West Palm Beach, FL City Data

West Palm Beach, FL is a city with great restaurants, attractions, history and people. There are around 82,103 people who live in West Palm Beach and approximately 1,131,184 who live in Palm Beach County. We want to help people moving to or living in West Palm Beach to understand the dynamics of the city, so we have put together information gathered from various creditable sources to give you a better understanding of West Palm Beach. We have included West Palm Beach housing information, demographics, social and education characteristics, and even economic information.

General West Palm Beach Information

Palm Beach County where West Palm Beach resides is 2,386.33 square miles. The resident population of this county is 1,131,184 and has a population rank of 31 out of all the places in the United States.

West Palm Beach has a total of 82,103 people and of those residents there are 40,491 males and 41,612 females. The median age of the male population is 35.4 and the female population is 38.3. There are approximately 13,326 births each year and around 13,069 deaths. The race breakdown of the population in West Palm Beach varies per year, but currently 79,314 are one race and 2,789 are two or more races.

Of the 82,103 people who live in West Palm Beach, there are 19,795 under 20 years old. The sex breakdown of the 20 years old and younger population in West Palm Beach is 10,201 male and 9,594 female. If you have children or you are under the age of 20, then you will be considered in that statistic. For those of you who are older, then you will be part of the population that is 18 years and older and totals 64,581.

General West Palm Beach Information
Total area in square miles - Palm Beach County	2,386.33
Water area in square miles - Palm Beach County	N/A
Resident population - Palm Beach County	1,131,184
Population rank - Palm Beach County	31
Total population	82,103
Total population (male)	40,491
Total population (female)	41,612
Population median age (male)	35.4
Population median age (female)	38.3
Births - Palm Beach County	13,326
Deaths- Palm Beach County	13,069
Population of one race	79,314
Population of two or more races	2,789
Population under 20 years	19,795
Population under 20 years (male)	10,201
Population under 20 years (female)	9,594
Total population 18 years and over	64,581

West Palm Beach Social Characteristics

There are 474,175 households in West Palm Beach. Families make up 306,002 of these households. The table below breaks down the West Palm Beach families into three different groups. Married-couple families (240,646), male householder with no wife present (16,917) and female householder with no husband present (45,091). The remainder of the West Palm Beach households are made up of nonfamily households, which total 170,403. West Palm Beach, FL moving companies help people in West Palm Beach move locally and all around the world.

For years, the US has been building stats on the relationship of males and females 15 years and older in cities around the country including West Palm Beach. This information helps individuals analyze the area they are living in or moving to. For the county where West Palm Beach is based, there are 487,675 females 15 and over; of those females there are 88,942 never married, 259,406 now married, 10,790 separated, 70,340 widowed, and 58,197 divorced. As for the males, there are N/A males 15 and older: N/A never married, N/A now married, 8,125 separated, 17,749 widowed and 41,831 never married. There is a lot of great information below regarding West Palm Beach social characteristics. Be sure to review the tables for more information on West Palm Beach.

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HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE (Palm Beach County)
Total households	474,175
Family households (families)	306,002
With own children under 18 years	127,693
Married-couple family	240,646
With own children under 18 years	87,075
Male householder, no wife present, family	16,917
With own children under 18 years	8,183
Female householder, no husband present, family	45,091
With own children under 18 years	26,819
Nonfamily households	170,403
Householder living alone	138,323
65 years and over	69,219

GENERAL HOUSEHOLDS
Households with one or more people under 18 years	9,005
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	8,947
Average household size	2.26
Average family size	3.02

RELATIONSHIP FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in family households	57,559
Householder	18,270
Spouse	11,910
Child	19,054
Other relatives	1,935
Nonrelatives	2,384
Unmarried partner	849
Roomer or boarder	472
Housemate or roommate	466
Unmarried partner	2,379
Foster child	68
Other	529

RELATIONSHIP NONFAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in nonfamily households	20,909
Male householder	8,321
Male householder living alone	6,196
Male householder not living alone	2,125
Female householder	8,178
Female householder living alone	6,879
Female householder not living alone	1,299
Nonrelatives	4,410
Unmarried partner	1,530
Roomer or boarder	838
Housemate or roommate	1,651
Foster child	29
Other	362

RELATIONSHIP BY SEX
Females 15 years and over	487,675
Never married	88,942
Now married	259,406
Separated	10,790
Widowed	70,340
Divorced	58,197
Males 15 years and over	N/A
Never married	N/A
Now married	N/A
Separated	8,125
Widowed	17,749
Divorced	41,831

