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West Palm Beach, Florida Economy Profile

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 West Palm Beach, Florida United States
StateFlorida
CityWest Palm Beach
Total population82,103 281,421,906
Male40,491138,053,563
Female41,612143,368,343
Median age (years)36.735.3
Total households34,769105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)36,77441,994

West Palm Beach, Florida Economy

60.47% of people are in the labor force of West Palm Beach, Florida. The total population of West Palm Beach, Florida is 82,103 people. Per capita income in West Palm Beach, Florida is equal to twenty-three thousand, one hundred and eighty-eight dollars. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers in West Palm Beach, Florida, receive $30,221, female full-time, year-round workers in West Palm Beach, Florida, are paid twenty-six thousand, four hundred and seventy-three dollars. There are one thousand, six hundred and twenty families with female householder, no husband present.

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 6.62% of workers in West Palm Beach, Florida. Eighty point zero four percent comprise private wage and salary workers in West Palm Beach, Florida. There are sixty-four Unpaid family workers in West Palm Beach, Florida. Two thousand, one hundred and three people are involved in public administration. 18.97% of workers provide educational, health and social services in West Palm Beach, Florida. The percentage of people involved into transportation and warehousing, and utilities in West Palm Beach, Florida is as follows: 4.17%.

 West Palm Beach, Florida %, West Palm Beach, Florida United States
Population 16 years and over66,212  217,168,077
In labor force40,040 60.47%63.92%
- Civilian labor force39,956 60.35%63.39%
- - Employed37,813 57.11%59.73%
- - Unemployed2,143 3.24%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force5.4  5.8
- Armed Forces84 0.13%0.53%
Not in labor force26,172 39.53%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over33,820 51.08%51.66%
In labor force18,285 27.62%29.72%
- Civilian labor force18,254 27.57%29.65%
- - Employed17,188 25.96%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years5,044 7.62%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force3,349  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over37,043  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone28,171 76.05%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled5,101 13.77%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)1,024 2.76%4.73%
Walked1,055 2.85%2.93%
Other means857 2.31%1.19%
Worked at home835 2.25%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)21.9 0.06%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over37,813  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations12,151 32.13%33.65%
Service occupations8,461 22.38%14.86%
Sales and office occupations9,702 25.66%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations297 0.79%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations3,422 9.05%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations3,780 10.0%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining405 1.07%1.87%
Construction2,909 7.69%6.78%
Manufacturing2,233 5.91%14.1%
Wholesale trade1,105 2.92%3.6%
Retail trade4,170 11.03%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities1,577 4.17%5.2%
Information1,172 3.1%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing3,361 8.89%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services4,773 12.62%9.3%
Educational, health and social services7,175 18.97%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services4,627 12.24%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)2,203 5.83%4.87%
Public administration2,103 5.56%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers30,264 80.04%78.47%
Government workers4,981 13.17%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business2,504 6.62%6.63%
Unpaid family workers64 0.17%0.31%
 West Palm Beach, Florida %, West Palm Beach, Florida United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households34,679  105,539,122
Less than $10,0004,435 12.79%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9992,680 7.73%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9994,647 13.4%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9994,760 13.73%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9995,812 16.76%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9995,849 16.87%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9992,509 7.23%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,9992,278 6.57%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999604 1.74%2.2%
$200,000 or more1,105 3.19%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)36,774  41,994
With earnings27,001 40.78%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)50,283  56,604
With Social Security income9,452 14.28%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)11,253  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income1,518 2.29%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,261  6,320
With public assistance income1,160 1.75%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,149  3,032
With retirement income4,451 6.72%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)20,735  17,376
 
Families18,451  72,261,780
Less than $10,0001,753 9.5%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,9991,208 6.55%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,9992,253 12.21%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,9992,260 12.25%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9993,184 17.26%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9993,350 18.16%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,9991,670 9.05%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,9991,497 8.11%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999509 2.76%2.75%
$200,000 or more767 4.16%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)42,074  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)23,188  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers30,221  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers26,473  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families2,675  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years2,099 78.47%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years1,074 40.15%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present1,620  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years1,388 85.68%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years712 43.95%42.27%
 
Individuals14,933  33,899,812
18 years and over9,998 66.95%65.35%
- 65 years and over1,864 12.48%9.7%
Related children under 18 years4,800 32.14%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years3,327 22.28%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over5,426 36.34%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.