Palm Beach County, FL Social Statistics
Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
Palm beach county florida dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 254,671 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 20,666 | 8.1 |
| Kindergarten | 13,462 | 5.3 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 114,150 | 44.8 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 56,329 | 22.1 |
| College or graduate school | 50,064 | 19.7 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 817,899 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 44,985 | 5.5 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 89,361 | 10.9 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 219,805 | 26.9 |
| Some college, no degree | 182,836 | 22.4 |
| Associate degree | 54,297 | 6.6 |
| Bachelor's degree | 143,872 | 17.6 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 82,743 | 10.1 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 83.6 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 27.7 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 930,228 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 201,137 | 21.6 |
| Now married, except separated | 522,059 | 56.1 |
| Separated | 18,915 | 2.0 |
| Widowed | 88,089 | 9.5 |
Female | 70,340 | 7.6 |
| Divorced | 100,028 | 10.8 |
Female | 58,197 | 6.3 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 18,396 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 7,761 | 42.2 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 891,567 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 134,476 | 15.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 210,655 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 17,199 | 8.2 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 590,092 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 117,932 | 20.0 |
Percent employed | 62.7 | (X) |
| No disability | 472,160 | 80.0 |
Percent employed | 74.7 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 256,399 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 89,047 | 34.7 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 1,069,257 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 528,923 | 49.5 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 493,628 | 46.2 |
Same county | 277,655 | 26.0 |
Different county | 215,973 | 20.2 |
Same state | 77,803 | 7.3 |
Different state | 138,170 | 12.9 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 46,706 | 4.4 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 1,131,184 | 100.0 |
| Native | 934,332 | 82.6 |
Born in United States | 911,156 | 80.5 |
State of residence | 291,602 | 25.8 |
Different state | 619,554 | 54.8 |
Born outside United States | 23,176 | 2.0 |
| Foreign born | 196,852 | 17.4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 81,788 | 7.2 |
Naturalized citizen | 83,681 | 7.4 |
Not a citizen | 113,171 | 10.0 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 196,852 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 39,741 | 20.2 |
| Asia | 16,961 | 8.6 |
| Africa | 3,230 | 1.6 |
| Oceania | 382 | 0.2 |
| Latin America | 126,290 | 64.2 |
| Northern America | 10,248 | 5.2 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 1,069,257 | 100.0 |
| English only | 837,066 | 78.3 |
| Language other than English | 232,191 | 21.7 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 103,824 | 9.7 |
Spanish | 127,084 | 11.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 62,359 | 5.8 |
Other Indo-European languages | 85,054 | 8.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 33,266 | 3.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 9,962 | 0.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 4,735 | 0.4 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 1,131,184 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 1,185,277 | 104.8 |
| Arab | 6,630 | 0.6 |
| Czech1 | 5,480 | 0.5 |
| Danish | 2,768 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 14,398 | 1.3 |
| English | 90,910 | 8.0 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 30,002 | 2.7 |
| French Canadian1 | 9,232 | 0.8 |
| German | 130,288 | 11.5 |
| Greek | 7,434 | 0.7 |
| Hungarian | 12,864 | 1.1 |
| Irish1 | 119,547 | 10.6 |
| Italian | 106,774 | 9.4 |
| Lithuanian | 4,514 | 0.4 |
| Norwegian | 7,200 | 0.6 |
| Polish | 50,587 | 4.5 |
| Portuguese | 4,119 | 0.4 |
| Russian | 48,767 | 4.3 |
| Scotch-Irish | 13,362 | 1.2 |
| Scottish | 18,089 | 1.6 |
| Slovak | 2,225 | 0.2 |
| Subsaharan African | 4,975 | 0.4 |
| Swedish | 11,076 | 1.0 |
| Swiss | 2,337 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 5,154 | 0.5 |
| United States or American | 74,801 | 6.6 |
| Welsh | 5,954 | 0.5 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 50,920 | 4.5 |
| Other ancestries | 344,870 | 30.5 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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