Palm Springs vs Riviera Beach

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

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

Riviera Beach has the higher population (38,032 vs 26,871 in Palm Springs). Riviera Beach has the higher median household income ($62,152 vs $59,602 in Palm Springs). Riviera Beach has the higher median home value ($311,900 vs $234,500 in Palm Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Palm Springs	Riviera Beach
Population	26,871	38,032
Median age	37.8 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$59,602	$62,152
Median home value	$234,500	$311,900
Median gross rent	$1,597	$1,489
Housing units	9,822	17,620
Homeownership rate	47.4%	58.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	29.1%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palm Springs	Riviera Beach
Population	24,843 → 26,871 (+8.2%)	34,702 → 38,032 (+9.6%)
Median household income	$44,162 → $59,602 (+35.0%)	$47,193 → $62,152 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$148,800 → $234,500 (+57.6%)	$189,500 → $311,900 (+64.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,186 → $1,597 (+34.7%)	$1,177 → $1,489 (+26.5%)

Palm Springs

Population

24,84326,871

Median household income

$44,162$59,602

Median home value

$148,800$234,500

Median gross rent

$1,186$1,597

Riviera Beach

Population

34,70238,032

Median household income

$47,193$62,152

Median home value

$189,500$311,900

Median gross rent

$1,177$1,489

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palm Springs	Riviera Beach
Under 5	5.7%	6.9%
5 to 17	16.5%	15.0%
18 to 24	10.4%	8.4%
25 to 34	13.2%	14.6%
35 to 44	16.4%	11.9%
45 to 54	15.3%	11.3%
55 to 64	10.4%	14.1%
65 to 74	7.0%	8.9%
75 and over	5.1%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palm Springs	Riviera Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	17.5%	20.0%
Black or African American	12.4%	63.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	3.3%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.7%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	64.1%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palm Springs	Riviera Beach
No high school diploma	25.9%	12.7%
High school graduate	36.0%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	22.2%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palm Springs	Riviera Beach
Drove alone	74.3%	72.7%
Carpooled	15.3%	9.1%
Public transit	3.5%	2.7%
Walked	0.1%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	5.6%	11.1%
Other means	1.2%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palm Springs	Riviera Beach
1-unit, detached	31.0%	41.2%
1-unit, attached	13.0%	9.8%
2 to 4 units	15.6%	12.7%
5 to 19 units	12.4%	9.7%
20 or more units	24.9%	21.9%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Palm Springs	Riviera Beach
Poverty rate	12.4%	17.2%
Average household size	3.06	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1978	1980