Palm Beach County, FL Economic Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Palm beach county florida dp 3 profile of selected economic characteristics





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Subject

Number

Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over917,453100.0
In labor force510,37955.6
Civilian labor force
510,04655.6
Employed
484,76052.8
Unemployed
25,2862.8
Percent of civilian labor force
5.0(X)
Armed Forces
3330.0
Not in labor force407,07444.4
Females 16 years and over481,587100.0
In labor force234,46048.7
Civilian labor force
234,39248.7
Employed
221,97246.1
Own children under 6 years71,297100.0
All parents in family in labor force41,02157.5
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over475,572100.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone378,75979.6
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled56,74711.9
Public transportation (including taxicab)6,6711.4
Walked6,4851.4
Other means7,4561.6
Worked at home19,4544.1
Mean travel time to work (minutes)25.7(X)
Employed civilian population 16 years and over484,760100.0
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations166,56434.4
Service occupations85,86617.7
Sales and office occupations140,66429.0
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations3,9530.8
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations46,8509.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations40,8638.4
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining5,5541.1
Construction40,1528.3
Manufacturing30,6746.3
Wholesale trade17,8023.7
Retail trade63,72613.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities21,8784.5
Information16,6603.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing44,4709.2
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services60,30512.4
Educational, health and social services85,57617.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services49,68910.3
Other services (except public administration)26,8465.5
Public administration21,4284.4
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers393,09681.1
Government workers56,97911.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business33,0406.8
Unpaid family workers1,6450.3
INCOME IN 1999
Households474,295100.0
Less than $10,00036,1107.6
$10,000 to $14,99927,1505.7
$15,000 to $24,99959,41412.5
$25,000 to $34,99960,28012.7
$35,000 to $49,99976,86116.2
$50,000 to $74,99989,73318.9
$75,000 to $99,99947,76710.1
$100,000 to $149,99941,0578.7
$150,000 to $199,99914,0253.0
$200,000 or more21,8984.6
Median household income (dollars)45,062(X)
With earnings330,82669.8
Mean earnings (dollars)
62,680(X)
With Social Security income182,71738.5
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
13,438(X)
With Supplemental Security Income14,1293.0
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,993(X)
With public assistance income8,4701.8
Mean public assistance income (dollars)
2,767(X)
With retirement income91,68119.3
Mean retirement income (dollars)
20,853(X)
Families306,002100.0
Less than $10,00013,4274.4
$10,000 to $14,99910,5253.4
$15,000 to $24,99930,4119.9
$25,000 to $34,99935,13311.5
$35,000 to $49,99950,90316.6
$50,000 to $74,99965,02821.3
$75,000 to $99,99937,68812.3
$100,000 to $149,99933,10610.8
$150,000 to $199,99911,5453.8
$200,000 or more18,2366.0
Median family income (dollars)53,701(X)
Per capita income (dollars)28,801(X)

Median earnings (dollars):

Male full-time, year-round workers36,931(X)
Female full-time, year-round workers28,674(X)
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families21,045(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)6.9
With related children under 18 years14,939(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)11.5
With related children under 5 years
7,222(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)14.4
Families with female householder, no husband present9,984(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)22.1
With related children under 18 years8,628(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)28.7
With related children under 5 years
3,949(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)39.7
Individuals110,430(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)9.9
18 years and over75,917(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)8.7
65 years and over
16,979(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)6.6
Related children under 18 years33,487(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)14.3
Related children 5 to 17 years
23,833(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)13.8
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over38,626(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)16.9
(X) Not applicable.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P30, P32, P33, P43, P46, P49, P50, P51, P52, P53, P58, P62, P63, P64, P65, P67, P71, P72, P73, P74, P76, P77, P82, P87, P90, PCT47, PCT52, and PCT53


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