Palm Springs North vs Surfside

A side-by-side comparison of Palm Springs North and Surfside: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Surfside has the higher population (5,566 vs 5,291 in Palm Springs North). Palm Springs North has the higher median household income ($97,083 vs $88,938 in Surfside). Surfside has the higher median home value ($736,800 vs $476,500 in Palm Springs North).

Population, income & housing

	Palm Springs North	Surfside
Population	5,291	5,566
Median age	42.4 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$97,083	$88,938
Median home value	$476,500	$736,800
Median gross rent	$3,205	$1,795
Housing units	1,588	3,841
Homeownership rate	90.6%	66.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.3%	57.3%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palm Springs North	Surfside
Population	5,525 → 5,291 (-4.2%)	5,725 → 5,566 (-2.8%)
Median household income	$90,341 → $97,083 (+7.5%)	$69,063 → $88,938 (+28.8%)
Median home value	$344,000 → $476,500 (+38.5%)	$625,500 → $736,800 (+17.8%)
Median gross rent	$2,357 → $3,205 (+36.0%)	$1,977 → $1,795 (-9.2%)

Palm Springs North

Population

5,5255,291

Median household income

$90,341$97,083

Median home value

$344,000$476,500

Median gross rent

$2,357$3,205

Surfside

Population

5,7255,566

Median household income

$69,063$88,938

Median home value

$625,500$736,800

Median gross rent

$1,977$1,795

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palm Springs North	Surfside
Under 5	6.9%	9.2%
5 to 17	14.4%	23.2%
18 to 24	7.3%	2.0%
25 to 34	11.4%	8.0%
35 to 44	12.2%	16.5%
45 to 54	15.7%	14.1%
55 to 64	10.1%	9.1%
65 to 74	15.1%	11.0%
75 and over	6.8%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palm Springs North	Surfside
White (non-Hispanic)	11.0%	57.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.3%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	88.7%	34.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palm Springs North	Surfside
No high school diploma	12.3%	2.0%
High school graduate	35.5%	25.3%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	15.4%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	25.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	31.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palm Springs North	Surfside
Drove alone	73.2%	65.2%
Carpooled	15.4%	5.5%
Public transit	0.7%	6.5%
Walked	0.1%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.7%
Worked from home	10.6%	17.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palm Springs North	Surfside
1-unit, detached	94.4%	35.9%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	48.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Palm Springs North	Surfside
Poverty rate	11.8%	15.4%
Average household size	3.46	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	31	32
Median year structure built	1965	1971