West Palm Beach, Florida Neighborhood Info

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West Palm Beach, Florida QuickFacts

	West Palm Beach, Florida	United States
Total population	82,103	281,421,906
State	Florida
City	west palm beach

West Palm Beach, Florida Population

	West Palm Beach, Florida	%, West Palm Beach, Florida	United States
Male	40,491	49.32%	49.06%
Female	41,612	50.68%	50.94%
Median age (years)	36.7		35.3

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	West Palm Beach, Florida	%, West Palm Beach, Florida	United States
18 years and over	64,581	78.66%	74.31%
21 years and over	61,083	74.4%	69.97%
62 years and over	15,123	18.42%	14.66%
65 years and over	13,141	16.01%	12.43%

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	West Palm Beach, Florida	%, West Palm Beach, Florida	United States
White	47,696	58.09%	75.14%
Black or African American	26,446	32.21%	12.32%
Asian	1,197	1.46%	3.64%
Some other race	3,975	4.84%	5.46%
Two or more races	2,789	3.4%	2.43%

West Palm Beach, Florida Housing

	West Palm Beach, Florida	%, West Palm Beach, Florida	United States
Total households	34,769		105,480,101
Family households (families)	18,270	52.55%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	16,499	47.45%	31.94%

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	West Palm Beach, Florida	%, West Palm Beach, Florida	United States
Total housing units	40,398		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	5,692	14.09%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	34,769	86.07%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	18,080	44.75%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	16,689	41.31%	30.77%

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	West Palm Beach, Florida	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	777	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	6,090	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,309	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,532	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,341	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	749	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	403	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	128	0.57%
Median (dollars)	98,000	119,600

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	West Palm Beach, Florida	%, West Palm Beach, Florida	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	9,985	28.72%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	11,808	33.96%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	4,696	13.51%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	4,576	13.16%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,964	5.65%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,616	4.65%	9.65%

West Palm Beach, Florida Education

	West Palm Beach, Florida	%, West Palm Beach, Florida	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	19,294		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,206	6.25%	6.47%
Kindergarten	977	5.06%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	8,210	42.55%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	4,123	21.37%	21.38%
College or graduate school	4,778	24.76%	22.81%

West Palm Beach, Florida Economy

	West Palm Beach, Florida	%, West Palm Beach, Florida	United States
Population 16 years and over	66,212		217,168,077
In labor force	40,040	60.47%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	39,956	60.35%	63.39%
- - Employed	37,813	57.11%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	2,143	3.24%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	5.4		5.8
- Armed Forces	84	0.13%	0.53%
Not in labor force	26,172	39.53%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	33,820	51.08%	51.66%
In labor force	18,285	27.62%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	18,254	27.57%	29.65%
- - Employed	17,188	25.96%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	5,044	7.62%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	3,349		12,787,501

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	West Palm Beach, Florida	%, West Palm Beach, Florida	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	34,679		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	4,435	12.79%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,680	7.73%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	4,647	13.4%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	4,760	13.73%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	5,812	16.76%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	5,849	16.87%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,509	7.23%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,278	6.57%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	604	1.74%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	1,105	3.19%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	36,774		41,994

	West Palm Beach, Florida	%, West Palm Beach, Florida	United States
With earnings	27,001	40.78%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	50,283		56,604
With Social Security income	9,452	14.28%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,253		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,518	2.29%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,261		6,320
With public assistance income	1,160	1.75%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,149		3,032
With retirement income	4,451	6.72%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	20,735		17,376

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