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Palm Beach County

Population in July 2007: 779.
Males: 334  (42.9%)
Females: 445  (57.1%)

Median resident age:  67.2 years
Florida median age:  38.7 years

Zip codes: 33480.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,707 (it was $39,375 in 2000)
South Palm Beach:  $46,707
Florida:  $47,804

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $45,750
South Palm Beach:  $45,750
Florida:  $26,696

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $258,939 (it was $96,400 in 2000)
South Palm Beach:  $258,939
Florida:  $230,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $259,665; Detached houses: $424,290; Townhouses or other attached units: $384,229; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $519,808; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $267,725

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Races in South Palm Beach:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
  • Hispanic (2.3%)

2008 cost of living index in South Palm Beach: 94.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (15.5%), Irish (15.2%), Russian (9.7%), Italian (8.3%), English (6.3%), Polish (5.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 20 feet

Land area: 0.13 square miles.

Population density: 5800 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in South Palm Beach

  • High school or higher: 91.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 18.0%
  • Unemployed: 2.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in South Palm Beach town

  • Never married: 13.4%
  • Now married: 47.8%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 12.4%
  • Divorced: 24.2%

151 residents are foreign born (12.6% Europe, 3.9% North America, 2.4% Asia).

This town:  21.6%
Florida:  16.7%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

South Palm Beach:  2.6% ($2,472)
Florida:  1.4% ($1,262)
South Palm Beach satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Boynton Beach, FL (5.0 miles , pop. 60,389).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Hialeah, FL (53.0 miles , pop. 226,419).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (960.2 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Lantana, FL (1.2 miles ), Manalapan, FL (1.4 miles ), Hypoluxo, FL (1.5 miles ), Lake Worth, FL (1.5 miles ), Seminole Manor, FL (2.0 miles ), Atlantis, FL (2.0 miles ), Lake Worth Corridor, FL (2.1 miles ), Lake Clarke Shores, FL (2.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 26.59 N, Longitude: 80.04 W

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (20%)
  • Finance and insurance (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (30%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (11%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (6%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (5%)
  • Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (17%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other financial specialists (5%)
  • Lawyers (5%)
  • Media and communication equipment workers (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (15%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (12%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)



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Crime in South Palm Beach (2001):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 assault (139.5 per 100,000)
  • 5 burglaries (697.4 per 100,000)
  • 5 thefts (697.4 per 100,000)
  • 1 auto theft (139.5 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 115.8 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.8)

Crime in South Palm Beach (2002):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 8 burglaries (1094.4 per 100,000)
  • 19 thefts (2599.2 per 100,000)
  • 1 auto theft (136.8 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 191.5 (higher means more crime, US average = 328.4)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 8 (8 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  10.27
US city average:  3.00

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South Palm Beach-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Florida state average. It is 5% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/1/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 23.8 miles away from the South Palm 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 29.6 miles away from the town center injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


South Palm 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 73.0 miles away from South Palm Beach center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB)

South Palm Beach topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near South Palm Beach:
  • PALM BEACH GARDENS MEDICAL CENTER (about 2 miles; PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL)
  • JFK MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles; ATLANTIS, FL)
  • BETHESDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; BOYNTON BEACH, FL)

Political contributions by individuals in South Palm Beach, FL

Amtrak stations near South Palm Beach:
  • 9 miles: WEST PALM BEACH (201 S. TAMARIND AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 11 miles: DELRAY BEACH (345 S. CONGRESS AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 20 miles: DEERFIELD BEACH (1300 W. HILLSBORO BLVD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to South Palm Beach:
  • PALM BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 4 miles; LAKE WORTH, FL; Full-time enrollment: 8,390)
  • PALM BEACH ATLANTIC COLLEGE-WEST PALM BEACH (about 7 miles; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; FT enrollment: 2,109)
  • FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY-BOCA RATON (about 16 miles; BOCA RATON, FL; FT enrollment: 14,311)
  • KEISER COLLEGE (about 30 miles; Ft. Lauderdale, FL; FT enrollment: 2,879)
  • ART INSTITUTE OF FORT LAUDERDALE (about 35 miles; FT LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 2,488)
  • BROWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; FT LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 12,747)
  • NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; FT LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 12,554)

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Average household size:
This town:  1.5 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  43.3%
Whole state:  66.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.9%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  15.7%
Whole state:  12.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  8.4%
Whole state:  5.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in South Palm Beach, FL



South Palm Beach compared to Florida state average:
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School


South Palm Beach travel time to work
South Palm Beach mode of transportation to work chart


2004 Presidential Election results in Palm Beach County Florida:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (96%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
  • Utility gas (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religion statistics for South Palm Beach

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist Church Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentEpiscopal Church
Adherents47.5%6.7%2.9%2.4%1.8%
Congregations7.5%11.1%4.6%1.5%4.6%
NameAssemblies of GodEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaPresbyterian Church (USA)Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Other religions
Adherents1.3%1.1%1.1%0.9%34.3%
Congregations3.4%2.3%2.9%7.5%54.5%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 2$10,625$63,7508$2,900
Police Protection - Officers 9$39,768$53,0240$0
Sewerage 1$3,432$41,1840$0
Totals for Government 12$53,825$53,8258$2,900



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%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
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%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
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)


