Palmona Park, FL

Census Place

2024 Population

1,115

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

33.1

6.77% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

26.7%

61.8% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$43,930

46.9% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$59,500

Population & Diversity

Palmona Park, FL is home to a population of 1.12k people, from which 95.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 23.8% of Palmona Park, FL residents were born outside of the country (265 people).

In 2024, there were 1.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (610 people) in Palmona Park, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 381 Other (Hispanic) and 95 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.5%

2024 Citizenship

88%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.5% of Palmona Park, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Palmona Park, FL was 88%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Palmona Park, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
610 ± 370
Other (Hispanic)
381 ± 201
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
95 ± 78

36.8%

Hispanic Population

410 people

36.8% of the people in Palmona Park, FL are hispanic (410 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Palmona Park, FL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Cuba
1,051,839 ± 24,582 people
Haiti
364,479 ± 14,701 people
Colombia
327,463 ± 13,946 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,051,839 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 364,479 and Colombia with 327,463.

Foreign-Born Population

23.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

265 people

66.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

687 people

As of 2024, 23.8% of Palmona Park, FL residents (265 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 Palmona Park, FL was 66.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Economy

The economy of Palmona Park, FL employs 502 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Palmona Park, FL were Construction (132 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (102 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (100 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($30,938), Health Care & Social Assistance ($30,938), and Construction ($28,831).

Employment

Occupations

502

2024 Value

± 215

35.7%

1 Year growth

± 44.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Palmona Park, FL grew at a rate of 35.7%, from 370 employees to 502 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Palmona Park, FL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (107 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (95 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (83 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Palmona Park, 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

502

2024 Value

± 215

35.7%

1 Year growth

± 44.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Palmona Park, FL grew at a rate of 35.7%, from 370 employees to 502 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Palmona Park, FL, are Construction (132 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (102 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (100 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Palmona Park, FL, though some of these residents may live in Palmona Park, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,002

Median earning men ± $4,416

$28,718

Median earning women ± $1,711

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($28,442).

Housing & Living

People in Palmona Park, FL have an average commute time of 27.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Palmona Park, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$59,500

Median Property Value 2022

±$57,748

$176

Median Property Taxes

±$120

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 Palmona Park, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$43,930

Median Household Income

± $4,134

363

Number of Households

± 163

In 2024, the median household income of the 363 households in Palmona Park, FL grew to $43,930 from the previous year's value of $29,912.

The following chart displays the households in Palmona Park, 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 $40k - $45k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Palmona Park, FL is from Florida.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Florida

0.473

2023 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2024, the income inequality in Florida was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.383% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 (78.2%)
Public Transit (9.24%)
Bicycle (4.98%)

In 2024, 78.2% of workers in Palmona Park, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (9.24%) and those who used a bicycle to get to work (4.98%).

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

27.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Palmona Park, FL have a longer commute time (27.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.3% of the workforce in Palmona Park, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

26.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Palmona Park, FL (298 out of 1.12k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Palmona Park, FL is Hispanic, followed by Other and White.

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

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

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

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