TOTAL POPULATION BY SEX AND AGE
Total Population	82,103
Male	40,491
Under 5 years	2,527
5 to 9 years	2,629
10 to 14 years	2,437
15 to 17 years	1,476
18 and 19 years	1,132
20 years	633
21 years	556
22 to 24 years	1,760
25 to 29 years	3,432
30 to 34 years	3,375
35 to 39 years	3,580
40 to 44 years	3,110
45 to 49 years	2,755
50 to 54 years	2,342
55 to 59 years	1,863
60 and 61 years	612
62 to 64 years	960
65 and 66 years	590
67 to 69 years	867
70 to 74 years	1,340
75 to 79 years	1,070
80 to 84 years	737
85 years and over	708
Female	41,612
Under 5 years	2,455
5 to 9 years	2,347
10 to 14 years	2,347
15 to 17 years	1,304
18 and 19 years	1,141
20 years	592
21 years	541
22 to 24 years	1,682
25 to 29 years	3,196
30 to 34 years	3,093
35 to 39 years	3,147
40 to 44 years	2,919
45 to 49 years	2,662
50 to 54 years	2,576
55 to 59 years	2,009
60 and 61 years	750
62 to 64 years	1,022
65 and 66 years	659
67 to 69 years	990
70 to 74 years	1,760
75 to 79 years	1,452
80 to 84 years	1,228
85 years and over	1,740

TOTAL POPULATION BY RACE
Total population	82,103
One race	79,314
White	47,696
Black or African American	26,446
American Indian and Alaska Native	274
Asian	1,197
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	133
Some other race	169
Two or more races	2,789

RACE POPULATION IN HOUSEHOLDS
Total population in households	78,468
People who are White alone	44,947
People who are Black or African American alone	25,670
People who are American Indian and Alaska Native alone	263
People who are Asian alone	1,178
People who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	132
People who are Hispanic or Latino	14,738
People who are Some other race alone	3,525

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	1,069,257
Same house	528,923
Different house - same county	N/A
Different county - same state	77,803
Different state or abroad	184,876
Different state	138,170
Abroad	46,706

PLACE OF BIRTH (Palm Beach County)
Total resident population	1,131,184
Born in United States	132,988
State of residence	291,602
Different state	619,554
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas	23,176
Foreign born	196,852

West Palm Beach Education and School Enrollment

School enrollment refers to students currently attending school, both private and public. By understanding the school enrollment in an area, you can make decisions concerning your kids' environments and even job markets. In a table below, we provide you with the total school enrollment for children 3 years and older in the county surrounding West Palm Beach. That total enrollment is 254,671 for the population of the country, which includes West Palm Beach. Nursery school and kindergarten enrollment was 65,877 and elementary or high school enrollment was 340,957 children. College or graduate school enrollment was 50,063.

Education attainment is defined as "the highest level of education completed in terms of highest degree or the highest level or schooling completed." The table below shows the West Palm Beach population over 25 years old and their level of education achievement.

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	254,671
Pre-kindergarten	20,666
Public	8,374
Private	12,292
Kindergarten	13,462
Public	10,815
Private	N/A
Elementary school grades 1 to 8	114,150
Public	97,377
Private	16,773
Elementary and high school	170,479
Public	147,419
Private	23,060
High school grades 9 to 12	56,329
Public	50,042
Private	6,287
College, undergraduate years	41,208
Public	30,977
Private	10,231
Graduate or professional school	8,856
Public	5,108
Private	3,748
Not enrolled in school	839,886

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	817,899
Less than 9th grade	44,985
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	89,361
High school graduate	219,805
Some college, no degree	182,836
Associate's degree	54,297
Bachelor's degree	226,615
Graduate or professional degree	27.7
Percent high school graduate or higher	83.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	143,872

West Palm Beach Employment and Labor Characteristics

There are 917,453 people that are employed over the age of 16 in West Palm Beach. The West Palm Beach occupations categories include management, professional and related occupations (166,564), service occupations (85,866), sales and office occupations (140,664), farming, fishing and forestry occupations (3,953), constructions, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations (46,850) and production, transportation and material moving occupations (40,863). The 917,453 employed over the age of 16 are broken down into the class of worker. There are 393,096 private wage and salary workers, 56,979 government workers, 33,040 self-employed workers and approximately N/A unpaid family workers.

