Palm Beach County, Florida (FL)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 138,552
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 354,024
Renter-occupied apartments: 155,734 (it was 120,151 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 25% |
State: | 33% |
Land area: 1974 sq. mi.
Water area: 412.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 759 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (21.5%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (17.0%), Retail trade (12.9%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 82%
- Government: 11%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 760,68850.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 358,17623.9%Hispanic or Latino
- 265,92217.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 58,4503.9%Two or more races
- 42,1862.8%Asian alone
- 11,9370.8%Some other race alone
- 4440.03%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 1840.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 45.4 years |
Florida median age: | 42.8 years |
Males: 730,443 | ![]() |
Females: 767,544 | ![]() |

Palm Beach County: | 2.0 people |
Florida: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $70,002 ($45,062 in 1999)
This county: | $70,002 |
Florida: | $63,062 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $1,418 (lower quartile is $1,070, upper quartile is $1,842)
This county: | $1418 |
State: | $1202 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $363,000 (it was $115,000 in 2000)
Palm Beach: | $363,000 |
Florida: | $290,700 |
Mean price in 2021:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,961Detached houses: $608,018
Here: $608,018 State: $399,750 Townhouses or other attached units: $322,746
Here: $322,746 State: $293,437 In 2-unit structures: $314,356
Here: $314,356 State: $321,785 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $205,908
Here: $205,908 State: $237,420 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $406,415
Here: $406,415 State: $369,045 Mobile homes: $96,166
Here: $96,166 State: $101,985 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $125,345
Here: $125,345 State: $76,611
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $755
Institutionalized population: 12,309
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 22
- Rapes: 196
- Robberies: 230
- Assaults: 990
- Burglaries: 892
- Thefts: 6745
- Auto thefts: 902
Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 31
- Rapes: 215
- Robberies: 290
- Assaults: 1053
- Burglaries: 1073
- Thefts: 7255
- Auto thefts: 809
Health of residents in Palm Beach County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.68.5% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
40.3% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
54.9% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
69.0% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 188 pounds. This is less than average.
Average weight of females is 154 pounds. This is less than average.
Health of residents in Palm Beach County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.76.0% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
49.2% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
90.2% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
76.1% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 189 pounds. This is less than average.
Average weight of females is 149 pounds. This is less than average.
21.2% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 4210 buildings, average cost: $433,100
- 2020: 4244 buildings, average cost: $375,200
- 2019: 3263 buildings, average cost: $414,500
- 2018: 2993 buildings, average cost: $386,300
- 2017: 2622 buildings, average cost: $389,300
- 2016: 2297 buildings, average cost: $389,900
- 2015: 2848 buildings, average cost: $366,900
- 2014: 2533 buildings, average cost: $383,400
- 2013: 2669 buildings, average cost: $366,900
- 2012: 2247 buildings, average cost: $351,200
- 2011: 1895 buildings, average cost: $344,400
- 2010: 1251 buildings, average cost: $308,500
- 2009: 1102 buildings, average cost: $271,600
- 2008: 1278 buildings, average cost: $301,200
- 2007: 2101 buildings, average cost: $331,700
- 2006: 4652 buildings, average cost: $270,700
- 2005: 8689 buildings, average cost: $247,100
- 2004: 10266 buildings, average cost: $209,200
- 2003: 10920 buildings, average cost: $184,100
- 2002: 9437 buildings, average cost: $166,900
- 2001: 7538 buildings, average cost: $151,800
- 2000: 6769 buildings, average cost: $155,900
- 1999: 6428 buildings, average cost: $138,100
- 1998: 6387 buildings, average cost: $132,700
- 1997: 6190 buildings, average cost: $130,900
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $3,633 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $2,900 (0.9%)
Palm Beach County: | 11.4% |
Florida: | 13.1% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 45.4 years old
(Males: 43.8 years old, Females: 47.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 56.6 years old, Black residents: 34.8 years old, American Indian residents: 32.6 years old, Asian residents: 44.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 36.7 years old, Other race residents: 35.2 years old)
Area name: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Palm Beach County is $752 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $911 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1205 a month.
Cities in this county include: Sunshine Parkway, West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Royal Palm Beach-West Jupiter, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Jupiter, The Acreage, Wellington, Lake Worth.
Zip Code | City | Certified Residential Database | Mandatory Residential Database | Mandatory Non-Residential Database | |||
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Buildings Measured | Above 4 pCi/L (%) | Buildings Measured | Above 4 pCi/L (%) | Buildings Measured | Above 4 pCi/L (%) | ||
33401 | West Palm Beach | 31 | 52 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
33402 | West Palm Beach | - | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
33403 | West Palm Beach | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
33404 | West Palm Beach | 8 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
33405 | West Palm Beach | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
33406 | West Palm Beach | 36 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
33407 | West Palm Beach | 36 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
33408 | North Palm Beach | 45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
33409 | West Palm Beach | 595 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
33410 | Palm Beach Gardens | 134 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
33411 | West Palm Beach | 245 | 66 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
33412 | West Palm Beach | 13 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
33413 | West Palm Beach | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
33414 | West Palm Beach | 174 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
33415 | West Palm Beach | 39 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
33417 | West Palm Beach | 76 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
33418 | Palm Beach Gardens | 127 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
33422 | West Palm Beach | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
33426 | Boynton Beach | 45 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
33428 | Boca Raton | 636 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
33430 | Belle Glade | - | - | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
33431 | Boca Raton | 62 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
33432 | Boca Raton | 41 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
33433 | Boca Raton | 1026 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
33434 | Boca Raton | 134 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
33435 | Boynton Beach | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
33436 | Boynton Beach | 91 | 28 | - | - | - | - |
33437 | Boynton Beach | 64 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
33438 | Canal Point | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
33444 | Delray Beach | 227 | 37 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
33445 | Delray Beach | 260 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
33446 | Delray Beach | 21 | 29 | - | - | - | - |
33458 | Jupiter | 124 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
33460 | Lake Worth | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
33461 | Lake Worth | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
33462 | Lake Worth | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
33463 | Lake Worth | 37 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
33467 | Lake Worth | 70 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
33469 | Jupiter | 67 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
33470 | Loxahatchee | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
33476 | Pahokee | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
33477 | Jupiter | 51 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
33478 | Jupiter | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
33480 | Palm Beach | 74 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
33483 | Delray Beach | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
33484 | Delray Beach | 24 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
33486 | Boca Raton | 199 | 11 | - | - | - | - |
33487 | Boca Raton | 73 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
33493 | South Bay | - | - | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
33496 | Boca Raton | 326 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
