Delray Beach

Population: 66,940
Median household income: $79,393
Median home value: $386,700

Delray Beach, a community in Palm Beach County, Florida, has 66,940 residents. The median household income of $79,393 is in line with the Palm Beach County median ($81,115).

Between 2019 and 2023, Delray Beach's population declined 1.9% from 68,217 to 66,940, while its median home value rose 38.0% from $280,200 to $386,700.

33.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1983.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 66,940
Median age: 51.8 yrs
Median household income: $79,393
Median home value: $386,700
Median gross rent: $1,914
Housing units: 36,997
Homeownership rate: 65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

68,21766,940

Median household income

$60,746$79,393

Median home value

$280,200$386,700

Median gross rent

$1,580$1,914

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	68,217	$60,746	$280,200	$1,580
2020	68,916	$66,245	$298,600	$1,600
2021	66,434	$69,804	$320,300	$1,675
2022	66,646	$76,558	$352,400	$1,821
2023	66,940	$79,393	$386,700	$1,914

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 178.3%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6417.4%

65 to 7414.4%

75 and over13.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,221	4.8%
5 to 17	5,531	8.3%
18 to 24	4,453	6.7%
25 to 34	9,073	13.6%
35 to 44	7,084	10.6%
45 to 54	7,172	10.7%
55 to 64	11,667	17.4%
65 to 74	9,668	14.4%
75 and over	9,071	13.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	34,850	52.1%
Black or African American	19,893	29.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.0%
Asian	1,913	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	450	0.7%
Two or more races	2,634	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,196	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.3%

High school graduate22.4%

Some college or associate's25.3%

Bachelor's degree26.0%

Graduate or professional degree15.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,064	11.3%
High school graduate	12,035	22.4%
Some college or associate's	13,570	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	13,969	26.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8,097	15.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone69.7%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit2.8%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home17.2%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	23,145	69.7%
Carpooled	2,097	6.3%
Public transit	940	2.8%
Walked	551	1.7%
Bicycle	86	0.3%
Worked from home	5,701	17.2%
Other means	683	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,109	25.8%
15 to 29 min	12,874	46.8%
30 to 44 min	4,475	16.3%
45 to 59 min	1,495	5.4%
60+ min	1,549	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 12.6% (8,304 of 66,072)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,819	50.8%
Nonfamily households	14,360	49.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	29,179	78.9%
Vacant	7,818	21.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	18,977	65.0%
Renter-occupied	10,202	35.0%

1-unit, detached33.3%

1-unit, attached13.4%

2 to 4 units13.3%

5 to 19 units16.7%

20 or more units22.7%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,307	33.3%
1-unit, attached	4,947	13.4%
2 to 4 units	4,905	13.3%
5 to 19 units	6,166	16.7%
20 or more units	8,382	22.7%
Mobile home & other	290	0.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1217100
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 0.59 sq mi
Center point: 26.4559, -80.0904