Palm Beach Gardens vs Wellington

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

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

Wellington has the higher population (61,497 vs 59,751 in Palm Beach Gardens). Palm Beach Gardens has the higher median household income ($110,563 vs $110,294 in Wellington). Wellington has the higher median home value ($557,100 vs $554,300 in Palm Beach Gardens).

Population, income & housing

	Palm Beach Gardens	Wellington
Population	59,751	61,497
Median age	50.1 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$110,563	$110,294
Median home value	$554,300	$557,100
Median gross rent	$2,269	$2,445
Housing units	30,955	24,285
Homeownership rate	73.4%	74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.7%	48.5%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palm Beach Gardens	Wellington
Population	56,219 → 59,751 (+6.3%)	64,396 → 61,497 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$87,969 → $110,563 (+25.7%)	$92,586 → $110,294 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$378,500 → $554,300 (+46.4%)	$382,000 → $557,100 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,706 → $2,269 (+33.0%)	$1,867 → $2,445 (+31.0%)

Palm Beach Gardens

Population

56,21959,751

Median household income

$87,969$110,563

Median home value

$378,500$554,300

Median gross rent

$1,706$2,269

Wellington

Population

64,39661,497

Median household income

$92,586$110,294

Median home value

$382,000$557,100

Median gross rent

$1,867$2,445

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palm Beach Gardens	Wellington
Under 5	4.5%	5.1%
5 to 17	13.2%	19.4%
18 to 24	5.8%	7.3%
25 to 34	9.9%	9.5%
35 to 44	10.5%	12.4%
45 to 54	12.2%	15.2%
55 to 64	13.4%	13.8%
65 to 74	13.3%	9.6%
75 and over	17.3%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palm Beach Gardens	Wellington
White (non-Hispanic)	76.6%	52.4%
Black or African American	4.1%	11.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.1%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.9%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	10.8%	26.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palm Beach Gardens	Wellington
No high school diploma	3.1%	5.3%
High school graduate	15.7%	17.6%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	32.0%	27.9%
Graduate or professional degree	24.7%	20.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palm Beach Gardens	Wellington
Drove alone	69.9%	71.0%
Carpooled	7.8%	7.1%
Public transit	0.3%	0.2%
Walked	1.2%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.2%
Worked from home	18.9%	18.2%
Other means	1.3%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palm Beach Gardens	Wellington
1-unit, detached	47.9%	71.1%
1-unit, attached	16.1%	12.3%
2 to 4 units	10.5%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	15.2%	8.2%
20 or more units	8.6%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Palm Beach Gardens	Wellington
Poverty rate	6.1%	6.7%
Average household size	2.25	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	23	32
Median year structure built	1995	1995