33498 | Boca Raton | 81 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Palm Beach County: Felda (A), Browns Indian Trading Post (B), Camp Everglades (C), Point of Cypress (D), City of Clewiston Wastewater Treatment Facility (E), Felda Volunteer Fire Department (F), Big Cypress Fire and Emergency Medical Services (G), Hendry Correctional Institution (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Palm Beach County include: Faith Chapel Pentecostal Church of God (A), Christ the King Lutheran Church (B), Mount Zion Church (C), Turning Point Church of God (D), High Haven Church (E), Big Cypress Church (F), New Testament Church (G), Felda Church (H), Covenant Presbyterian Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Ridgelawn Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and swamps: Okaloacoochee Slough (A), Cattail Lake (B), Rocky Lake (C), Fye Pond (D), Cow Slough (E), Tony Strand (F), Rocky Lake Strand (G), Little Lard Can Slough (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Pollywog Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Neighboring counties: Charlotte County , Glades County
, Brooks County, Texas
, Hardee County
, Cameron County, Texas
, Lee County
, Martin County
, Willacy County, Texas
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Here: | 2.6% |
Florida: | 2.6% |
Current college students: 50,064
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 39.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 409,239 (59.7% naturalized citizens)
Palm Beach County: | 27.3% |
Whole state: | 21.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 123,6492010 or later
- 103,4692000 to 2009
- 73,9611990 to 1999
- 48,7231980 to 1989
- 22,3431970 to 1979
- 43,998Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 88.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 323,664
- One, attached: 82,228
- Two: 18,173
- 3 or 4: 48,068
- 5 to 9: 44,318
- 10 to 19: 39,028
- 20 to 49: 60,742
- 50 or more: 77,813
- Mobile homes: 19,613
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 161
Housing units in Palm Beach County with a mortgage: 222,540 (22,230 second mortgage, 456 home equity loan, 17,943 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,055
Here: | 97.4% with mortgage |
State: | 97.4% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Palm Beach County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
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Catholic | 210,006 | 36 |
Evangelical Protestant | 143,738 | 477 |
Other | 62,520 | 124 |
Mainline Protestant | 44,223 | 83 |
Black Protestant | 17,533 | 47 |
Orthodox | 5,695 | 8 |
None | 836,419 | - |
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.
Food Environment Statistics:
Palm Beach County: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.10 / 10,000 pop. |
Florida: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.28 / 10,000 pop. |
Florida: | 1.28 / 10,000 pop. |
Palm Beach County: | 2.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Florida: | 3.04 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 8.96 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Palm Beach County: | 8.7% |
Florida: | 9.2% |
Palm Beach County: | 19.3% |
State: | 23.7% |
Here: | 17.3% |
State: | 14.0% |
Agriculture in Palm Beach County:
Average size of farms: 483 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $684,565
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $1756.14
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 21.71%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.93%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $399,278
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 79.98%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 97.45%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $60,546
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 66.76%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.02
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.29%
Vegetables: 58,645 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 8,656 acres
Tornado activity:
Palm Beach County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Florida state average. It is 16881070.6 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 30 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/9/1968, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 17 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Palm Beach County-area historical earthquake activity is above Florida state average. It is 94% 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, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 400.5 miles away from Palm Beach County 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 82.1 miles away from the county center
On 6/23/2016 at 17:20:29, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML) earthquake occurred 236.4 miles away from the county center
On 7/16/2016 at 20:00:10, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MB) earthquake occurred 221.0 miles away from the county center
On 9/21/2016 at 16:30:52, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML) earthquake occurred 241.2 miles away from Palm Beach County center
On 9/4/2016 at 18:29:29, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML) earthquake occurred 242.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Florida Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4486, Natural disaster type: Other
- Florida Hurricane Dorian, Incident Period: August 28, 2019 - September 9, 2019, FEMA Id: 4468, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Florida Hurricane Irma, Incident Period: September 4, 2017 - October 18, 2017, FEMA Id: 4337, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Florida Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 03, 2016 to October 19, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3377: October 06, 2016, FEMA Id: 3377, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Florida Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 03, 2016 to October 19, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4283: October 08, 2016, FEMA Id: 4283, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Florida Hurricane Isaac, Incident Period: August 27, 2012 to August 29, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4084: October 18, 2012, FEMA Id: 4084, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Florida Tropical Storm Fay, Incident Period: August 18, 2008 to September 12, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1785: August 24, 2008, FEMA Id: 1785, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- Florida Tropical Storm Fay, Incident Period: August 18, 2008 to September 12, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3288: August 21, 2008, FEMA Id: 3288, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- Florida Hurricane Wilma, Incident Period: October 23, 2005 to November 18, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1609: October 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1609, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Florida Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3220: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3220, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- 17 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Palm Beach County (27) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 8
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 17, Tropical Storms: 4, Fires: 3, Flood: 1, Freeze: 1, Storm: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 491,206 (69.8%)
- Carpooled: 70,271 (10.0%)
- Bus: 5,057 (0.7%)
- Subway or elevated rail: 168 (0.0%)
- Long-distance train or commuter rail: 980 (0.1%)
- Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 233 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 13,738 (2.0%)
- Bicycle: 2,026 (0.3%)
- Walked: 6,460 (0.9%)
- Worked at home: 114,030 (16.2%)
- Health care and social assistance (20%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (23%)
- Retail trade (14%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Management occupations (13%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (15%)
- Sales and related occupations (13%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (7%)
- Healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
- Haiti (17%)
- Cuba (11%)
- Mexico (7%)
- Jamaica (7%)
- Guatemala (6%)
- Colombia (6%)
- Brazil (4%)
- Haitian (9%)
- American (7%)
- Italian (6%)
- English (4%)
- Irish (4%)
- German (4%)
- Jamaican (3%)
People in group quarters in Palm Beach County, Florida in 2010:
- 5,764 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 4,167 people in college/university student housing
- 3,087 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 2,962 people in state prisons
- 1,227 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 827 people in group homes intended for adults
- 711 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 372 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 357 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 158 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 109 people in residential schools for people with disabilities
- 100 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 53 people in in-patient hospice facilities
- 37 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 28 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 6 people in correctional residential facilities
- 5 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
- 2 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
People in group quarters in Palm Beach County, Florida in 2000:
- 6,261 people in nursing homes
- 3,135 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 2,381 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 2,270 people in state prisons
- 1,670 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 1,648 people in other group homes
- 706 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 258 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 230 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 196 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 129 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 81 people in religious group quarters
- 77 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 77 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 72 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 67 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 49 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 43 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 25 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 14 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 6 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
- 5 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 4 people in military barracks, etc.
