The Acreage, Florida

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Population in 2010: 38,704.
Males: 19,433  (50.2%)
Females: 19,271  (49.8%)
Median resident age:  40.7 years
Florida median age:  41.8 years
Estimated median household income in 2015: $56,664
The Acreage:

$56,664
FL:

$49,426

Estimated per capita income in 2015: $35,447

The Acreage CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $246,200
The Acreage:

$246,200
FL:

$179,800

Mean prices in 2015: All housing units: $350,595; Detached houses: $431,228; Townhouses or other attached units: $224,445; In 2-unit structures: $213,009; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $152,906; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $259,455; Mobile homes: $58,283; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $75,169

Median gross rent in 2015: $1,748.

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  • Races in The Acreage, FL (2015)

    The Acreage races chart
    • 24,73063.3%White alone
    • 7,25218.6%Hispanic
    • 5,38113.8%Black alone
    • 8092.1%Asian alone
    • 5111.3%Two or more races
    • 1010.3%Other race alone
    • 770.2%American Indian alone

Races in The Acreage detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2016 cost of living index in The Acreage: 102.4 (near average, U.S. average is 100)
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Ancestries: American (10.9%), Italian (7.8%), Irish (6.8%), Jamaican (6.4%), German (6.0%), Haitian (4.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

For population 25 years and over in The Acreage:

  • High school or higher: 86.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
  • Unemployed: 4.7%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 34.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in The Acreage CDP:

  • Never married: 27.2%
  • Now married: 56.9%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 5.3%
  • Divorced: 9.0%

6,550 residents are foreign born (13.2% Latin America).

This place:

16.8%
Florida:

19.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $3,460 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $3,355 (1.3%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Royal Palm Beach-West Jupiter, FL (3.5 miles , pop. 74,157).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Hialeah, FL (62.9 miles , pop. 226,419).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (942.2 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Royal Palm Beach-West Jupiter, FL (1.9 miles ), Loxahatchee Groves, FL (2.0 miles ), Royal Palm Beach, FL (2.4 miles ), Wellington, FL (2.9 miles ), Golden Lakes, FL (2.9 miles ), Cypress Lakes, FL (3.2 miles ), Glades, FL (3.2 miles ), Century Village, FL (3.2 miles ).

Latitude: 26.77 N, Longitude: 80.28 W

The Acreage household income distribution The Acreage home values distribution
Unemployment in September 2015:
Here:

5.2%
Florida:

5.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2015 (%)
Males Females
  • Construction (20%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Manufacturing (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Health care and social assistance (28%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
Most common occupations in 2015 (%)
Males Females
  • Construction and extraction occupations (16%)
  • Management occupations (12%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (23%)
  • Management occupations (10%)
  • Education, training, and library occupations (10%)
  • Sales and related occupations (7%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (7%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)

Work and jobs in The Acreage: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Tornado activity:

The Acreage-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Florida state average. It is 26% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/19/1958, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.8 miles away from the The Acreage place center killed one person and injured 24 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 3/1/1980, a category F3 tornado 38.1 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 33 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

The Acreage-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Florida state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Depth: 8.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 394.6 miles away from the city center
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 90.8 miles away from The Acreage center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 424.1 miles away from the city center
On 11/11/2002 at 23:39:29, a magnitude 4.4 (4.0 MB, 4.4 LG, Depth: 1.5 mi) earthquake occurred 390.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/11/2001 at 18:27:54, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 240.2 miles away from The Acreage center
On 3/31/1992 at 14:59:39, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 341.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Palm Beach County (24) is a lot greater than the US average (13).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 8

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 15, Tropical Storms: 4, Fires: 3, Flood: 1, Freeze: 1, Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near The Acreage:

  • WESTERN COMMUNITY DIALYSIS CENTER LLC (Dialysis Facility, about 7 miles away; ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL)
  • PALMS WEST HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 7 miles away; LOXAHATCHEE, FL)
  • ALL-CARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES INC (Home Health Center, about 8 miles away; WELLINGTON, FL)
  • LIFECARE SOLUTIONS OF PALM BEACH INC (Home Health Center, about 9 miles away; WEST PALM BEACH, FL)
  • FMC - ROYAL PALM BEACH (Dialysis Facility, about 9 miles away; WEST PALM BEACH, FL)
  • WELLINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 10 miles away; WELLINGTON, FL)
  • ORTHOPAEDIC HOME HEALTH AND REHABILITATION INC (Home Health Center, about 10 miles away; WEST PALM BEACH, FL)

Amtrak station near The Acreage:

  • 15 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.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to The Acreage:

  • Palm Beach Atlantic University (about 15 miles; West Palm Beach, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,868)
  • Palm Beach State College (about 17 miles; Lake Worth, FL; FT enrollment: 19,938)
  • Lynn University (about 29 miles; Boca Raton, FL; FT enrollment: 2,151)
  • Florida Atlantic University (about 30 miles; Boca Raton, FL; FT enrollment: 24,403)
  • Everest University-Pompano Beach (about 39 miles; Pompano Beach, FL; FT enrollment: 2,316)
  • Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale (about 42 miles; Fort Lauderdale, FL; FT enrollment: 18,270)
  • Indian River State College (about 46 miles; Fort Pierce, FL; FT enrollment: 12,211)

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Notable locations in The Acreage: Fire Station Number 22 (A), Fire Station Number 26 (B), Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Station 22 (C), Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Station 26 (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Palm Beach County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2013 was 57.1. This is better than average.

