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West Palm Beach Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

West Palm Beach Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

120,932

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.9%
5 - 17:
11.7%
18 - 24:
9.8%
25 - 34:
15.8%
35 - 54:
24.7%
55 - 64:
12.2%
Over 65 Years:
19.9%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.7%
5.7%
86.7%
86.7%
37.5%
37.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

West Palm Beach
USA
$41,610
$41,610
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

West Palm Beach
USA
$64,044
$64,044
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

16.0%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Construction
Accommodation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Education
Administration
Transportation
Other
Manufacturing
Finance
Arts
Public Service
Real estate
Wholesale
14.7%
14.7%
11.6%
11.6%
8.3%
8.3%
7.9%
7.9%
7.9%
7.9%
7.0%
7.0%
6.9%
6.9%
6.0%
6.0%
5.8%
5.8%
5.1%
5.1%
3.8%
3.8%
3.1%
3.1%
2.9%
2.9%
2.8%
2.8%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
37.9%
37.9%
31.4%
31.4%
24.7%
24.7%
3.4%
3.4%
2.5%
2.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
German
English
Italian
Haitian
Jamaican
African
Polish
Russian
French
Scottish
European
Scots-Irish
Ukrainian
Hungarian
Dutch
Lithuanian
Norwegian
Austrian
British
6.8%
6.8%
6.1%
6.1%
5.8%
5.8%
5.3%
5.3%
5.1%
5.1%
4.4%
4.4%
2.9%
2.9%
2.2%
2.2%
2.0%
2.0%
1.8%
1.8%
1.3%
1.3%
0.8%
0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
French
French Creole
Langs. of India
Other Asian languages
German/Yiddish
African languages
Arabic
Tagalog
Polish
Slavic languages
Chinese
Russian
Portuguese
Scandinavian languages
Italian
Korean
Other Indo-European
Vietnamese
67.8%
67.8%
20.4%
20.4%
5.6%
5.6%
4.4%
4.4%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born West Palm Beach Residents

28.1%