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West Palm Beach, FL real estate and demographic information
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REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR West Palm Beach NEIGHBORHOODS Mangonia Park, Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach Shores, City Center, Lake Park, Haverhill / Cloud Lake, Lake Clarke Shores, Glen Ridge, Schall Circle / Lakeside Green, West Gate
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR West Palm Beach, FL Greenacres, Juno Beach, Jupiter, Lake Worth, North Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Springs, Riviera Beach, Wellington
POPULATION
81,539
West Palm Beach, FL Information
| WEST PALM BEACH INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 81,539 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 40,398 |
| WEST PALM BEACH HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 44.70% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 41.06% |
| % VACANT | 14.24% |
| TYPE OF WEST PALM BEACH HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 41.55% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 8.11% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 13.37% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 36.05% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 0.83% |
| OTHER | 0.09% |
| SIZE OF WEST PALM BEACH HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 4.06% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 23.67% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 41.74% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 24.83% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 4.90% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 0.80% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 11.01% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 46.76% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 30.78% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 11.45% |
| WEST PALM BEACH REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $187,988 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $1,040 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$102,000 | 8.90% |
| $102,001-$206,000 | 47.01% |
| $206,001-$411,000 | 26.12% |
| $411,001-$616,000 | 9.25% |
| $616,001-$822,000 | 3.08% |
| $822,001-$1,027,000 | 2.07% |
| $1,027,001-$1,541,000 | 2.29% |
| $1,541,001-$2,054,000 | 0.49% |
| > $2,054,000 | 0.79% |
| PEOPLE OF West Palm Beach | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 5.64% |
| 5 TO 17 | 15.29% |
| 18 TO 24 | 9.72% |
| 25 TO 34 | 15.99% |
| 35 TO 54 | 28.11% |
| 55 TO 64 | 8.94% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 16.31% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 75.51% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 26.86% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $36,774 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $23,188 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 18.85% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Healthcare (12.39%), Retail (11.03%), Accomodation (8.85%), Construction (7.69%), Education (6.59%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (6.40%), Administration (6.09%), Manufacturing (5.91%), Other (5.83%), Public Service (5.56%), Finance (5.22%), Real Estate (3.67%), Transportation (3.45%), Arts (3.39%), Information Technology (3.10%), Wholesale (2.92%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 5.86% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 58.36% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 31.88% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.27% |
| ASIAN | 1.55% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.06% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 4.06% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 3.80% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 18.40% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Other Groups (38.07%), Unclassified (16.54%), United States or American (5.24%), German (4.94%), Irish (4.80%), English (4.26%), Italian (4.21%), Haitian (4.11%), Jamaican (2.51%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 24.71% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (67.67%) , Spanish (16.53%) , French Creole (4.16%) |
West Palm Beach is a larger medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 81,539 people and 38 constituent neighborhoods, West Palm Beach is the 19th largest community in Florida.
West Palm Beach is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, West Palm Beach is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in West Palm Beach who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.16%), sales jobs (11.50%), and management occupations (8.22%).
One of the nice things about West Palm Beach is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.
For the size of the city, public transportation in West Palm Beach is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For West Palm Beach, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.
West Palm Beach Information and Demographics
The overall education level of West Palm Beach citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 26.86% of adults in West Palm Beach have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.
The per capita income in West Palm Beach in 2000 was $23,188, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $92,752 for a family of four.
West Palm Beach is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call West Palm Beach home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in West Palm Beach is White, followed by African-American. West Palm Beach also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.40% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in West Palm Beach include German, Irish, English, Italian, Haitian, and Jamaican.
Foreign born people are also an important part of West Palm Beach's cultural character, accounting for 24.71% of the city's population.
The most common language spoken in West Palm Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.
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