7.12% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($242,201 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 7.12% |
Florida average: | 8.80% |
0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($131 average AGI)
Palm Beach County: 0.02% Florida average: 0.05%
2.97% relocated from other counties in Florida ($35,943 average AGI)
4.13% relocated from other states ($206,127 average AGI)
Palm Beach County: 4.13% Florida average: 4.38%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Broward County, FL | ![]() |
from Miami-Dade County, FL | ![]() |
from New York County, NY | ![]() |
from Nassau County, NY | ![]() |
from St. Lucie County, FL | ![]() |
from Suffolk County, NY | ![]() |
from Martin County, FL | ![]() |
6.27% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($96,101 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.27% |
Florida average: | 7.45% |
0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($206 average AGI)
Palm Beach County: 0.02% Florida average: 0.04%
3.34% relocated to other counties in Florida ($46,133 average AGI)
2.91% relocated to other states ($49,762 average AGI)
Palm Beach County: 2.91% Florida average: 2.97%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Broward County, FL | ![]() |
to St. Lucie County, FL | ![]() |
to Miami-Dade County, FL | ![]() |
to Martin County, FL | ![]() |
to Orange County, FL | ![]() |
to Hillsborough County, FL | ![]() |
to Lee County, FL | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.9
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 10.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2018: 4.8
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 8.2%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 249,260 (228,526 aged, 20,734 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 52,707 (19%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Palm Beach County, Florida in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (27,643)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (17,768)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (13,901)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (11,259)
- Unspecified dementia (11,096)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (9,001)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (8,407)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (8,323)
- Ischaemic cardiomyopathy (6,253)
- Pancreas, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (5,119)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 13,035
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 251
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 28,828
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,270
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,107
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 8
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 59
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 76
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 15
Fitness & recreation sports centers per 100,000 population in 2005: 6,140
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 57.7. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 40.2
- Cut/Pierce - 5.8
- Other - 11.7
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 129.3. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 59.6
- Poisoning - 28.3
- Suffocation - 23.5
- Fall - 4.3
- Cut/Pierce - 3.2
- Drowning - 3.0
- Other - 7.5
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,497,987- Male householders: 287,971 (74,802 living alone), Female householders: 307,476 (106,814 living alone)
269,941 spouses (266,105 opposite-sex spouses), 44,162 unmarried partners, (42,466 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 387,645 children (364,673 natural, 8,769 adopted, 14,203 stepchildren), 27,867 grandchildren, 31,129 brothers or sisters, 34,520 parents, 181 foster children, 39,891 other relatives, 46,815 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 20,389
Size of family households: 183,752 2-persons, 77,806 3-persons, 64,191 4-persons, 28,658 5-persons, 11,688 6-persons, 6,232 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 181,616 1-person, 36,479 2-persons, 3,493 3-persons, 695 4-persons, 701 5-persons, 45 6-persons, 91 7-or-more-persons.
167,106 married couples with children.
77,805 single-parent households (22,017 men, 55,788 women).
66.1% of residents of Palm Beach speak English at home.
19.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
11.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $7,403,842,000 ($5,955 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $290,218,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $3,595,928,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $2,391,752,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $15,175,000
Federal grants: $710,685,000
Federal procurement contracts: $304,768,000 ($158,924,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $385,535,000 ($30,707,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,139,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $355,021,000
Federal Government insurance: $28,144,445,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 76,665Here: | 60 per 1000 residents |
State: | 63 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 69,707
Here: | 55 per 1000 residents |
State: | 49 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +41,325
Here: | +33 per 1000 residents |
State: | +30 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +90,812
Here: | +72 per 1000 residents |
State: | +59 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 229.84 millions of gallons per day (85% from ground, 15% from surface)
Here: | 5.6 |
State: | 5.9 |
Here: | 4.1 |
State: | 4.2 |
- Year house built in Palm Beach County, Florida
- 5,2172020 or later
- 57,8672010 to 2019
- 115,5662000 to 2009
- 112,0851990 to 1999
- 191,5091980 to 1989
- 127,8251970 to 1979
- 52,3181960 to 1969
- 32,0401950 to 1959
- 6,8371940 to 1949
- 12,5441939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Palm Beach County, Florida
- 1,7341 room
- 2,2062 rooms
- 22,2253 rooms
- 78,9484 rooms
- 97,0935 rooms
- 82,4176 rooms
- 53,7247 rooms
- 40,3078 rooms
- 40,4829+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Palm Beach County, Florida
- 6,8811 room
- 11,1592 rooms
- 37,4763 rooms
- 55,2564 rooms
- 34,5895 rooms
- 17,5676 rooms
- 7,5217 rooms
- 2,5818 rooms
- 3,2819+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Palm Beach County, Florida
- 2,428no bedroom
- 15,0591 bedroom
- 129,9072 bedrooms
- 182,3053 bedrooms
- 67,1354 bedrooms
- 22,3025+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Palm Beach County, Florida
- 7,779no bedroom
- 41,5071 bedroom
- 78,3112 bedrooms
- 37,9263 bedrooms
- 9,3634 bedrooms
- 1,4255+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Palm Beach County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 14,494no vehicle
- 152,7781 vehicle
- 175,2342 vehicles
- 54,4373 vehicles
- 16,9444 vehicles
- 5,2495+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Palm Beach County in renter-occupied apartments
- 20,148no vehicle
- 87,4421 vehicle
- 51,3872 vehicles
- 14,1063 vehicles
- 2,6524 vehicles
- 5765+ vehicles
86.4% of Palm Beach County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Florida.
