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Palm Beach Apartments for Rent

Total population: 9,535 (All urban)

Palm Beach, Florida Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 9,897 (5,702 occupied: 4,783 owner occupied, 919 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  16%
State:  30%

Housing density: 2524 houses/condos per square mile


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this county: $329,248.


Median contract rent in 2007: $1,259 (lower quartile is $930, upper quartile is $1,919)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,343


Median gross rent in Palm Beach, FL in 2007: $1,318


Housing units in Palm Beach with a mortgage: 900 (61 second mortgage, 61 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 834





Palm Beach,FL index of house prices



Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $1,175,969 (it was $437,800 in 2000)
Palm Beach:  $1,175,969
Florida:  $230,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $1,366,795 - Over $2,281,925

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $2,111,835
Here:  $2,111,835
State:  $334,342

Townhouses or other attached units: $1,544,229
Here:  $1,544,229
State:  $258,333

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $1,508,652
Here:  $1,508,652
State:  $240,504

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $907,469
Here:  $907,469
State:  $281,565

Household type by relationship

Households: 10,369
  • In family households: 7,221 (2,463 male householders, 524 female householders)
    2,735 spouses, 1,199 children (1,131 natural, 62 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 32 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 120 parents, 47 other relatives, 85 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 3,148 (926 male householders (760 living alone)), 1,784 female householders (1,624 living alone)), 438 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 5 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,433 2-persons, 263 3-persons, 133 4-persons, 107 5-persons, 46 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,384 1-person, 287 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 17 6-persons.

754 married couples with children.
167 single-parent households (21 men, 146 women).

84.0% of residents of Palm Beach speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
10.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English well).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 5% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 1,602 (15.4%)
(65.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.3
State:  5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  3.5
State:  3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Palm Beach, Florida:
  • 1 room: 13
  • 2 rooms: 182
  • 3 rooms: 481
  • 4 rooms: 970
  • 5 rooms: 987
  • 6 rooms: 759
  • 7 rooms: 307
  • 8 rooms: 265
  • 9 or more rooms: 819



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Palm Beach, Florida:
  • 1 room: 105
  • 2 rooms: 192
  • 3 rooms: 167
  • 4 rooms: 245
  • 5 rooms: 129
  • 6 rooms: 24
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 22
  • 9 or more rooms: 35



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 61
  • 1995 to 1998: 100
  • 1990 to 1994: 235
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,617
  • 1970 to 1979: 3,142
  • 1960 to 1969: 2,219
  • 1950 to 1959: 904
  • 1940 to 1949: 535
  • 1939 or earlier: 1,084


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Palm Beach:
  • no bedroom: 23
  • 1 bedroom: 647
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,898
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,277
  • 4 bedrooms: 457
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 481



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Palm Beach:
  • no bedroom: 133
  • 1 bedroom: 364
  • 2 bedrooms: 333
  • 3 bedrooms: 47
  • 4 bedrooms: 14
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 28



Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders



Cars and other vehicles available in Palm Beach in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 308
  • 1 vehicle: 2,165
  • 2 vehicles: 1,870
  • 3 vehicles: 279
  • 4 vehicles: 113
  • 5 or more vehicles: 48



Cars and other vehicles available in Palm Beach in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 124
  • 1 vehicle: 625
  • 2 vehicles: 110
  • 3 vehicles: 46
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 14


Palm Beach, FL house values


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Palm Beach, FL:

  • Less than $10,000: 0
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 0
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 0
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 0
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 0
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 0
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 0
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 0
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 0
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 0
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 0
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 0
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 2
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 13
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 28
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 40
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 47
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 117
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 130
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 418
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 328
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 466
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 359
  • $1,000,000 or more: 2409
 


Palm Beach rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Palm Beach:

  • Less than $100: 12 people
  • $100 to $149: 6
  • $150 to $199: 0
  • $200 to $249: 0
  • $250 to $299: 0
  • $300 to $349: 12
  • $350 to $399: 5
  • $400 to $449: 0
  • $450 to $499: 0
  • $500 to $549: 3
  • $550 to $599: 6
  • $600 to $649: 31
  • $650 to $699: 32
  • $700 to $749: 31
  • $750 to $799: 12
  • $800 to $899: 34
  • $900 to $999: 49
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 141
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 90
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 119
  • $2,000 or more: 176
  • No cash rent: 85
 