EMPLOYMENT STATUS (Palm Beach County)
Population 16 years and over	917,453
In labor force	510,379
Civilian labor force	510,046
Employed	484,760
Unemployed	25,286
Percent Unemployed	5
Armed Forces	333
Females 16 years and over	481,587
In labor force	234,460
Civilian labor force	234,392
Unemployed Civilian labor force	12,420
Armed forces	68
Males 16 years and over	435,866
In labor force	275,919
Civilian labor force	N/A
Unemployed Civilian labor force	12,866
Armed forces	265

COMMUTING TO WORK (Palm Beach County)
Workers 16 years and over	475,572
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	378,759
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	56,747
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)	N/A
Walked	6,485
Other means	4,319
Worked at home	19,454
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	11,725,420

OCCUPATION (Palm Beach County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	166,564
Management, professional, and related occupations	166,564
Service occupations	85,866
Sales and office occupations	140,664
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	3,953
Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations	46,850
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	40,863

INDUSTRY (Palm Beach County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	166,564
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	5,554
Construction	N/A
Manufacturing	30,674
Wholesale trade	17,802
Retail trade	63,726
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	21,878
Information	16,660
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	44,470
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative	60,305
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	85,576
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services	49,689
Other services, except public administration	N/A
Public administration	21,428

CLASS OF WORKER (Palm Beach County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	166,564
Private wage and salary workers	393,096
Government workers	56,979
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	33,040
Unpaid family workers	N/A

West Palm Beach Housing Characteristics

In West Palm Beach, FL there are 556,428 housing units; of those housing units, there are approximately 474,175 occupied and 82,253 vacant. Types of homes change over the years, but single family homes detached have remained fairly consistent. In West Palm Beach, there are 245,507 1-unit detached housing units. Single-family attached homes, 1-unit attached, which are also known as row houses or town homes, total 61,597 units in West Palm Beach. Apartment housing and apartment buildings are from 2-50 units and the statistics are below. With so many housing units people are always in need of West Palm Beach, FL local movers to help them move from one place to another so be sure to check out MovingIdeas.org for moving guides, West Palm Beach, FL truck rentals options, quotes and additional information.

There are several different ranges if you are looking to rent or are a renter in West Palm Beach. There are 3,115 housing units with rent less than $200, 2,933 with rent between $200-299, 13,685 with rent between $300-499 and 91,843 with rent for $500 and above. Full West Palm Beach gross rent statistics are shown in the table below. Regardless of the housing unit value, it is always suggested by MovingIdeas.org to have West Palm Beach, FL home security systems installed to keep you and your family safe.

HOUSING OCCUPANCY (Palm Beach County)
Total housing units	556,428
Occupied housing units	474,175
Vacant housing units	82,253

UNITS IN STRUCTURE (Palm Beach County)
Total housing units	556,428
1-unit, detached	245,507
1-unit, attached	61,597
2 units	17,288
3 or 4 units	40,115
5 to 9 units	36,069
10 to 19 units	34,299
20 to 49 units	51,082
50 or more units	49,834
Mobile home	20,083

HOUSING TENURE (Palm Beach County)
Occupied housing units	474,175
Owner-occupied	354,026
Renter-occupied	120,149

VEHICLES AVAILABLE (Palm Beach County)
Occupied housing units	474,175
No vehicles available	37,659
2 vehicle available	227,090
3 vehicles available	36,182
4 vehicles available	7,177
5 or more vehicles available	2,274

HOUSE HEATING FUEL (Palm Beach County)
Occupied housing units	474,175
Utility gas	13,233
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	N/A
Electricity	443,035
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	1,764
Coal or coke	9
Wood	307
Solar energy	172
Other fuel	170
No fuel used	9,967

HOUSING UNIT VALUE (Palm Beach County)
Occupied housing units	474,175
Less Than $50,000	354,026
$50,000 to $99,999	67,848
$100,000 to $149,999	65,156
$150,000 to $199,999	41,102
$200,000 to $299,999	30,230
$300,000 to $499,999	11,131
$1,000,000 or more	3,974
Median (dollars)	135,200

GROSS RENT (Palm Beach County)
Occupied units paying rent	120,149
Less than $200	3,115
$200 to $299	2,933
$300 to $499	13,685
$500 to $699	30,556
$700 to $999	40,059
$1,000 to $1,499	17,081
$1,500 or more	4,146