Tequesta

Population: 6,118
Median household income: $103,036
Median home value: $570,400

Located in Palm Beach County, Florida, Tequesta is a community with a population of 6,118. The median household income of $103,036 is above the Palm Beach County median ($81,115).

From 2019 to 2023, Tequesta's population held roughly steady from 6,071 to 6,118, while its median home value rose 49.7% from $381,100 to $570,400.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 87.1% of the population. 61.4% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,118
Median age: 51.0 yrs
Median household income: $103,036
Median home value: $570,400
Median gross rent: $1,774
Housing units: 3,350
Homeownership rate: 83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,0716,118

Median household income

$78,429$103,036

Median home value

$381,100$570,400

Median gross rent

$1,481$1,774

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,071	$78,429	$381,100	$1,481
2020	6,102	$76,556	$417,800	$1,725
2021	6,097	$89,018	$445,200	$1,856
2022	6,116	$92,457	$470,200	$1,826
2023	6,118	$103,036	$570,400	$1,774

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

Age distribution

Under 58.4%

5 to 1711.9%

18 to 242.8%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 548.6%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over18.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	516	8.4%
5 to 17	731	11.9%
18 to 24	174	2.8%
25 to 34	795	13.0%
35 to 44	635	10.4%
45 to 54	527	8.6%
55 to 64	835	13.6%
65 to 74	779	12.7%
75 and over	1,126	18.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,326	87.1%
Black or African American	6	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	51	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	43	0.7%
Two or more races	165	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	527	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.7%

High school graduate19.6%

Some college or associate's27.9%

Bachelor's degree34.9%

Graduate or professional degree13.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	173	3.7%
High school graduate	919	19.6%
Some college or associate's	1,310	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,641	34.9%
Graduate or professional degree	654	13.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone61.4%

Carpooled3.7%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home32.3%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,711	61.4%
Carpooled	102	3.7%
Public transit	9	0.3%
Walked	24	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	900	32.3%
Other means	42	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	493	26.1%
15 to 29 min	715	37.9%
30 to 44 min	398	21.1%
45 to 59 min	128	6.8%
60+ min	154	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 5.1% (312 of 6,065)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,820	67.7%
Nonfamily households	870	32.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,690	80.3%
Vacant	660	19.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,234	83.0%
Renter-occupied	456	17.0%

1-unit, detached51.5%

1-unit, attached5.2%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units21.2%

20 or more units19.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,726	51.5%
1-unit, attached	175	5.2%
2 to 4 units	90	2.7%
5 to 19 units	709	21.2%
20 or more units	650	19.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1271525
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.83 sq mi
Water area: 0.42 sq mi
Center point: 26.9649, -80.1132