Jupiter vs West Palm Beach

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

Jupiter 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 61,097 in Jupiter). Jupiter has the higher median household income ($109,109 vs $69,261 in West Palm Beach). Jupiter has the higher median home value ($555,500 vs $369,800 in West Palm Beach).

Population, income & housing

	Jupiter	West Palm Beach
Population	61,097	119,508
Median age	47.3 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$109,109	$69,261
Median home value	$555,500	$369,800
Median gross rent	$2,176	$1,709
Housing units	31,260	60,786
Homeownership rate	78.1%	50.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.8%	37.7%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jupiter	West Palm Beach
Population	64,565 → 61,097 (-5.4%)	109,767 → 119,508 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$86,027 → $109,109 (+26.8%)	$54,334 → $69,261 (+27.5%)
Median home value	$372,800 → $555,500 (+49.0%)	$251,700 → $369,800 (+46.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,644 → $2,176 (+32.4%)	$1,303 → $1,709 (+31.2%)

Jupiter

Population

64,56561,097

Median household income

$86,027$109,109

Median home value

$372,800$555,500

Median gross rent

$1,644$2,176

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)

	Jupiter	West Palm Beach
Under 5	4.2%	5.2%
5 to 17	15.0%	12.7%
18 to 24	6.9%	9.3%
25 to 34	10.9%	15.3%
35 to 44	10.6%	13.7%
45 to 54	13.4%	11.3%
55 to 64	15.2%	12.1%
65 to 74	12.6%	11.0%
75 and over	11.2%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jupiter	West Palm Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	75.7%	37.8%
Black or African American	1.3%	30.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	1.9%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.1%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	17.3%	24.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jupiter	West Palm Beach
No high school diploma	6.2%	13.6%
High school graduate	16.6%	20.8%
Some college or associate's	25.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	31.4%	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	20.4%	14.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jupiter	West Palm Beach
Drove alone	71.6%	70.9%
Carpooled	7.9%	9.6%
Public transit	0.4%	2.4%
Walked	1.1%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.6%
Worked from home	15.9%	12.1%
Other means	2.5%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jupiter	West Palm Beach
1-unit, detached	44.5%	39.3%
1-unit, attached	16.0%	8.3%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	13.5%	12.9%
20 or more units	15.0%	29.5%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Jupiter	West Palm Beach
Poverty rate	8.2%	14.8%
Average household size	2.40	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1989	1987