Boynton Beach vs West Palm Beach

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

Boynton Beach 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 80,601 in Boynton Beach). Boynton Beach has the higher median household income ($71,378 vs $69,261 in West Palm Beach). West Palm Beach has the higher median home value ($369,800 vs $312,700 in Boynton Beach).

Population, income & housing

	Boynton Beach	West Palm Beach
Population	80,601	119,508
Median age	42.9 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$71,378	$69,261
Median home value	$312,700	$369,800
Median gross rent	$1,896	$1,709
Housing units	40,694	60,786
Homeownership rate	63.8%	50.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.9%	37.7%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boynton Beach	West Palm Beach
Population	76,832 → 80,601 (+4.9%)	109,767 → 119,508 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$57,563 → $71,378 (+24.0%)	$54,334 → $69,261 (+27.5%)
Median home value	$207,500 → $312,700 (+50.7%)	$251,700 → $369,800 (+46.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,501 → $1,896 (+26.3%)	$1,303 → $1,709 (+31.2%)

Boynton Beach

Population

76,83280,601

Median household income

$57,563$71,378

Median home value

$207,500$312,700

Median gross rent

$1,501$1,896

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)

	Boynton Beach	West Palm Beach
Under 5	4.3%	5.2%
5 to 17	12.5%	12.7%
18 to 24	7.7%	9.3%
25 to 34	14.8%	15.3%
35 to 44	13.6%	13.7%
45 to 54	12.1%	11.3%
55 to 64	12.3%	12.1%
65 to 74	11.6%	11.0%
75 and over	11.1%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boynton Beach	West Palm Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	44.2%	37.8%
Black or African American	33.4%	30.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	2.4%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.3%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	16.5%	24.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boynton Beach	West Palm Beach
No high school diploma	11.5%	13.6%
High school graduate	27.8%	20.8%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	22.3%	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	14.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boynton Beach	West Palm Beach
Drove alone	76.0%	70.9%
Carpooled	8.6%	9.6%
Public transit	1.6%	2.4%
Walked	0.9%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.6%
Worked from home	8.9%	12.1%
Other means	4.0%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boynton Beach	West Palm Beach
1-unit, detached	40.8%	39.3%
1-unit, attached	12.8%	8.3%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	15.7%	12.9%
20 or more units	21.7%	29.5%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Boynton Beach	West Palm Beach
Poverty rate	11.8%	14.8%
Average household size	2.39	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1984	1987