West Palm Beach city, FL

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 117,588 ( 17,669 from 2010 )
Land area: 53.8 square miles
Population density: 2184.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	44,619	37.95%	7.3%
Black:	36,921	31.40%	17.3%
Indian:	27	0.02%	86.8%
Asian:	2,988	2.54%	30.8%
2+ races:	3,660	3.11%	144.5%
Hispanic:	29,005	24.67%	28.3%

Total non-White:	72,969	62.05%	25.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	3,031	3.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	14,638	17.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
99,919
41,588	41.62%
31,474	31.50%
205	0.21%
2,284	2.29%
1,497	1.50%
22,601	22.62%
58,331	58.38%

2000
81,539
37,646	46.17%
25,493	31.26%
121	0.15%
1,257	1.54%
1,891	2.32%
15,007	18.40%
43,893	53.83%

1990
67,643
36,023	53.25%
21,365	31.58%
154	0.23%
901	1.33%
n/a
9,200	13.60%
31,620	46.75%

1980
63,305
40,059	63.28%
17,372	27.44%
36	0.06%
368	0.58%
n/a
5,353	8.46%
23,246	36.72%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

3,942	4.8
14,438	17.7

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,623	2.4
12,273	18.1

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-4,036	-6.4
8,374	13.2

Age, Family & Household Data for West Palm Beach city, FL

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.2
20,702	17.6%
96,886	82.4%
23,388	19.9%

49,348
2.30

26,164	53.0%
16,032	61.3%
3,088	11.8%
23,184	47.0%

2010
Number	Percent
38.1
19,870	19.9%
80,049	80.1%
16,010	16.0%

42,912
2.26

23,068	53.8%
14,436	62.6%
3,594	15.6%
19,844	46.2%

2000
Number	Percent
37.1
17,066	20.9%
64,473	79.1%
13,296	16.3%

34,679
2.25

18,451	53.2%
12,178	66.0%
2,557	13.9%
16,228	46.8%

1990
Number	Percent
35.4
13,712	20.3%
53,931	79.7%
12,359	18.3%

28,774
2.27

16,064	55.8%
11,298	70.3%
1,996	12.4%
12,710	44.2%

1980
Number	Percent
36.0
13,757	21.7%
49,548	78.3%
12,809	20.2%

26,578
2.32

15,822	59.5%
11,837	74.8%
1,719	10.9%
10,756	40.5%

2022 Housing Data for West Palm Beach city, FL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,165	6.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,968	4.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,540	5.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,790	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,442	4.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,050	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,564	3.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,915	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,051	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,778	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,049	10.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,314	12.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,804	9.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,945	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,937	6.0%
$200,000 or more	4,036	8.2%

Median Household Income	64,044
Per Capita Income	41,610

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,800	3.6%
Public Assistance	1,094	2.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,336	16.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	39,248	70.6%
Unemployed	2,820	5.1%
In Armed Forces	53	0.1%

Total Labor Force	42,121	75.8%
Not in Labor Force	13,463	24.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	22,328	18,925	54.1%
Non-Profit	1,195	2,484	32.5%
Self-Employed	4,541	2,649	63.2%

Local Government	1,428	2,461	36.7%
State Government	513	1,222	29.6%
Federal Government	275	478	36.5%

Total Private + Self	26,869	21,574	55.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	3,411	6,645	33.9%
Total	30,280	28,219	51.8%

Pct. Govt.	10.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	9,239	15.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	12,135	20.7%
Professional, Technical	13,677	23.3%
Service Occupations	12,062	20.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	483	0.8%
All others	11,469	19.6%

White Collar		59.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	8,626	14.7%
Retail trade	6,779	11.6%
Construction	4,876	8.3%
Accommodation and food services	4,656	7.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,648	7.9%
Educational services	4,099	7.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,047	6.9%
Transportation and warehousing	3,528	6.0%
Other services	3,393	5.8%
Manufacturing	3,010	5.1%
Finance and insurance	2,241	3.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,792	3.1%
Public administration	1,718	2.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,638	2.8%
Wholesale trade	1,293	2.2%
Information	1,078	1.8%
Utilities	641	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	502	0.9%
Management	17	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,198	2.72%
Puerto Rican	3,198	2.72%
Cuban	6,190	5.26%
Dominican	1,248	1.06%

Total Central American	8,425	7.16%
Costa Rican	218	0.19%
Guatemalan	5,999	5.10%
Honduran	695	0.59%
Nicaraguan	950	0.81%
Panamanian	217	0.18%
Salvadoran	346	0.29%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	5,329	4.53%
Argentinean	363	0.31%
Bolivian	82	0.07%
Chilean	346	0.29%
Colombian	1,781	1.51%
Ecuadorian	997	0.85%
Paraguayan	17	0.01%
Peruvian	1,287	1.09%
Uruguayan	135	0.11%
Venezuelan	282	0.24%
Other South American	39	0.03%

