South Palm Beach, FL

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2020 Population

1,855

43.1% 1-year growth

US Senator

Marco Rubio

Republican Party

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

2020 Median Age

66.4

2.15% 1-year increase

2020 Poverty Rate

9.38%

4.8% 1-year increase

2020 Median Household Income

$64,643

6.85% 1-year growth

2020 Median Property Value

$271,800

3.62% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, South Palm Beach, FL had a population of 1.86k people with a median age of 66.4 and a median household income of $64,643. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of South Palm Beach, FL grew from 1,296 to 1,855, a 43.1% increase and its median household income grew from $60,500 to $64,643, a 6.85% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in South Palm Beach, FL are White (Non-Hispanic) (86.1%), White (Hispanic) (6.31%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (3.83%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.4%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.97%).

None of the households in South 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.

92% of the residents in South Palm Beach, FL are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in South Palm Beach, FL was $271,800, and the homeownership rate was 82.2%.

Most people in South Palm Beach, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 43.5 minutes. The average car ownership in South Palm Beach, FL was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

South Palm Beach, FL is home to a population of 1.86k people, from which 92% are citizens. As of 2020, 30.8% of South Palm Beach, FL residents were born outside of the country (571 people).

In 2020, there were 13.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.6k people) in South Palm Beach, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 117 White (Hispanic) and 71 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

92%

2020 Citizenship

91.7%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 92% of South Palm Beach, FL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in South Palm Beach, FL was 91.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in South Palm Beach, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.6k ± 426
White (Hispanic)
117 ± 71
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
71 ± 73

7.39%

Hispanic Population

137 people

7.39% of the people in South Palm Beach, FL are hispanic (137 people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

30.8%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

571 people

26.2%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

340 people

As of 2020, 30.8% of South Palm Beach, FL residents (571 people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in South Palm Beach, FL was 26.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
72 ± 62
Gulf War (2001-)
23 ± 16
World War II
18 ± 25

South Palm Beach, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.13 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of South Palm Beach, FL employs 758 people. The largest industries in South Palm Beach, FL are Retail Trade (168 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (116 people), and Manufacturing (96 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($156,037), Retail Trade ($101,197), and Construction ($100,417).

Employment

Occupations

758

2020 Value

± 290

55.3%

1 Year growth

± 28.8%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in South Palm Beach, FL grew at a rate of 55.3%, from 488 employees to 758 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in South Palm Beach, FL, are Sales & Related Occupations (290 people), Management Occupations (120 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (69 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of South 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

758

2020 Value

± 290

55.3%

1 Year growth

± 28.8%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in South Palm Beach, FL grew at a rate of 55.3%, from 488 employees to 758 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in South Palm Beach, FL, are Retail Trade (168 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (116 people), and Manufacturing (96 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of South Palm Beach, FL, though some of these residents may live in South Palm Beach, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$95,250

Median earning men ± $48,615

$94,766

Median earning women ± $53,282

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Manufacturing ($156,037), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($96,875), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($83,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Retail Trade ($101,294), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($86,875), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($50,938).

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 South Palm Beach, FL was $271,800 in 2020, which is 1.18 times larger than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $262,300 to $271,800, a 3.62% increase. The homeownership rate in South Palm Beach, FL is 82.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in South Palm Beach, FL have an average commute time of 43.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in South Palm Beach, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$271,800

Median Property Value 2020

±$24,397

$845

Median Property Taxes

±$190

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

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

Rent vs Own

82.2%

Homeownership

2020

51.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 82.2% of the housing units in South Palm Beach, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 81.6%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in South 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.

$64,643

Median Household Income

± $24,686

1.03k

Number of Households

± 202

In 2020, the median household income of the 1.03k households in South Palm Beach, FL grew to $64,643 from the previous year's value of $60,500.

The following chart displays the households in South 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for South 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 (69.6%)
Worked At Home (19%)
Carpooled (6.96%)

In 2020, 69.6% of workers in South Palm Beach, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19%) and those who carpooled to work (6.96%).

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

43.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in South Palm Beach, FL have a longer commute time (43.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 6.23% of the workforce in South Palm Beach, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in South 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 South 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 South Palm Beach, FL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.38% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in South Palm Beach, FL (174 out of 1.86k 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 75+, followed by Males 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

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

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

97.3% of the population of South Palm Beach, FL has health coverage, with 29.6% on employee plans, 4.74% on Medicaid, 40.5% on Medicare, 21% on non-group plans, and 1.4% 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 3.77% under 18 years, 3.02% between 18 and 34 years, 36.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 56.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 41% were men and 59% were women.

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

Uninsured People

2.75%

Uninsured

29.6%

Employer Coverage

4.74%

Medicaid

40.5%

Medicare

21%

Non-Group

1.4%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in South Palm Beach, FL declined by 34% from 4.17% to 2.75%.

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