Palm Beach County: | 86.4% |
State average: | 85.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 450,248
- Other state: 605,432
- Northeast: 377,333
- Midwest: 103,606
- South: 91,122
- West: 33,371
- 92.1%Electricity
- 3.8%Utility gas
- 3.3%No fuel used
- 0.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.2%Solar energy
- 91.8%Electricity
- 4.5%No fuel used
- 3.3%Utility gas
- 0.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 13.8% |
Florida: | 16.0% |
Here: | 13.9% |
Florida: | 12.9% |
Here: | 26.0% |
Florida: | 21.7% |
Palm Beach County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $308,617,000
Cash and Securities: $170,338,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $303,800,000
Solid Waste Management: $282,842,000
Other: $253,230,000
Other: $238,896,000
Sewerage: $78,364,000
Sewerage: $73,575,000
Air Transportation: $70,084,000
Air Transportation: $66,606,000
Parks and Recreation: $26,850,000
Parks and Recreation: $21,524,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,692,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,333,000
Parking Facilities: $1,523,000
Regular Highways: $787,000
Regular Highways: $675,000
Parking Facilities: $408,000
- Construction - General - Other: $72,413,000
Sewerage: $70,207,000
Sewerage: $58,489,000
Regular Highways: $48,915,000
Regular Highways: $34,278,000
General - Other: $12,504,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $472,292,000
Police Protection: $411,502,000
Local Fire Protection: $296,585,000
Solid Waste Management: $271,977,000
Local Fire Protection: $271,850,000
Solid Waste Management: $255,042,000
General - Other: $218,156,000
General - Other: $191,211,000
Correctional Institutions: $169,597,000
Correctional Institutions: $158,439,000
Financial Administration: $113,847,000
Financial Administration: $105,663,000
Transit Utilities: $102,386,000
Transit Utilities: $95,008,000
Sewerage: $93,523,000
Parks and Recreation: $80,070,000
Sewerage: $80,062,000
Air Transportation: $77,498,000
Air Transportation: $73,505,000
Parks and Recreation: $66,821,000
Water Utilities: $62,350,000
Regular Highways: $60,782,000
Health - Other: $54,346,000
Water Utilities: $53,377,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $51,475,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $49,637,000
Libraries: $44,207,000
Health - Other: $42,765,000
Regular Highways: $40,174,000
Libraries: $39,860,000
General Public Buildings: $31,440,000
General Public Buildings: $29,896,000
Natural Resources - Other: $29,623,000
Central Staff Services: $27,488,000
Natural Resources - Other: $27,263,000
Housing and Community Development: $25,672,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $22,051,000
Central Staff Services: $21,361,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $18,294,000
Housing and Community Development: $17,974,000
Public Welfare - Other: $4,888,000
Public Welfare - Other: $4,457,000
Parking Facilities: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $35,726,000
Other: $32,693,000
Other: $21,422,000
Public Welfare: $15,799,000
Public Welfare: $14,745,000
Highways: $6,785,000
Transit Utilities: $1,988,000
Transit Utilities: $1,891,000
General Local Government Support: $15,000
General Local Government Support: $14,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $38,943,000
Interest on Debt: $33,652,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $33,000,000
Health - Other: $33,000,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $56,762,000
Other: $22,782,000
General Local Government Support: $128,000
General Local Government Support: $96,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,187,263,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,109,102,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,027,466,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $943,151,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $85,586,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $84,315,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,442,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $64,639,000
Special Assessments: $55,740,000
Special Assessments: $46,966,000
General Revenue - Other: $46,570,000
General Revenue - Other: $42,069,000
Interest Earnings: $29,757,000
Donations From Private Sources: $15,472,000
Fines and Forfeits: $7,529,000
Fines and Forfeits: $7,090,000
Donations From Private Sources: $6,481,000
Sale of Property: $4,633,000
Sale of Property: $3,993,000
Rents: $3,015,000
Rents: $2,238,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $26,277,000
Police Protection: $18,536,000
Parks and Recreation: $15,200,000
Central Staff Services: $14,671,000
Parks and Recreation: $13,044,000
Local Fire Protection: $12,168,000
Local Fire Protection: $9,648,000
Transit Utilities: $7,923,000
Natural Resources - Other: $6,478,000
Libraries: $3,909,000
Libraries: $3,807,000
Transit Utilities: $3,416,000
Financial Administration: $2,298,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,401,000
Central Staff Services: $1,230,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $669,000
Financial Administration: $591,000
Natural Resources - Other: $461,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $366,000
Health - Other: $272,000
Housing and Community Development: $195,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $150,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $131,000
Health - Other: $122,000
Correctional Institutions: $106,000
Correctional Institutions: $88,000
General Public Building: $18,000
Public Welfare - Other: $18,000
General Public Building: $9,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,138,434,000
Cash and Securities: $1,028,115,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $121,567,000
Water Utilities: $114,138,000
Transit Utilities: $10,539,000
Transit Utilities: $10,320,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $744,350,000
Cash and Securities: $567,713,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $130,444,000
General Local Government Support: $121,224,000
Other: $109,661,000
Other: $75,836,000
Highways: $36,755,000
Highways: $26,627,000
Public Welfare: $9,958,000
Public Welfare: $4,154,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,654,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,630,000
- Tax - Property: $1,272,976,000
Property: $1,077,748,000
Public Utilities Sales: $70,775,000
Public Utilities Sales: $66,201,000
Other Selective Sales: $54,203,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $53,799,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $53,297,000
Other Selective Sales: $48,535,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $44,294,000
Other License: $40,567,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $40,484,000
