West Palm Beach, FL Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	82,103	100.0

Male	40,491	49.3
Female	41,612	50.7

Under 5 years	4,982	6.1
5 to 9 years	4,976	6.1
10 to 14 years	4,784	5.8
15 to 19 years	5,053	6.2
20 to 24 years	5,764	7.0
25 to 34 years	13,096	16.0
35 to 44 years	12,756	15.5
45 to 54 years	10,335	12.6
55 to 59 years	3,872	4.7
60 to 64 years	3,344	4.1
65 to 74 years	6,206	7.6
75 to 84 years	4,487	5.5
85 years and over	2,448	3.0

Median age (years)	36.7	(X)

18 years and over	64,581	78.7
Male	31,422	38.3
Female	33,159	40.4
21 years and over	61,083	74.4
62 years and over	15,123	18.4
65 years and over	13,141	16.0
Male	5,312	6.5
Female	7,829	9.5

RACE
One race	79,314	96.6
White	47,696	58.1
Black or African American	26,446	32.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	274	0.3
Asian	1,197	1.5
Asian Indian	382	0.5
Chinese	164	0.2
Filipino	200	0.2
Japanese	52	0.1
Korean	107	0.1
Vietnamese	130	0.2
Other Asian ¹	162	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	133	0.2
Native Hawaiian	15	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	84	0.1
Samoan	8	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	26	0.0
Some other race	3,568	4.3
Two or more races	2,789	3.4

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	49,003	59.7
Black or African American	27,925	34.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	683	0.8
Asian	1,489	1.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	254	0.3
Some other race	5,643	6.9

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	82,103	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	14,955	18.2
Mexican	1,975	2.4
Puerto Rican	2,130	2.6
Cuban	4,343	5.3
Other Hispanic or Latino	6,507	7.9
Not Hispanic or Latino	67,148	81.8
White alone	37,771	46.0

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	82,103	100.0
In households	78,468	95.6
Householder	34,769	42.3
Spouse	11,910	14.5
Child	19,054	23.2
Own child under 18 years	14,485	17.6
Other relatives	5,941	7.2
Under 18 years	2,231	2.7
Nonrelatives	6,794	8.3
Unmarried partner	2,379	2.9
In group quarters	3,635	4.4
Institutionalized population	970	1.2
Noninstitutionalized population	2,665	3.2

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	34,769	100.0
Family households (families)	18,270	52.5
With own children under 18 years	7,801	22.4
Married-couple family	11,910	34.3
With own children under 18 years	4,316	12.4
Female householder, no husband present	4,732	13.6
With own children under 18 years	2,761	7.9
Nonfamily households	16,499	47.5
Householder living alone	13,075	37.6
Householder 65 years and over	4,099	11.8

Households with individuals under 18 years	9,005	25.9
Households with individuals 65 years and over	8,947	25.7

Average household size	2.26	(X)
Average family size	3.02	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	40,461	100.0
Occupied housing units	34,769	85.9
Vacant housing units	5,692	14.1
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	2,014	5.0

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.9	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	10.3	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	34,769	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	18,080	52.0
Renter-occupied housing units	16,689	48.0

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.31	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.20	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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