Other Hispanic	1,417	1.21%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	613	0.52%
Chinese	611	0.52%
Filipino	597	0.51%
Korean	224	0.19%
Vietnamese	145	0.12%
Thai	130	0.11%
Indonesian	117	0.10%
Japanese	49	0.04%
Bangladeshi	36	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	74,996	67.8%
Spanish	22,601	20.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	6,202	5.6%
Other Indo-European	1,900	1.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,159	1.0%
German, other Germanic	1,039	0.9%
Other	886	0.8%
Arabic	460	0.4%
Tagalog	398	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	7,993	6.8%
German	7,161	6.1%
English	6,842	5.8%
Italian	6,273	5.3%
Haitian	5,963	5.1%
Jamaican	5,180	4.4%
American	3,610	3.1%
African	3,421	2.9%
Polish	2,558	2.2%
Russian	2,309	2.0%
French	2,107	1.8%
Scottish	1,508	1.3%
European	887	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	634	0.5%
Ukrainian	612	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	101,492	86.3%
Not a citizen	16,096	13.7%

Native	84,513	71.9%
Foreign-born	33,075	28.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6,107	7.2%	5,226	6.1%	18,098	21.2%	23,957	28.1%	19,825	23.2%	12,174	14.3%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6,107	7.2%
9-12 Years	5,226	6.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	18,098	21.2%
Some College	23,957	28.1%
Bach. Degree	19,825	23.2%
Grad Degree	12,174	14.3%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +3,599	D +1,379	R + 3.4%
D +4,978
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	56%	Joe Biden (D)	34,873	66.0%	Donald Trump* (R)	17,427	33.0%	545	1.0%	52,845	-18	-14	0.48%
2016	51%	Hillary Clinton (D)	29,895	66.1%	Donald Trump (R)	13,828	30.6%	1,509	3.3%	45,232	-18	-15	0.48%

2020 President, West Palm Beach city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

34,873

66.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

17,427

33.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

259

0.5%

Other

286

0.5%

TOTAL

52,845

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): -18	Diff (US): -14

2016 President, West Palm Beach city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

29,895

66.1%

Donald Trump (R)

13,828

30.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

762

1.7%

Jill Stein (Grn)

342

0.8%

Other

405

0.9%

TOTAL

45,232

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): -18	Diff (US): -15

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for West Palm Beach city, FL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	36%	Val Demings (D)	20,152	59.4%	Marco Rubio* (R)	13,437	39.6%	348 [+]	1.0%	33,937	-18	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Steven Grant (I) 147 (0.4%); Dennis Misigoy (Libertarian) 115 (0.3%); Tuan Nguyen (I) 62 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 24 (0.1%);
2022	G	36%	Charlie Crist (D)	19,626	57.8%	Ron DeSantis* (R)	14,123	41.6%	230 [+]	0.7%	33,979	-18	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Carmen Gimenez (I) 147 (0.4%); Hector Roos (Libertarian) 83 (0.2%);
2018	S1	43%	Bill Nelson* (D)	26,949	68.3%	Rick Scott (R)	12,499	31.7%	0	0.0%	39,448	-18	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	43%	Andrew Gillum (D)	27,011	68.7%	Ron DeSantis (R)	12,067	30.7%	250 [+]	0.6%	39,328	-19	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 153 (0.4%); Darcy Richardson (Reform) 97 (0.2%);
2016	S3	50%	Patrick Murphy (D)	27,987	63.0%	Marco Rubio* (R)	15,428	34.7%	996 [+]	2.2%	44,411	-17	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Paul Stanton (Libertarian) 513 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 483 (1.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	59,239
Median Value	$324,800

Occupied	49,348	83.3%
Vacant	9,891	16.7%

Owned	24,552	49.8%
Rented	24,796	50.2%
Median Rent	$1,614

Single-Family Units	27,967	47.2%
Detached	23,105	39.0%
Attached	4,862	8.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	24,586	41.5%
Mobile Homes	315	0.5%

West Palm Beach city, FL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for West Palm Beach city, FL

2022 Housing Data for West Palm Beach city, FL

2022 Income & Employment Data for West Palm Beach city, FL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for West Palm Beach city, FL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for West Palm Beach city, FL

Historical Presidential Election Results for West Palm Beach city, FL

Historical Statewide Election Results for West Palm Beach city, FL