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 160
  • 1990 to 1994: 118
  • 1985 to 1989: 148
  • 1980 to 1984: 57
  • 1975 to 1979: 72
  • 1970 to 1974: 148
  • 1970 to 1974: 133
  • 1965 to 1969: 766

Palm Beach, FL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.1%
Number of people working at home: 573 (20.3% of all workers)


Palm Beach travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 166
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 433
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 555
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 399
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 213
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 65
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 150
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 17
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 65
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 107
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 45
  • 90 or more minutes: 30
 


Palm Beach mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 1,762 (63%)
  • Carpooled: 137 (5%)
  • Subway or elevated: 10 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 36 (1%)
  • Walked: 269 (10%)
  • Other means: 31 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 573 (20%)
 


Palm Beach, FL household income

Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 378
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 162
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 115
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 129
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 215
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 145
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 228
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 174
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 167
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 297
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 403
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 526
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 424
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 312
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 461
  • $200,000 or more: 1561
 


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 1236
 Russian: 981
 English: 966
 German: 784
 United States or American: 777
 Irish: 720
 Italian: 594
 Polish: 423
 French (except Basque): 309
 Austrian: 158
 Greek: 141
 Arab:: 122
 European: 110
 Lithuanian: 104
 Scottish: 97
 Romanian: 87
 Hungarian: 86
 Ukrainian: 77
 Scotch-Irish: 75
 Eastern European: 68
 British: 61
 Lebanese: 57
 Dutch: 55
 French Canadian: 51
 Canadian: 48
 Swedish: 47
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 37
 Norwegian: 34
 Finnish: 34
 British West Indian: 32
 Danish: 29
 Serbian: 28
 Portuguese: 27
 Iraqi: 21
 Armenian: 19
 Welsh: 18
 Iranian: 16
 Swiss: 15
 Slovene: 14
 Scandinavian: 13
 Albanian: 13
 Moroccan: 12
 Maltese: 12
 Israeli: 12
 Czechoslovakian: 12
 Brazilian: 11
 Arab/Arabic: 11
 Latvian: 11
 Luxemburger: 9
 Estonian: 9
 Palestinian: 9
 Slovak: 8
 Northern European: 7
 Syrian: 7
 Bulgarian: 6
 Egyptian: 5
 Australian: 5
 Belgian: 5
 Haitian: 5
 Basque: 4


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Germany (13%)
  • Canada (12%)
  • United Kingdom (7%)
  • France (4%)
  • Other Eastern Europe (4%)
  • Poland (4%)
  • Cuba (4%)


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 1163
  • Northeast: 5303
  • Midwest: 1130
  • South: 907
  • West: 128

63% of Palm Beach residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 16% lived in Florida.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 18
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 5
  • 7th and 8th grade: 11
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 41
  • 11th grade: 4
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 52
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 306
  • Less than 1 year of college: 188
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 634
  • Associate degree: 159
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,306
  • Master's degree: 465
  • Professional school degree: 668
  • Doctorate degree: 172


Educational Attainment for Males


Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 4
  • 7th and 8th grade: 42
  • 9th grade: 37
  • 10th grade: 19
  • 11th grade: 22
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 144
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 970
  • Less than 1 year of college: 262
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,009
  • Associate degree: 359
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,607
  • Master's degree: 429
  • Professional school degree: 227
  • Doctorate degree: 69


Educational Attainment for Females




Class of Workers


Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.6%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%


Median household income in 2007 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $115,579
  • Black householders: $18,756
  • Asian householders: $80,309
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $61,825

Palm Beach household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Palm Beach household income for Black householders

Palm Beach household income for Asian householders

Palm Beach household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Palm Beach marital status for males

Palm Beach marital status for females


Median 2007 house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $2,686,089
  • Black or African American householders: $228,317
  • Asian householders: $1,129,499
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $261,087

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,408
  • One, attached: 196
  • Two: 86
  • 3 or 4: 160
  • 5 to 9: 338
  • 10 to 19: 480
  • 20 to 49: 1,912
  • 50 or more: 4,317

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Palm Beach:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Electricity (89%)
  • Utility gas (7%)
  • No fuel used (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Electricity (87%)
  • No fuel used (6%)
  • Utility gas (4%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 410
Here:  75.5%
Florida:  11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 112
Here:  50.0%
Florida:  9.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 117
Here:  65.7%
Florida:  21.0%



School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students



School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


 

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