Highland Beach, Florida

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Back to Highland Beach, FL housing info, Palm Beach County, Florida, FL smaller cities, FL small cities, All Cities. Homes for Sale in Highland Beach. Search By Bed, Bath, and Price Range!   Submit your own pictures of this town and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Highland Beach, FL Palm Beach County Population in July 2008: 3,965. Population change since 2000: +5.0%   Males: 1,860   (46.9%) Females: 2,105   (53.1%) Median resident age:   66.5 years Florida median age:   38.7 years Zip codes: 33487. Estimated median household income in 2008: $85,361 (it was $72,989 in 2000) Highland Beach:   $85,361 Florida:   $47,778 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $80,839 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $482,273 (it was $210,400 in 2000) Highland Beach:   $482,273 Florida:   $218,700 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $704,619; Detached houses: $1,841,457; Townhouses or other attached units: $731,671; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $977,667; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $596,074 Highland Beach, FL residents, houses, and apartments details Profiles of local businesses: Piano / Voice lessons by Inneta Kantor, M.M. Real Estate II Urban Classics Furniture Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Highland Beach: White Non-Hispanic (95.6%) Hispanic (3.0%) Two or more races (0.8%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Highland Beach: 108.5 (more than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Highland Beach, Florida on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Highland Beach is mentioned 59 times on our forum: Morning Traffic Getting Out Of Highland Beach in Boca  (1 reply) why do people with kids not live on the beach?  (80 replies) Any info on moving to Highland Beach Area?  (1 reply) Top 5 Suburbs and Bottom 5 Suburbs  (46 replies) Which City In Pbc Looks The Worst?  (55 replies) Where are all the classy people?  (58 replies) Ancestries: German (11.5%), Russian (11.0%), Italian (10.5%), United States (9.6%), Irish (9.2%), English (9.0%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 10 feet Land area: 0.49 square miles. Population density: 8094 people per square mile   (high).

Latitude: 26.40 N, Longitude: 80.07 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 561

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Highland Beach, Florida business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.77
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Highland Beach, Florida

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Highland Beach-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Florida state average. It is 8% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/1/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.4 miles away from the Highland Beach town center killed one person and injured 33 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 2/23/1965, a category 3 tornado 16.2 miles away from the town center injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Highland Beach-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Florida state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/22/1992 at 04:21:34, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 73.2 miles away from Highland Beach center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB)

Political contributions by individuals in Highland Beach, FL

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Average household size:

This town:	1.7 people
Florida:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	56.0%
Whole state:	66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.2%
Whole state:	5.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

This town:	2.1%
Whole state:	12.5%

This town:	1.9%
Whole state:	5.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Highland Beach, FL

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Here		55.9%
USA		50.2%

6.94% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($77,359 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.94%
Florida average:	8.71%

0.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,095 average AGI)

Palm Beach County:	0.18%
Florida average:	0.22%

from Broward County, FL	1.49% ($51,198 average AGI)
from Miami-Dade County, FL	0.39% ($44,535)
from Nassau County, NY	0.17% ($119,286)

6.91% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($49,513 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.91%
Florida average:	7.73%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($676 average AGI)

Palm Beach County:	0.09%
Florida average:	0.12%

to Broward County, FL	1.00% ($43,692 average AGI)
to St. Lucie County, FL	0.46% ($46,102)
to Miami-Dade County, FL	0.30% ($34,307)

• Lat: 26.393056 Lon: -80.066667, Call Sign: WPDJ664
  Assigned Frequencies : 469.612 MHz
  Grant Date: 02/24/2004, Expiration Date: 10/14/2013
  Registrant: Express Radio, 10850 Wiles Rd, Coral Springs, FL 33076, Phone: (954) 344-9050, Fax: (954) 344-9112
• 3920 S Ocean Blvd, Structure height: 9 m, Call Sign: WGB484, Licensee ID: L00111827
  Assigned Frequencies : 173.337 MHz
  Grant Date: 11/19/2003, Expiration Date: 12/21/2013
  Registrant: Highland Beach, Town Of, 3614 S Ocean Blvd, Highland Beach, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 278-4548
• 1138 Russell Dr, Structure height: 9 m, Call Sign: WPDY693, Licensee ID: L00111827
  Assigned Frequencies : 173.337 MHz
  Grant Date: 11/19/2003, Expiration Date: 12/21/2013
  Registrant: Highland Beach, Town Of, 3614 S Ocean Blvd, Highland Beach, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 278-4548

• STATION, 3407 S Ocean Blvd, Structure height: 38.1 m, Call Sign: WNEP933
  Assigned Frequencies : 2191.20 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/18/2001, Expiration Date: 12/05/2011, Cancelation Date: 06/19/2007
  Registrant: Phone: (305) 338-1227

• Aircraft: CANADAIR LTD CL-600-2B16 (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 22, Weight: 20,000+ Pounds), Engine: GE CF34 SERIES (9140 Pounds of Thrust) (Turbo-fan)
  N-Number: 203 , Serial Number: 5374, Year manufactured: 1998, Airworthiness Date: 04/30/1998
  Registrant (Corporation): Jacura Delaware Inc, 10 Ocean Pl, Highland Beach, FL 33487
• Aircraft: RYAN NAVION G (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 5, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 126 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 2435T , Serial Number: NAV-4-2435, Year manufactured: 1962, Airworthiness Date: 04/19/1962
  Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, 2444 S Ocean Blvd, Highland Beach, FL 33431
• Aircraft: YATES PETER LANCAIR IV-P (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550 SER (280 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 441L , Serial Number: LIV-177, Year manufactured: 1997, Airworthiness Date: 05/17/2004
  Registrant (Individual): Dan C Ii Hutson, 1014 Grand Ct, Highland Beach, FL 33487
• Aircraft: BEECH 58 (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 165 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 58TG , Serial Number: TH-716, Year manufactured: 1976, Airworthiness Date: 07/26/2003
  Registrant (Corporation): Germ Air Inc, 3101 S Ocean Blvd / Apt 602 Ph Towers, Highland Beach, FL 33487
• Aircraft: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-1C (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 9513U , Serial Number: AA1C-0001, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 01/28/1977
  Registrant (Individual): Kelly L Reagan, 4750 S Ocean Blvd Apt 908, Highland Beach, FL 33487

• Hazardous Condition: 1

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• #71 on the list of "Top 100 cities with oldest residents"

• #23 (33487) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Austrian first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
• #63 (33487) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of South African first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
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• #96 (33487) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Moroccan first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"

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