Palm Shores vs Patrick AFB

A side-by-side comparison of Palm Shores and Patrick AFB: population, income, housing, and more.

Palm Shores and Patrick AFB are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Patrick AFB has the higher population (1,606 vs 1,479 in Palm Shores). Palm Shores has the higher median household income ($86,563 vs $82,829 in Patrick AFB). Since 2019, Palm Shores's population has grown faster (+20.6% vs +4.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Palm Shores	Patrick AFB
Population	1,479	1,606
Median age	44.4 yrs	25.9 yrs
Median household income	$86,563	$82,829
Median home value	$341,800	—
Median gross rent	$1,050	$1,950
Housing units	626	513
Homeownership rate	89.1%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.6%	47.8%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palm Shores	Patrick AFB
Population	1,226 → 1,479 (+20.6%)	1,533 → 1,606 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$66,500 → $86,563 (+30.2%)	$56,591 → $82,829 (+46.4%)
Median home value	$214,800 → $341,800 (+59.1%)	—
Median gross rent	$2,010 → $1,050 (-47.8%)	$1,494 → $1,950 (+30.5%)

Palm Shores

Population

1,2261,479

Median household income

$66,500$86,563

Median home value

$214,800$341,800

Median gross rent

$2,010$1,050

Patrick AFB

Population

1,5331,606

Median household income

$56,591$82,829

Median gross rent

$1,494$1,950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palm Shores	Patrick AFB
Under 5	7.7%	8.8%
5 to 17	11.4%	18.9%
18 to 24	8.8%	19.6%
25 to 34	13.9%	17.7%
35 to 44	10.1%	9.5%
45 to 54	16.5%	12.0%
55 to 64	13.5%	5.0%
65 to 74	11.8%	4.4%
75 and over	6.3%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palm Shores	Patrick AFB
White (non-Hispanic)	67.5%	62.3%
Black or African American	3.7%	9.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	21.0%	23.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palm Shores	Patrick AFB
No high school diploma	2.8%	4.1%
High school graduate	26.4%	13.8%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	23.2%	25.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	22.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palm Shores	Patrick AFB
Drove alone	78.1%	76.3%
Carpooled	4.0%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.3%
Worked from home	16.1%	8.6%
Other means	1.4%	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palm Shores	Patrick AFB
1-unit, detached	79.2%	6.6%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	81.3%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	12.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Palm Shores	Patrick AFB
Poverty rate	5.9%	15.4%
Average household size	2.65	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	25	18
Median year structure built	2000	1988