Boca Raton vs West Palm Beach

A side-by-side comparison of Boca Raton and West Palm Beach: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Palm Beach has the higher population (119,508 vs 98,833 in Boca Raton). Boca Raton has the higher median household income ($102,722 vs $69,261 in West Palm Beach). Boca Raton has the higher median home value ($660,100 vs $369,800 in West Palm Beach).

Population, income & housing

	Boca Raton	West Palm Beach
Population	98,833	119,508
Median age	45.8 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$102,722	$69,261
Median home value	$660,100	$369,800
Median gross rent	$2,334	$1,709
Housing units	48,811	60,786
Homeownership rate	65.8%	50.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.4%	37.7%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boca Raton	West Palm Beach
Population	97,468 → 98,833 (+1.4%)	109,767 → 119,508 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$83,114 → $102,722 (+23.6%)	$54,334 → $69,261 (+27.5%)
Median home value	$458,600 → $660,100 (+43.9%)	$251,700 → $369,800 (+46.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,760 → $2,334 (+32.6%)	$1,303 → $1,709 (+31.2%)

Boca Raton

Population

97,46898,833

Median household income

$83,114$102,722

Median home value

$458,600$660,100

Median gross rent

$1,760$2,334

West Palm Beach

Population

109,767119,508

Median household income

$54,334$69,261

Median home value

$251,700$369,800

Median gross rent

$1,303$1,709

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boca Raton	West Palm Beach
Under 5	4.0%	5.2%
5 to 17	13.0%	12.7%
18 to 24	12.1%	9.3%
25 to 34	9.6%	15.3%
35 to 44	10.3%	13.7%
45 to 54	12.2%	11.3%
55 to 64	14.1%	12.1%
65 to 74	11.5%	11.0%
75 and over	13.2%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boca Raton	West Palm Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	71.9%	37.8%
Black or African American	5.4%	30.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	3.0%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.8%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	15.4%	24.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boca Raton	West Palm Beach
No high school diploma	4.2%	13.6%
High school graduate	12.5%	20.8%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	36.1%	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	24.2%	14.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boca Raton	West Palm Beach
Drove alone	67.5%	70.9%
Carpooled	6.3%	9.6%
Public transit	0.3%	2.4%
Walked	2.7%	1.9%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.6%
Worked from home	20.3%	12.1%
Other means	1.6%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boca Raton	West Palm Beach
1-unit, detached	41.8%	39.3%
1-unit, attached	7.3%	8.3%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	10.3%	12.9%
20 or more units	36.9%	29.5%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Boca Raton	West Palm Beach
Poverty rate	9.4%	14.8%
Average household size	2.26	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1983	1987