Palm Springs

Population: 26,871
Median household income: $59,602
Median home value: $234,500

Located in Palm Beach County, Florida, Palm Springs is a community with a population of 26,871. At $59,602, its median household income sits below Palm Beach County's $81,115.

From 2019 to 2023, Palm Springs's population grew 8.2% from 24,843 to 26,871, while its median home value rose 57.6% from $148,800 to $234,500.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.5% of residents. Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 64.1% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,871
Median age: 37.8 yrs
Median household income: $59,602
Median home value: $234,500
Median gross rent: $1,597
Housing units: 9,822
Homeownership rate: 47.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,843	$44,162	$148,800	$1,186
2020	25,168	$47,808	$160,400	$1,228
2021	26,611	$51,358	$183,200	$1,325
2022	26,692	$55,254	$213,600	$1,457
2023	26,871	$59,602	$234,500	$1,597

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4416.4%

45 to 5415.3%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 747.0%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,536	5.7%
5 to 17	4,429	16.5%
18 to 24	2,804	10.4%
25 to 34	3,542	13.2%
35 to 44	4,399	16.4%
45 to 54	4,099	15.3%
55 to 64	2,805	10.4%
65 to 74	1,885	7.0%
75 and over	1,372	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,698	17.5%
Black or African American	3,330	12.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	30	0.1%
Asian	896	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	60	0.2%
Some other race	173	0.6%
Two or more races	466	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17,218	64.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.9%

High school graduate36.0%

Some college or associate's22.2%

Bachelor's degree10.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,680	25.9%
High school graduate	6,523	36.0%
Some college or associate's	4,017	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,869	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,013	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone74.3%

Carpooled15.3%

Public transit3.5%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,351	74.3%
Carpooled	2,126	15.3%
Public transit	489	3.5%
Walked	10	0.1%
Bicycle	4	0.0%
Worked from home	782	5.6%
Other means	174	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,947	14.8%
15 to 29 min	5,858	44.5%
30 to 44 min	3,729	28.3%
45 to 59 min	669	5.1%
60+ min	951	7.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.06
Poverty rate: 12.4% (3,308 of 26,752)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,111	70.0%
Nonfamily households	2,616	30.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,727	88.9%
Vacant	1,095	11.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,135	47.4%
Renter-occupied	4,592	52.6%

1-unit, detached31.0%

1-unit, attached13.0%

2 to 4 units15.6%

5 to 19 units12.4%

20 or more units24.9%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,043	31.0%
1-unit, attached	1,276	13.0%
2 to 4 units	1,535	15.6%
5 to 19 units	1,219	12.4%
20 or more units	2,449	24.9%
Mobile home & other	300	3.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1254450
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 4.21 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 26.6358, -80.0984