Palm Beach County, Florida

59 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 1,507,453
Median household income: $81,115
Median home value: $407,300

Palm Beach County is a county in Florida with a population of 1,507,453. 59 cities and places have their primary county here. At $81,115, its median household income sits above Florida's $71,711.

From 2019 to 2023, Palm Beach County's population grew 2.9% from 1,465,027 to 1,507,453, while its median household income rose 28.1% from $63,299 to $81,115.

The median resident is 45.4 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 14.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,507,453
Median age: 45.4 yrs
Median household income: $81,115
Median home value: $407,300
Median gross rent: $1,818
Housing units: 713,855
Homeownership rate: 69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,465,027	$63,299	$283,600	$1,398
2020	1,482,057	$65,015	$301,000	$1,452
2021	1,481,233	$68,874	$316,600	$1,534
2022	1,494,805	$76,066	$368,300	$1,700
2023	1,507,453	$81,115	$407,300	$1,818

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over12.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	74,364	4.9%
5 to 17	210,448	14.0%
18 to 24	111,041	7.4%
25 to 34	173,874	11.5%
35 to 44	177,752	11.8%
45 to 54	185,243	12.3%
55 to 64	203,934	13.5%
65 to 74	181,626	12.0%
75 and over	189,171	12.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	766,229	50.8%
Black or African American	271,548	18.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	920	0.1%
Asian	42,119	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	592	0.0%
Some other race	11,601	0.8%
Two or more races	55,804	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	358,640	23.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.9%

High school graduate22.8%

Some college or associate's26.8%

Bachelor's degree24.0%

Graduate or professional degree15.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	120,805	10.9%
High school graduate	252,952	22.8%
Some college or associate's	298,187	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	266,606	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	173,050	15.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone71.4%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit1.4%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home13.8%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	493,611	71.4%
Carpooled	66,238	9.6%
Public transit	9,903	1.4%
Walked	8,599	1.2%
Bicycle	2,717	0.4%
Worked from home	95,362	13.8%
Other means	15,257	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	128,517	21.6%
15 to 29 min	237,974	39.9%
30 to 44 min	142,134	23.8%
45 to 59 min	43,790	7.3%
60+ min	43,910	7.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 11.1% (164,211 of 1,481,929)

	Count	Share
Family households	376,296	63.0%
Nonfamily households	220,757	37.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	597,053	83.6%
Vacant	116,802	16.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	417,121	69.9%
Renter-occupied	179,932	30.1%

1-unit, detached45.7%

1-unit, attached11.3%

2 to 4 units8.9%

5 to 19 units12.2%

20 or more units19.0%

Mobile home & other2.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	326,284	45.7%
1-unit, attached	80,882	11.3%
2 to 4 units	63,850	8.9%
5 to 19 units	87,214	12.2%
20 or more units	135,880	19.0%
Mobile home & other	19,745	2.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 12099
State: Florida
Land area: 1,964 sq mi
Water area: 419 sq mi
Center point: 26.6491, -80.4484