Strongest AM radio stations in South Palm Beach:
  • WFTL (850 AM; 50 kW; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL ENTERPRISES II, L.L.C.)
  • WLVJ (1040 AM; 25 kW; BOYNTON BEACH, FL; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL BOYNTON BEACH, INC.)
  • WWRF (1380 AM; 1 kW; LAKE WORTH, FL)
  • WPBR (1340 AM; 1 kW; LANTANA, FL; Owner: OMNI-LINGUAL BROADCASTING CORP)
  • WWNN (1470 AM; 50 kW; POMPANO BEACH, FL; Owner: WWNN LICENSE, LLC)
  • WDJA (1420 AM; 5 kW; DELRAY BEACH, FL; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL DELRAY BEACH, INC.)
  • WJNO (1290 AM; 10 kW; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WAQI (710 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: LICENSE CORPORATION #1)
  • WJNA (640 AM; 38 kW; ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: SOUTH FLORIDA RADIO, INC.)
  • WRFX (940 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWFE (670 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: FENIX BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WMNE (1600 AM; 5 kW; RIVIERA BEACH, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WNMA (1210 AM; 49 kW; MIAMI SPRINGS, FL; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF MIAMI LICENSE CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in South Palm Beach:
  • WRMF (97.9 FM; PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: PBB LICENSES, LLC)
  • WXEL (90.7 FM; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: BARRY TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WEAT-FM (104.3 FM; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WIRK-FM (107.9 FM; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WOLL (105.5 FM; HOBE SOUND, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WAYF (88.1 FM; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP. INC.)
  • W270AD (101.9 FM; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: TRINITY INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WRMB (89.3 FM; BOYNTON BEACH, FL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WRLX (92.1 FM; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKGR (98.7 FM; FORT PIERCE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WZZR (94.3 FM; RIVIERA BEACH, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMBX (102.3 FM; JENSEN BEACH, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WPBZ (103.1 FM; INDIANTOWN, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WEDR (99.1 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WWFR (91.7 FM; STUART, FL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WXDJ (95.7 FM; NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL; Owner: WXDJ LICENSING, INC.)
  • WBGG-FM (105.9 FM; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHYI-FM (100.7 FM; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKIS (99.9 FM; BOCA RATON, FL; Owner: WKIS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRMA (106.7 FM; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: WRMA LICENSING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around South Palm Beach:
  • WPTV (Channel 5; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WFLX (Channel 29; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
  • WXEL-TV (Channel 42; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: BARRY TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPEC (Channel 12; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF FLORIDA, INC)
  • WFGC (Channel 61; PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, INC.)
  • WPXP (Channel 67; LAKE WORTH, FL; Owner: PAXSON WEST PALM BEACH LICENSE, INC.)
  • WWHB-CA (Channel 15; STUART, FL; Owner: AMERICAN NETCOM, INC.)
  • WBWP-LP (Channel 57; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: H&R PRODUCTION GROUP, LLC)
  • WHDT-LP (Channel 44; MIAMI, FL; Owner: GUENTER MARKSTEINER)
  • W47BG (Channel 47; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: JACKSONVILLE EDUCATORS B/CING., INC.)
  • WTVX (Channel 34; FORT PIERCE, FL; Owner: C-34 FCC LICENSEE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WPBF (Channel 25; TEQUESTA, FL; Owner: WPBF-TV COMPANY)
  • WTCN-CA (Channel 43; PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: WILLIAM H. BROTHERS)
  • W53BS (Channel 53; JUPITER, FL; Owner: SPIRIT PRODUCTIONS, INC.)
  • W58BU (Channel 58; HALLANDALE, FL; Owner: NBC STATIONS MANAGEMENT,INC.)
  • WPPB-TV (Channel 63; BOCA RATON, FL; Owner: THE SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA)
  • WHFT-TV (Channel 45; MIAMI, FL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF FLORIDA, INC.)
  • WAMI-TV (Channel 69; HOLLYWOOD, FL; Owner: TELEFUTURA MIAMI LLC)
  • W24CA (Channel 24; MARATHON, FL; Owner: KEY COMMUNICATIONS OF TEXAS)
  • WLRN-TV (Channel 17; MIAMI, FL; Owner: THE SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI - DADE COUNTY, FL)
  • WSCV (Channel 51; FORT LAUDERDALE, FL; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF FLORIDA LICENSE CORP.)
  • WPLG (Channel 10; MIAMI, FL; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, FLORIDA, INC.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total average daily traffic: 13,450
Total average daily truck traffic: 459
Total future (year 2024) average daily traffic: 16,532

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • 7.7 Mi Wsw Of Greenacres City, Structure height: 377 m, Call Sign: WPFJ977
    Assigned Frequencies : 929.562 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/22/1999, Expiration Date: 07/22/2009, Cancelation Date: 06/28/2001
    Registrant: 1500 International Pkwy, Suite 300, Richardson, TX 75081, Phone: (972) 801-0304, Fax: (972) 801-0330



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED6$426,72710$417,5641$160,7808$583,734
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$271,7203$184,8600$02$333,960
APPLICATIONS DENIED2$732,6906$547,4281$84,1203$529,910
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$276,4002$338,9550$01$529,530
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$206,4500$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0054.01

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$140,6701$120,680
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0054.01

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 1

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