Other License: $22,590,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $480,000
: $258,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $5,441,000
Interest on Debt: $4,074,000
Palm Beach County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $308,617,000
Cash and Securities: $170,338,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $303,800,000
Solid Waste Management: $282,842,000
Other: $253,230,000
Other: $238,896,000
Sewerage: $78,364,000
Sewerage: $73,575,000
Air Transportation: $70,084,000
Air Transportation: $66,606,000
Parks and Recreation: $26,850,000
Parks and Recreation: $21,524,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,692,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,333,000
Parking Facilities: $1,523,000
Regular Highways: $787,000
Regular Highways: $675,000
Parking Facilities: $408,000
- Construction - General - Other: $72,413,000
Sewerage: $70,207,000
Sewerage: $58,489,000
Regular Highways: $48,915,000
Regular Highways: $34,278,000
General - Other: $12,504,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $472,292,000
Police Protection: $411,502,000
Local Fire Protection: $296,585,000
Solid Waste Management: $271,977,000
Local Fire Protection: $271,850,000
Solid Waste Management: $255,042,000
General - Other: $218,156,000
General - Other: $191,211,000
Correctional Institutions: $169,597,000
Correctional Institutions: $158,439,000
Financial Administration: $113,847,000
Financial Administration: $105,663,000
Transit Utilities: $102,386,000
Transit Utilities: $95,008,000
Sewerage: $93,523,000
Parks and Recreation: $80,070,000
Sewerage: $80,062,000
Air Transportation: $77,498,000
Air Transportation: $73,505,000
Parks and Recreation: $66,821,000
Water Utilities: $62,350,000
Regular Highways: $60,782,000
Health - Other: $54,346,000
Water Utilities: $53,377,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $51,475,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $49,637,000
Libraries: $44,207,000
Health - Other: $42,765,000
Regular Highways: $40,174,000
Libraries: $39,860,000
General Public Buildings: $31,440,000
General Public Buildings: $29,896,000
Natural Resources - Other: $29,623,000
Central Staff Services: $27,488,000
Natural Resources - Other: $27,263,000
Housing and Community Development: $25,672,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $22,051,000
Central Staff Services: $21,361,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $18,294,000
Housing and Community Development: $17,974,000
Public Welfare - Other: $4,888,000
Public Welfare - Other: $4,457,000
Parking Facilities: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $35,726,000
Other: $32,693,000
Other: $21,422,000
Public Welfare: $15,799,000
Public Welfare: $14,745,000
Highways: $6,785,000
Transit Utilities: $1,988,000
Transit Utilities: $1,891,000
General Local Government Support: $15,000
General Local Government Support: $14,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $38,943,000
Interest on Debt: $33,652,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $33,000,000
Health - Other: $33,000,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $56,762,000
Other: $22,782,000
General Local Government Support: $128,000
General Local Government Support: $96,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,187,263,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,109,102,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,027,466,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $943,151,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $85,586,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $84,315,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,442,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $64,639,000
Special Assessments: $55,740,000
Special Assessments: $46,966,000
General Revenue - Other: $46,570,000
General Revenue - Other: $42,069,000
Interest Earnings: $29,757,000
Donations From Private Sources: $15,472,000
Fines and Forfeits: $7,529,000
Fines and Forfeits: $7,090,000
Donations From Private Sources: $6,481,000
Sale of Property: $4,633,000
Sale of Property: $3,993,000
Rents: $3,015,000
Rents: $2,238,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $26,277,000
Police Protection: $18,536,000
Parks and Recreation: $15,200,000
Central Staff Services: $14,671,000
Parks and Recreation: $13,044,000
Local Fire Protection: $12,168,000
Local Fire Protection: $9,648,000
Transit Utilities: $7,923,000
Natural Resources - Other: $6,478,000
Libraries: $3,909,000
Libraries: $3,807,000
Transit Utilities: $3,416,000
Financial Administration: $2,298,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,401,000
Central Staff Services: $1,230,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $669,000
Financial Administration: $591,000
Natural Resources - Other: $461,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $366,000
Health - Other: $272,000
Housing and Community Development: $195,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $150,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $131,000
Health - Other: $122,000
Correctional Institutions: $106,000
Correctional Institutions: $88,000
General Public Building: $18,000
Public Welfare - Other: $18,000
General Public Building: $9,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,138,434,000
Cash and Securities: $1,028,115,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $121,567,000
Water Utilities: $114,138,000
Transit Utilities: $10,539,000
Transit Utilities: $10,320,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $744,350,000
Cash and Securities: $567,713,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $130,444,000
General Local Government Support: $121,224,000
Other: $109,661,000
Other: $75,836,000
Highways: $36,755,000
Highways: $26,627,000
Public Welfare: $9,958,000
Public Welfare: $4,154,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,654,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,630,000
- Tax - Property: $1,272,976,000
Property: $1,077,748,000
Public Utilities Sales: $70,775,000
Public Utilities Sales: $66,201,000
Other Selective Sales: $54,203,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $53,799,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $53,297,000
Other Selective Sales: $48,535,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $44,294,000
Other License: $40,567,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $40,484,000
Other License: $22,590,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $480,000
: $258,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $5,441,000
Interest on Debt: $4,074,000
Palm Beach County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $308,617,000
Cash and Securities: $170,338,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $303,800,000
Solid Waste Management: $282,842,000
