Delray Beach vs West Palm Beach

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

Delray 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 66,940 in Delray Beach). Delray Beach has the higher median household income ($79,393 vs $69,261 in West Palm Beach). Delray Beach has the higher median home value ($386,700 vs $369,800 in West Palm Beach).

Population, income & housing

	Delray Beach	West Palm Beach
Population	66,940	119,508
Median age	51.8 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$79,393	$69,261
Median home value	$386,700	$369,800
Median gross rent	$1,914	$1,709
Housing units	36,997	60,786
Homeownership rate	65.0%	50.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.1%	37.7%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delray Beach	West Palm Beach
Population	68,217 → 66,940 (-1.9%)	109,767 → 119,508 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$60,746 → $79,393 (+30.7%)	$54,334 → $69,261 (+27.5%)
Median home value	$280,200 → $386,700 (+38.0%)	$251,700 → $369,800 (+46.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,580 → $1,914 (+21.1%)	$1,303 → $1,709 (+31.2%)

Delray Beach

Population

68,21766,940

Median household income

$60,746$79,393

Median home value

$280,200$386,700

Median gross rent

$1,580$1,914

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)

	Delray Beach	West Palm Beach
Under 5	4.8%	5.2%
5 to 17	8.3%	12.7%
18 to 24	6.7%	9.3%
25 to 34	13.6%	15.3%
35 to 44	10.6%	13.7%
45 to 54	10.7%	11.3%
55 to 64	17.4%	12.1%
65 to 74	14.4%	11.0%
75 and over	13.6%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delray Beach	West Palm Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	52.1%	37.8%
Black or African American	29.7%	30.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.9%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.9%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	24.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delray Beach	West Palm Beach
No high school diploma	11.3%	13.6%
High school graduate	22.4%	20.8%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	26.0%	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	14.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delray Beach	West Palm Beach
Drove alone	69.7%	70.9%
Carpooled	6.3%	9.6%
Public transit	2.8%	2.4%
Walked	1.7%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.6%
Worked from home	17.2%	12.1%
Other means	2.1%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delray Beach	West Palm Beach
1-unit, detached	33.3%	39.3%
1-unit, attached	13.4%	8.3%
2 to 4 units	13.3%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	16.7%	12.9%
20 or more units	22.7%	29.5%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Delray Beach	West Palm Beach
Poverty rate	12.6%	14.8%
Average household size	2.26	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1983	1987