West Palm Beach, FL Demographic Data
West Palm Beach, FL Summary
West Palm Beach is located in Palm Beach County in Florida
- Population: 101,910
- Area: 58.04 sq. miles
- Land Area: 55.29 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.75 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,755.88 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 13.12 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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West Palm Beach, FL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
55,235
51%
50.8
Male
52,914
49%
49.2
Total Population
108,149
323,128,000
West Palm Beach, FL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
4,644
4.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
4,919
4.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
5,007
4.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
5,674
5.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
8,610
8.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
16,560
15.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
15,196
14.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
13,289
12.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
6,341
5.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
6,049
5.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
11,166
10.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
6,545
6.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
4,149
3.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
90,942
84.1%
77.2
Female
47,451
52.2%
51.3
Male
43,491
47.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
85,936
79.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
25,960
24.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
21,860
20.2%
15.2
Female
12,376
56.6%
55.8
Male
9,484
43.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
West Palm Beach, FL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
105,555
97.6%
96.8
White
65,998
61.0%
72.6
Black or African American
36,086
33.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
359
0.3%
0.8
Asian
2,355
2.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
757
0.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
2,594
2.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
22,893
21.2%
17.8
Mexican
3,661
3.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
3,288
3.0%
1.7
Cuban
6,371
5.9%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
9,573
8.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
85,256
78.8%
82.2
West Palm Beach, FL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
6,072
7.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
4,888
6.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
22,373
28.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
12,583
15.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
7,868
9.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
14,592
18.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
10,919
13.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
10,960
13.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
68,335
86.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
25,511
32.2%
31.2
West Palm Beach, FL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
38,331
41.0%
33.7%
Now Married
32,225
34.4%
47.5
Divorced
14,036
15.0%
11.0%
Separated
2,373
2.5%
2.0
Widowed
6,614
7.1
5.8%
West Palm Beach, FL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
74,399
71.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
29,106
28.1%
21.6%
Spanish
18,056
17.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
8,312
8.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
1,780
1.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
958
0.9%
1.1%
West Palm Beach, FL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
2,915
7.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
2,355
5.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
4,461
10.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
5,450
13.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
5,149
12.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
7,532
18.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
3,608
8.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
5,685
13.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
2,147
5.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
2,377
5.7%
6.4
Median household income
51,217
57,617
Per capita income
32,474
31,128
West Palm Beach, FL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
7,664
14.1%
9.8
Construction
3,985
7.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
10,667
19.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
3,529
6.5%
6.6
Information
1,288
2.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,954
3.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
2,200
4.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
7,542
13.8%
11.4
Public administration
2,617
4.8%
4.6
Retail trade
9,336
17.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
3,271
6.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
429
0.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
3,827
7.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
19,836
36.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
5,099
9.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
13,289
24.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
12,431
22.8%
18.1%
West Palm Beach, FL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
54,067
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
41,982
77.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
4,515
8.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1,505
2.8%
5.1
Walked
1,523
2.8%
2.7
Other means
851
1.6%
1.8
Worked at home
3,691
6.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.2
26.6
West Palm Beach, FL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
4,332
10.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
19,708
47.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
14,249
34.2%
37.1
3 or more
3,390
8.1%
21.0
West Palm Beach, FL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
41,679
76.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
19,173
46.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
22,506
54.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
12,493
23.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
11
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
West Palm Beach, FL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
54,172
1 room
1,818
3.4%
2.4
2 rooms
2,916
5.4%
2.7
3 rooms
8,495
15.7%
9.1
4 rooms
15,384
28.4%
16.5
5 rooms
10,871
20.1%
19.8
6 rooms
6,408
11.8%
17.8
7 rooms
3,687
6.8%
12.0
8 rooms
1,876
3.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,717
5.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
4
0.0
West Palm Beach, FL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
54,172
1-unit, detached
22,008
40.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
4,237
7.8%
5.9
2-units
1,401
2.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
4,219
7.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
3,295
6.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
4,598
8.5%
4.4
20 or more units
14,351
26.5%
9.0
Mobile home
63
0.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
West Palm Beach, FL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
3,743
6.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
2,624
4.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
5,499
10.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
3,511
6.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
8,437
15.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
9,067
16.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
6,561
12.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
12,838
23.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
490
0.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,402
2.6%
1.4%
West Palm Beach, FL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.7
Electricity
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4.8
Coal or coke
0.1
Wood
1.9
Solar energy
0.1
Other fuel
0.5
No fuel used
1.1
West Palm Beach, FL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
10,955
47295100.0
Less than $500
109
1.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
916
8.4%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
1,150
10.5%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,363
12.4%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
2,021
18.4%
20.1%
$500 to $999
2,539
23.2%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,857
26.1%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
3,829
35.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,943
18.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
617
5.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,073
9.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
3,362
31.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
131
0.0%
0.0%
West Palm Beach, FL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
21,098
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
38
0.2%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
576
2.7%
4.4%
Less than $500
1,554
7.4%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
4,896
23.2%
11.9%
$500 to $999
5,511
26.1%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
8,523
40.4%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
1,408
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,215
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
2,417
11.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
1,834
9.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,770
8.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,951
14.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,386
6.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
10,086
49.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
2,062
0.0%
0.0%
West Palm Beach, FL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
19,173
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
342
1.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,183
11.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,340
12.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
2,772
14.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
4,828
25.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
3,932
20.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
2,105
11.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
671
3.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
236,500
205,000
