Broward County vs Palm Beach County

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

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

Broward County has the higher population (1,946,127 vs 1,507,453 in Palm Beach County). Palm Beach County has the higher median household income ($81,115 vs $74,534 in Broward County). Palm Beach County has the higher median home value ($407,300 vs $380,400 in Broward County).

Population, income & housing

	Broward County	Palm Beach County
Population	1,946,127	1,507,453
Median age	41.3 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$74,534	$81,115
Median home value	$380,400	$407,300
Median gross rent	$1,804	$1,818
Housing units	863,128	713,855
Homeownership rate	63.3%	69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.8%	39.6%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Broward County	Palm Beach County
Population	1,926,205 → 1,946,127 (+1.0%)	1,465,027 → 1,507,453 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$59,547 → $74,534 (+25.2%)	$63,299 → $81,115 (+28.1%)
Median home value	$265,000 → $380,400 (+43.5%)	$283,600 → $407,300 (+43.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,392 → $1,804 (+29.6%)	$1,398 → $1,818 (+30.0%)

Broward County

Population

1,926,2051,946,127

Median household income

$59,547$74,534

Median home value

$265,000$380,400

Median gross rent

$1,392$1,804

Palm Beach County

Population

1,465,0271,507,453

Median household income

$63,299$81,115

Median home value

$283,600$407,300

Median gross rent

$1,398$1,818

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Broward County	Palm Beach County
Under 5	5.5%	4.9%
5 to 17	15.4%	14.0%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.4%
25 to 34	13.0%	11.5%
35 to 44	13.6%	11.8%
45 to 54	13.6%	12.3%
55 to 64	13.8%	13.5%
65 to 74	10.0%	12.0%
75 and over	7.6%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Broward County	Palm Beach County
White (non-Hispanic)	31.9%	50.8%
Black or African American	27.6%	18.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	3.6%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.8%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	31.9%	23.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Broward County	Palm Beach County
No high school diploma	9.7%	10.9%
High school graduate	26.7%	22.8%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	22.1%	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	13.7%	15.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Broward County	Palm Beach County
Drove alone	71.9%	71.4%
Carpooled	9.2%	9.6%
Public transit	2.0%	1.4%
Walked	1.2%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.4%
Worked from home	13.1%	13.8%
Other means	2.2%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Broward County	Palm Beach County
1-unit, detached	40.3%	45.7%
1-unit, attached	8.4%	11.3%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	13.0%	12.2%
20 or more units	28.5%	19.0%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Broward County	Palm Beach County
Poverty rate	12.2%	11.1%
Average household size	2.57	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	29	26
Median year structure built	1980	1986