Other: $253,230,000
Other: $238,896,000
Sewerage: $78,364,000
Sewerage: $73,575,000
Air Transportation: $70,084,000
Air Transportation: $66,606,000
Parks and Recreation: $26,850,000
Parks and Recreation: $21,524,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,692,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,333,000
Parking Facilities: $1,523,000
Regular Highways: $787,000
Regular Highways: $675,000
Parking Facilities: $408,000
- Construction - General - Other: $72,413,000
Sewerage: $70,207,000
Sewerage: $58,489,000
Regular Highways: $48,915,000
Regular Highways: $34,278,000
General - Other: $12,504,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $472,292,000
Police Protection: $411,502,000
Local Fire Protection: $296,585,000
Solid Waste Management: $271,977,000
Local Fire Protection: $271,850,000
Solid Waste Management: $255,042,000
General - Other: $218,156,000
General - Other: $191,211,000
Correctional Institutions: $169,597,000
Correctional Institutions: $158,439,000
Financial Administration: $113,847,000
Financial Administration: $105,663,000
Transit Utilities: $102,386,000
Transit Utilities: $95,008,000
Sewerage: $93,523,000
Parks and Recreation: $80,070,000
Sewerage: $80,062,000
Air Transportation: $77,498,000
Air Transportation: $73,505,000
Parks and Recreation: $66,821,000
Water Utilities: $62,350,000
Regular Highways: $60,782,000
Health - Other: $54,346,000
Water Utilities: $53,377,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $51,475,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $49,637,000
Libraries: $44,207,000
Health - Other: $42,765,000
Regular Highways: $40,174,000
Libraries: $39,860,000
General Public Buildings: $31,440,000
General Public Buildings: $29,896,000
Natural Resources - Other: $29,623,000
Central Staff Services: $27,488,000
Natural Resources - Other: $27,263,000
Housing and Community Development: $25,672,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $22,051,000
Central Staff Services: $21,361,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $18,294,000
Housing and Community Development: $17,974,000
Public Welfare - Other: $4,888,000
Public Welfare - Other: $4,457,000
Parking Facilities: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $35,726,000
Other: $32,693,000
Other: $21,422,000
Public Welfare: $15,799,000
Public Welfare: $14,745,000
Highways: $6,785,000
Transit Utilities: $1,988,000
Transit Utilities: $1,891,000
General Local Government Support: $15,000
General Local Government Support: $14,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $38,943,000
Interest on Debt: $33,652,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $33,000,000
Health - Other: $33,000,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $56,762,000
Other: $22,782,000
General Local Government Support: $128,000
General Local Government Support: $96,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,187,263,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,109,102,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,027,466,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $943,151,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $85,586,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $84,315,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,442,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $64,639,000
Special Assessments: $55,740,000
Special Assessments: $46,966,000
General Revenue - Other: $46,570,000
General Revenue - Other: $42,069,000
Interest Earnings: $29,757,000
Donations From Private Sources: $15,472,000
Fines and Forfeits: $7,529,000
Fines and Forfeits: $7,090,000
Donations From Private Sources: $6,481,000
Sale of Property: $4,633,000
Sale of Property: $3,993,000
Rents: $3,015,000
Rents: $2,238,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $26,277,000
Police Protection: $18,536,000
Parks and Recreation: $15,200,000
Central Staff Services: $14,671,000
Parks and Recreation: $13,044,000
Local Fire Protection: $12,168,000
Local Fire Protection: $9,648,000
Transit Utilities: $7,923,000
Natural Resources - Other: $6,478,000
Libraries: $3,909,000
Libraries: $3,807,000
Transit Utilities: $3,416,000
Financial Administration: $2,298,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,401,000
Central Staff Services: $1,230,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $669,000
Financial Administration: $591,000
Natural Resources - Other: $461,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $366,000
Health - Other: $272,000
Housing and Community Development: $195,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $150,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $131,000
Health - Other: $122,000
Correctional Institutions: $106,000
Correctional Institutions: $88,000
General Public Building: $18,000
Public Welfare - Other: $18,000
General Public Building: $9,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,138,434,000
Cash and Securities: $1,028,115,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $121,567,000
Water Utilities: $114,138,000
Transit Utilities: $10,539,000
Transit Utilities: $10,320,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $744,350,000
Cash and Securities: $567,713,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $130,444,000
General Local Government Support: $121,224,000
Other: $109,661,000
Other: $75,836,000
Highways: $36,755,000
Highways: $26,627,000
Public Welfare: $9,958,000
Public Welfare: $4,154,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,654,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,630,000
- Tax - Property: $1,272,976,000
Property: $1,077,748,000
Public Utilities Sales: $70,775,000
Public Utilities Sales: $66,201,000
Other Selective Sales: $54,203,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $53,799,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $53,297,000
Other Selective Sales: $48,535,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $44,294,000
Other License: $40,567,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $40,484,000
Other License: $22,590,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $480,000
: $258,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $5,441,000
Interest on Debt: $4,074,000
Palm Beach County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $308,617,000
Cash and Securities: $170,338,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $303,800,000
Solid Waste Management: $282,842,000
Other: $253,230,000
Other: $238,896,000
Sewerage: $78,364,000
Sewerage: $73,575,000
Air Transportation: $70,084,000
Air Transportation: $66,606,000
Parks and Recreation: $26,850,000
Parks and Recreation: $21,524,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,692,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,333,000
Parking Facilities: $1,523,000
Regular Highways: $787,000
