Palm Shores vs West Canaveral Groves

A side-by-side comparison of Palm Shores and West Canaveral Groves: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Palm Shores has the higher population (1,479 vs 198 in West Canaveral Groves). Palm Shores has the higher median household income ($86,563 vs $51,577 in West Canaveral Groves). Palm Shores has the higher median home value ($341,800 vs $328,900 in West Canaveral Groves).

Population, income & housing

	Palm Shores	West Canaveral Groves
Population	1,479	198
Median age	44.4 yrs	31.7 yrs
Median household income	$86,563	$51,577
Median home value	$341,800	$328,900
Median gross rent	$1,050	—
Housing units	626	181
Homeownership rate	89.1%	22.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.6%	7.3%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palm Shores	West Canaveral Groves
Population	1,226 → 1,479 (+20.6%)	122 → 198 (+62.3%)
Median household income	$66,500 → $86,563 (+30.2%)	$48,840 → $51,577 (+5.6%)
Median home value	$214,800 → $341,800 (+59.1%)	—
Median gross rent	$2,010 → $1,050 (-47.8%)	—

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

West Canaveral Groves

Population

122198

Median household income

$48,840$51,577

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palm Shores	West Canaveral Groves
Under 5	7.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.4%	0.0%
18 to 24	8.8%	2.5%
25 to 34	13.9%	63.6%
35 to 44	10.1%	0.0%
45 to 54	16.5%	7.1%
55 to 64	13.5%	14.6%
65 to 74	11.8%	6.6%
75 and over	6.3%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palm Shores	West Canaveral Groves
White (non-Hispanic)	67.5%	98.0%
Black or African American	3.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	21.0%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palm Shores	West Canaveral Groves
No high school diploma	2.8%	2.1%
High school graduate	26.4%	72.0%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	23.2%	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palm Shores	West Canaveral Groves
Drove alone	78.1%	11.3%
Carpooled	4.0%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.1%	86.3%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palm Shores	West Canaveral Groves
1-unit, detached	79.2%	21.0%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	71.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.3%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Palm Shores	West Canaveral Groves
Poverty rate	5.9%	11.1%
Average household size	2.65	1.19
Mean commute (minutes)	25	—
Median year structure built	2000	1987