City:

57.1
U.S.:

74.7

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2007 was 0.569. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 12.4 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.569
U.S.:

0.293

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2007 was 8.03. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 12.2 miles away from the city center.

City:

8.03
U.S.:

6.40

Ozone [ppb] level in 2013 was 26.6. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 4.0 miles away from the city center.

City:

26.6
U.S.:

32.0

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 18.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 14.2 miles away from the city center.

City:

18.5
U.S.:

20.0

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 5.09. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 4.0 miles away from the city center.

City:

5.09
U.S.:

9.35
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 8.7%
(9.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 9.6% for Black residents, 6.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 2.8% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:  3.2 people
Florida:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  83.7%
Whole state:  65.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  7.0%
Whole state:  7.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households
7 people in group homes intended for adults in 2010
6 people in correctional residential facilities in 2010

Educational Attainment (%) in 2015

School Enrollment by Level of School (%) in 2015

Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

11.0
Florida average:

12.2

Presidential Elections Results

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Religion statistics for The Acreage CDP (based on Palm Beach County data)

ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic210,00636
Evangelical Protestant143,738477
Other62,520124
Mainline Protestant44,22383
Black Protestant17,53347
Orthodox5,6958
None836,419-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 259
Palm Beach County:

2.05 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 13
This county:

0.10 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 161
Palm Beach County:

1.28 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

1.28 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 284
Palm Beach County:

2.25 / 10,000 pop.
State:

3.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 1,129
Here:

8.96 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.45 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

8.7%
Florida:

9.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Palm Beach County:

19.3%
Florida:

23.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

17.3%
State:

14.0%

6.13% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($59,381 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.13%
Florida average:

7.97%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($455 average AGI)
Palm Beach County:

0.07%
Florida average:

0.11%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Broward County, FL  1.23% ($42,977 average AGI)
from Miami-Dade County, FL  0.47% ($33,950)
from St. Lucie County, FL  0.17% ($38,500)


5.88% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($41,398 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.88%
Florida average:

7.17%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($555 average AGI)
Palm Beach County:

0.08%
Florida average:

0.12%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Broward County, FL  1.20% ($36,392 average AGI)
to Miami-Dade County, FL  0.58% ($30,356)
to St. Lucie County, FL  0.20% ($35,082)

Strongest AM radio stations in The Acreage:

  • WJNO (1290 AM; 10 kW; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WJNA (640 AM; 38 kW; ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: SOUTH FLORIDA RADIO, INC.)
  • WPSP (1190 AM; 1 kW; ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: GEORGE M. ARROYO)
  • WMNE (1600 AM; 5 kW; RIVIERA BEACH, FL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WAQI (710 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: LICENSE CORPORATION #1)
  • WWNN (1470 AM; 50 kW; POMPANO BEACH, FL; Owner: WWNN LICENSE, LLC)
  • WWFE (670 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: FENIX BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WRFX (940 AM; 50 kW; MIAMI, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WEFL (760 AM; 3 kW; TEQUESTA, FL; Owner: STAR OF THE PALM BEACHES, INC.)
  • WBZT (1230 AM; 1 kW; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNMA (1210 AM; 49 kW; MIAMI SPRINGS, FL; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF MIAMI LICENSE CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in The Acreage:

  • WRMF (97.9 FM; PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: PBB LICENSES, LLC)
  • WIRK-FM (107.9 FM; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WEAT-FM (104.3 FM; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WXEL (90.7 FM; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: BARRY TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WAYF (88.1 FM; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP. INC.)
  • WOLL (105.5 FM; HOBE SOUND, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WMBX (102.3 FM; JENSEN BEACH, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WPBZ (103.1 FM; INDIANTOWN, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WWFR (91.7 FM; STUART, FL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WZZR (94.3 FM; RIVIERA BEACH, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLDI (95.5 FM; FORT PIERCE, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, 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)
  • WJBW-FM (106.3 FM; JUPITER, FL; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WCNO (89.9 FM; PALM CITY, FL; Owner: NATIONAL CHRISTIAN NETWORK, INC.)
  • WEDR (99.1 FM; MIAMI, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • W262AE (100.3 FM; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WBGF (93.5 FM; BELLE GLADE, FL; Owner: BGI BROADCASTING, L.P.)

TV broadcast stations around The Acreage:

  • WFGC (Channel 61; PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WPXP (Channel 67; LAKE WORTH, FL; Owner: PAXSON WEST PALM BEACH LICENSE, INC.)
  • WPEC (Channel 12; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF FLORIDA, INC)
  • WWHB-CA (Channel 15; STUART, FL; Owner: AMERICAN NETCOM, 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)
  • WBWP-LP (Channel 57; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: H&R PRODUCTION GROUP, LLC)
  • W47BG (Channel 47; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Owner: JACKSONVILLE EDUCATORS B/CING., INC.)
  • W53BS (Channel 53; JUPITER, FL; Owner: SPIRIT PRODUCTIONS, INC.)
  • WHDT-LP (Channel 44; MIAMI, FL; Owner: GUENTER MARKSTEINER)
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 1Number of bridges
  • 0mTotal length
  • 10,000Total average daily traffic
  • 2,000Total average daily truck traffic
  • 12,500Total future (year 2036) average daily traffic

The Acreage compared to Florida state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.

The Acreage on our top lists:

  • #63 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Jamaica (population 500+)"
  • #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest average weight of females"
  • #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
  • #28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
  • #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations"
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