Regular Highways: $675,000
Parking Facilities: $408,000
- Construction - General - Other: $72,413,000
Sewerage: $70,207,000
Sewerage: $58,489,000
Regular Highways: $48,915,000
Regular Highways: $34,278,000
General - Other: $12,504,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $472,292,000
Police Protection: $411,502,000
Local Fire Protection: $296,585,000
Solid Waste Management: $271,977,000
Local Fire Protection: $271,850,000
Solid Waste Management: $255,042,000
General - Other: $218,156,000
General - Other: $191,211,000
Correctional Institutions: $169,597,000
Correctional Institutions: $158,439,000
Financial Administration: $113,847,000
Financial Administration: $105,663,000
Transit Utilities: $102,386,000
Transit Utilities: $95,008,000
Sewerage: $93,523,000
Parks and Recreation: $80,070,000
Sewerage: $80,062,000
Air Transportation: $77,498,000
Air Transportation: $73,505,000
Parks and Recreation: $66,821,000
Water Utilities: $62,350,000
Regular Highways: $60,782,000
Health - Other: $54,346,000
Water Utilities: $53,377,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $51,475,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $49,637,000
Libraries: $44,207,000
Health - Other: $42,765,000
Regular Highways: $40,174,000
Libraries: $39,860,000
General Public Buildings: $31,440,000
General Public Buildings: $29,896,000
Natural Resources - Other: $29,623,000
Central Staff Services: $27,488,000
Natural Resources - Other: $27,263,000
Housing and Community Development: $25,672,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $22,051,000
Central Staff Services: $21,361,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $18,294,000
Housing and Community Development: $17,974,000
Public Welfare - Other: $4,888,000
Public Welfare - Other: $4,457,000
Parking Facilities: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $35,726,000
Other: $32,693,000
Other: $21,422,000
Public Welfare: $15,799,000
Public Welfare: $14,745,000
Highways: $6,785,000
Transit Utilities: $1,988,000
Transit Utilities: $1,891,000
General Local Government Support: $15,000
General Local Government Support: $14,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $38,943,000
Interest on Debt: $33,652,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $33,000,000
Health - Other: $33,000,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $56,762,000
Other: $22,782,000
General Local Government Support: $128,000
General Local Government Support: $96,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,187,263,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,109,102,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,027,466,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $943,151,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $85,586,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $84,315,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,442,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $64,639,000
Special Assessments: $55,740,000
Special Assessments: $46,966,000
General Revenue - Other: $46,570,000
General Revenue - Other: $42,069,000
Interest Earnings: $29,757,000
Donations From Private Sources: $15,472,000
Fines and Forfeits: $7,529,000
Fines and Forfeits: $7,090,000
Donations From Private Sources: $6,481,000
Sale of Property: $4,633,000
Sale of Property: $3,993,000
Rents: $3,015,000
Rents: $2,238,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $26,277,000
Police Protection: $18,536,000
Parks and Recreation: $15,200,000
Central Staff Services: $14,671,000
Parks and Recreation: $13,044,000
Local Fire Protection: $12,168,000
Local Fire Protection: $9,648,000
Transit Utilities: $7,923,000
Natural Resources - Other: $6,478,000
Libraries: $3,909,000
Libraries: $3,807,000
Transit Utilities: $3,416,000
Financial Administration: $2,298,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,401,000
Central Staff Services: $1,230,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $669,000
Financial Administration: $591,000
Natural Resources - Other: $461,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $366,000
Health - Other: $272,000
Housing and Community Development: $195,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $150,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $131,000
Health - Other: $122,000
Correctional Institutions: $106,000
Correctional Institutions: $88,000
General Public Building: $18,000
Public Welfare - Other: $18,000
General Public Building: $9,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,138,434,000
Cash and Securities: $1,028,115,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $121,567,000
Water Utilities: $114,138,000
Transit Utilities: $10,539,000
Transit Utilities: $10,320,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $744,350,000
Cash and Securities: $567,713,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $130,444,000
General Local Government Support: $121,224,000
Other: $109,661,000
Other: $75,836,000
Highways: $36,755,000
Highways: $26,627,000
Public Welfare: $9,958,000
Public Welfare: $4,154,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,654,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,630,000
- Tax - Property: $1,272,976,000
Property: $1,077,748,000
Public Utilities Sales: $70,775,000
Public Utilities Sales: $66,201,000
Other Selective Sales: $54,203,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $53,799,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $53,297,000
Other Selective Sales: $48,535,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $44,294,000
Other License: $40,567,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $40,484,000
Other License: $22,590,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $480,000
: $258,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $5,441,000
Interest on Debt: $4,074,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 16,301
- Number of aged recipients: 4,014
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 12,287
- Number of recipients under 18: 3,044
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 7,762
- Number of recipients older than 64: 5,495
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 5,170
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 7,311
