Wellington vs West Palm Beach

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

Wellington 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 61,497 in Wellington). Wellington has the higher median household income ($110,294 vs $69,261 in West Palm Beach). Wellington has the higher median home value ($557,100 vs $369,800 in West Palm Beach).

Population, income & housing

	Wellington	West Palm Beach
Population	61,497	119,508
Median age	42.2 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$110,294	$69,261
Median home value	$557,100	$369,800
Median gross rent	$2,445	$1,709
Housing units	24,285	60,786
Homeownership rate	74.5%	50.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.5%	37.7%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Wellington	West Palm Beach
Population	64,396 → 61,497 (-4.5%)	109,767 → 119,508 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$92,586 → $110,294 (+19.1%)	$54,334 → $69,261 (+27.5%)
Median home value	$382,000 → $557,100 (+45.8%)	$251,700 → $369,800 (+46.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,867 → $2,445 (+31.0%)	$1,303 → $1,709 (+31.2%)

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

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)

	Wellington	West Palm Beach
Under 5	5.1%	5.2%
5 to 17	19.4%	12.7%
18 to 24	7.3%	9.3%
25 to 34	9.5%	15.3%
35 to 44	12.4%	13.7%
45 to 54	15.2%	11.3%
55 to 64	13.8%	12.1%
65 to 74	9.6%	11.0%
75 and over	7.8%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Wellington	West Palm Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	52.4%	37.8%
Black or African American	11.4%	30.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	5.7%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.7%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	26.9%	24.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Wellington	West Palm Beach
No high school diploma	5.3%	13.6%
High school graduate	17.6%	20.8%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	27.9%	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	20.6%	14.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Wellington	West Palm Beach
Drove alone	71.0%	70.9%
Carpooled	7.1%	9.6%
Public transit	0.2%	2.4%
Walked	0.7%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.6%
Worked from home	18.2%	12.1%
Other means	2.7%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Wellington	West Palm Beach
1-unit, detached	71.1%	39.3%
1-unit, attached	12.3%	8.3%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	8.2%	12.9%
20 or more units	2.7%	29.5%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Wellington	West Palm Beach
Poverty rate	6.7%	14.8%
Average household size	2.84	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	32	23
Median year structure built	1995	1987