (measured using the Gini index) is 0.529, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

27,525

Women

48.6%

29,122

Men

51.4%

The workforce of Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL in 2024 was 56,647 people, with 48.6% woman, and 51.4% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

56.6k

2024 Value

1.03%

1 Year growth

± 1.03%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL grew at a rate of 1.03%, from 56.1k employees to 56.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL, are Other managers (2,202 people), Firstline supervisors of retail sales workers (1,322 people), and Retail salespersons (1,277 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, 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

56.6k

2024 Value

1.03%

1 Year growth

± 1.03%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL grew at a rate of 1.03%, from 56.1k employees to 56.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL, are Restaurants & Food Services (4,190 people), Construction (3,316 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (3,128 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL, though some of these residents may live in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,736

Median earning men ± $2,719

$43,950

Median earning women ± $2,466

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($122,917), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($99,697), and Public Administration ($76,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($69,531), Construction ($67,773), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,472).

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.

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 28 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 (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, 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

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2024, 1.17% 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

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL in 2024 were Bachelors Degree (27.5k), High School or Equivalent (25.5k), and Some college (17.6k).

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 Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL was $471,700 in 2024, which is 1.42 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $439,900 to $471,700, a 7.23% increase. The homeownership rate in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL is 68.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL have an average commute time of 23.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$471,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$11,151

$36,487

Median Property Taxes

±$1,550

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 (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, 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 (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

68.5%

Homeownership

2024

63%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 68.5% of the housing units in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, 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.

$87,265

Median Household Income

± $2,885

53.3k

Number of Households

± 1,985

In 2024, the median household income of the 53.3k households in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL grew to $87,265 from the previous year's value of $85,027.

The following chart displays the households in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, 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

0.529

2024 Wage GINI in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL

0.532

2023 Wage GINI in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL

In 2024, the income inequality in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL was 0.529 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.53% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (70%)
Worked At Home (16.8%)
Carpooled (8.59%)

In 2024, 70% of workers in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.8%) and those who carpooled to work (8.59%).

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

23.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL have a shorter commute time (23.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.21% of the workforce in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, 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 (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, 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 (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL (14.2k out of 128k 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 65 - 74 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Palm Beach County (Northeast)--Palm Beach Gardens & Riviera Beach Cities PUMA, FL is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

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.