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 264 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 4,262 | $176,736 | 5,713 | $242,068 | 10,768 | $243,374 | 442 | $165,165 | 25 | $6,818,920 | 2,884 | $263,195 | 99 | $124,030 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 302 | $182,427 | 730 | $250,018 | 1,530 | $238,314 | 98 | $86,020 | 2 | $1,965,000 | 354 | $224,520 | 49 | $73,959 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1,211 | $162,760 | 1,793 | $225,109 | 7,777 | $248,407 | 546 | $76,322 | 9 | $1,741,222 | 1,680 | $224,115 | 161 | $58,391 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 606 | $170,865 | 984 | $263,490 | 3,409 | $246,218 | 123 | $126,390 | 5 | $17,044,000 | 674 | $277,123 | 20 | $97,400 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 254 | $161,854 | 325 | $246,674 | 1,222 | $247,748 | 49 | $91,020 | 1 | $250,000 | 212 | $278,024 | 7 | $65,857 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 188 full tracts) | ||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 308 | $255,490 | 58 | $247,672 | 4 | $219,250 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 207 | $264,184 | 66 | $244,515 | 20 | $243,400 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 97 | $215,041 | 33 | $249,515 | 8 | $168,375 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 35 | $239,486 | 25 | $236,040 | 4 | $220,750 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 46 | $205,130 | 8 | $231,750 | 4 | $216,500 |
Most common first names in Palm Beach County, FL among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 7,756 | 75.9 years |
William | 6,866 | 76.5 years |
Mary | 5,881 | 80.5 years |
Joseph | 5,161 | 77.8 years |
Robert | 5,130 | 73.4 years |
James | 4,394 | 73.0 years |
George | 4,250 | 77.8 years |
Charles | 4,081 | 77.1 years |
Helen | 3,831 | 81.9 years |
Dorothy | 3,186 | 80.2 years |
Most common last names in Palm Beach County, FL among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 2,231 | 76.8 years |
Miller | 1,500 | 78.2 years |
Johnson | 1,433 | 74.5 years |
Brown | 1,406 | 74.9 years |
Williams | 1,379 | 73.0 years |
Cohen | 1,351 | 80.9 years |
Jones | 1,089 | 72.9 years |
Davis | 1,044 | 74.7 years |
Wilson | 753 | 75.7 years |
Schwartz | 744 | 80.9 years |
Businesses in Palm Beach County, FL | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
24 Hour Fitness | 2 | Jones New York | 43 | |
7-Eleven | 22 | Journeys | 5 | |
ALDO | 4 | Justice | 5 | |
AMF Bowling | 1 | KFC | 19 | |
AT&T | 33 | Kincaid | 2 | |
Abercrombie & Fitch | 3 | Kmart | 4 | |
Abercrombie Kids | 3 | Kohl's | 3 | |
Ace Hardware | 6 | Kroger | 2 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 22 | LA Fitness | 7 | |
Aeropostale | 4 | La Quinta | 3 | |
Aerosoles | 1 | La-Z-Boy | 3 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 4 | Lane Bryant | 3 | |
Ann Taylor | 7 | Lane Furniture | 6 | |
Apple Store | 3 | LensCrafters | 9 | |
Applebee's | 9 | Little Caesars Pizza | 10 | |
Arby's | 4 | Lowe's | 5 | |
Ashley Furniture | 2 | Macy's | 7 | |
Audi | 1 | Marriott | 21 | |
AutoZone | 8 | Marshalls | 7 | |
Avenue | 2 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 27 | |
BMW | 2 | Mazda | 2 | |
Bakers | 1 | McDonald's | 44 | |
Banana Republic | 5 | Men's Wearhouse | 8 | |
Barnes & Noble | 4 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
Baskin-Robbins | 5 | Motherhood Maternity | 11 | |
Bath & Body Works | 5 | New Balance | 33 | |
Bebe | 3 | New York & Co | 3 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 6 | Nike | 87 | |
Ben & Jerry's | 1 | Nissan | 3 | |
Bentleymotors.Com | 1 | Nordstrom | 4 | |
Best Western | 3 | Office Depot | 13 | |
Blockbuster | 25 | OfficeMax | 2 | |
Brooks Brothers | 2 | Old Navy | 4 | |
Brookstone | 4 | Olive Garden | 4 | |
Budget Car Rental | 4 | On The Border | 1 | |
Burger King | 32 | Outback | 6 | |
CVS | 53 | Outback Steakhouse | 6 | |
Cache | 4 | Pac Sun | 4 | |
CarMax | 1 | Panda Express | 2 | |
Casual Male XL | 2 | Panera Bread | 11 | |
Charlotte Russe | 2 | Papa John's Pizza | 13 | |
Chevrolet | 5 | Payless | 15 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 9 | Penske | 11 | |
Chico's | 7 | PetSmart | 6 | |
Chipotle | 6 | Pier 1 Imports | 7 | |
Chuck E. Cheese's | 1 | Pizza Hut | 16 | |
Cinnabon | 1 | Plato's Closet | 4 | |
Circle K | 4 | Popeyes | 5 | |
Clarion | 1 | Pottery Barn | 3 | |
Clarks | 2 | Pottery Barn Kids | 1 | |
Cold Stone Creamery | 5 | Publix Super Markets | 66 | |
Coldwater Creek | 2 | Quality | 1 | |
ColorTyme | 1 | Quiznos | 8 | |
Comfort Inn | 3 | RadioShack | 21 | |
Costco | 4 | Red Lobster | 3 | |
Cracker Barrel | 2 | Red Roof Inn | 1 | |
Crate & Barrel | 1 | Rite Aid | 1 | |
Curves | 7 | Rooms To Go | 5 | |
DHL | 32 | Ruby Tuesday | 4 | |
Dairy Queen | 6 | Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing | 2 | |
Days Inn | 1 | SAS Shoes | 10 | |
Decora Cabinetry | 8 | SONIC Drive-In | 3 | |
Dennys | 10 | Saks Fifth Avenue | 3 | |
Domino's Pizza | 14 | Sam's Club | 2 | |
DressBarn | 1 | Sears | 15 | |
Dressbarn | 2 | Sephora | 4 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 54 | Shoe Carnival | 2 | |
Ethan Allen | 2 | Skechers USA | 2 | |
Express | 5 | Soma Intimates | 1 | |
Extended Stay Deluxe | 1 | Spencer Gifts | 2 | |
Famous Footwear | 2 | Sprint Nextel | 10 | |
FedEx | 224 | Staples | 7 | |
Finish Line | 2 | Starbucks | 46 | |
Firestone Complete Auto Care | 9 | Steak 'n Shake | 3 | |
Foot Locker | 3 | Studio 6 | 1 | |
Ford | 5 | Subaru | 2 | |
Forever 21 | 3 | Subway | 53 | |
GNC | 17 | Super 8 | 3 | |
GameStop | 17 | T-Mobile | 35 | |
Gap | 4 | T.G.I. Driday's | 4 | |
Goodwill | 4 | T.J.Maxx | 6 | |
Gymboree | 5 | Taco Bell | 18 | |
H&M | 1 | Talbots | 2 | |
H&R Block | 37 | Target | 8 | |
Haagen-Dazs | 2 | The Cheesecake Factory | 3 | |
Harmon Face Values | 1 | The Limited | 2 | |
Havertys Furniture | 1 | The Room Place | 3 | |
Haworth | 1 | Tire Kingdom | 16 | |
Hawthorn | 1 | Toyota | 3 | |
Hilton | 16 | Toys"R"Us | 9 | |
Holiday Inn | 8 | Travelodge | 1 | |
Hollister Co. | 3 | True Value | 3 | |
Home Depot | 11 | U-Haul | 54 | |
Homestead Studio Suites | 1 | UPS | 244 | |
Honda | 3 | Urban Outfitters | 1 | |
Hot Topic | 2 | Vans | 10 | |
Hyundai | 3 | Verizon Wireless | 9 | |
IHOP | 13 | Victoria's Secret | 5 | |
IZOD | 1 | Volkswagen | 3 | |
InTown Suites | 1 | Walgreens | 34 | |
J. Jill | 1 | Walmart | 12 | |
J.Crew | 3 | Wet Seal | 1 | |
JCPenney | 3 | Whole Foods Market | 3 | |
Jamba Juice | 4 | YMCA | 5 | |
Jimmy John's | 5 | Z Gallerie | 2 | |
JoS. A. Bank | 4 |
Palm Beach County on our top lists:
- #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"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #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"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
- #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other congregations"
- #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other adherents"
- #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
- #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
- #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents"
- #47 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents"
- #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
- #58 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents"
- #58 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"