South Palm Beach, Florida demographics

South Palm Beach, FL demographics: median age 68.9; 45.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · South Palm Beach town, Florida · Incorporated town · GEOID 1267650. The survey estimates a population of 1,576 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in South Palm Beach is 68.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.8 years. There are 997 households (±190). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	68.9 ±3.8	42.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,576
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Under 18	38 ±37 · low precision	2.4% ±2.3 pp · low precision	19.5%	22.0%
18–34	107 ±67 · low precision	6.8% ±3.9 pp · low precision	20.7%	22.8%
35–64	415 ±158	26.3% ±7.5 pp	38.4%	38.0%
65 and older	1,016 ±251	64.5% ±22.8 pp	21.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,576
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Male	751 ±188	47.7% ±17.0 pp	49.1%	49.5%
Female	825 ±241	52.3% ±7.6 pp	50.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,576
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
White alone	1,376 ±402	87.3% ±12.7 pp	55.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	6 ±9 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	15.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	32 ±36 · low precision	2.0% ±2.2 pp · low precision	2.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	5 ±8 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	6.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	157 ±50	10.0% ±1.9 pp	19.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,576
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,453 ±401	92.2% ±10.1 pp	72.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	123 ±48	7.8% ±2.3 pp	27.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 997
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Married-couple family	298 ±84	29.9% ±6.2 pp	46.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	22 ±23 · low precision	2.2% ±2.3 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	8 ±9 · low precision	0.8% ±0.9 pp · low precision	12.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	516 ±104	51.8% ±3.4 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	153 ±140 · low precision	15.3% ±13.7 pp · low precision	7.2%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 997
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Households with people under 18	22 ±15 · low precision	2.2% ±1.4 pp · low precision	26.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	975 ±188	97.8% ±2.9 pp	73.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 997
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	516 ±104	51.8% ±3.4 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	457 ±162	45.8% ±13.7 pp	36.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	18 ±22 · low precision	1.8% ±2.2 pp · low precision	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	6 ±17 · low precision	0.6% ±1.7 pp · low precision	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±2.1 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±2.1 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±2.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 1,576
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Native	1,123 ±291	71.3% ±3.9 pp	78.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	453 ±152	28.7% ±6.3 pp	21.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 1,568
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
English only	1,138 ±284	72.6% ±25.9 pp	69.4%	77.7%
Spanish	126 ±59	8.0% ±3.2 pp	22.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	20 ±16 · low precision	1.3% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.7%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	5 ±8 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	60 ±36 · low precision	3.8% ±2.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	174 ±145 · low precision	11.1% ±8.8 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	21 ±33 · low precision	1.3% ±2.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	11 ±15 · low precision	0.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	13 ±15 · low precision	0.8% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 1,523
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	0 ±58 · low precision	0.0% ±3.8 pp · low precision	10.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	219 ±98	14.4% ±5.3 pp	27.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	391 ±178	25.7% ±9.6 pp	18.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	219 ±196 · low precision	14.4% ±12.3 pp · low precision	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	410 ±111	26.9% ±2.3 pp	21.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	284 ±72	18.6% ±6.8 pp	12.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 1,576
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Same house	1,377 ±390	87.4% ±11.1 pp	86.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	104 ±54 · low precision	6.6% ±3.0 pp	6.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	33 ±30 · low precision	2.1% ±1.8 pp · low precision	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	49 ±27 · low precision	3.1% ±1.5 pp	2.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	13 ±14 · low precision	0.8% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.9% of South Palm Beach residents (±3.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 11.5% in Florida and 8.4% nationally. 94.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	South Palm Beach	Florida	U.S.	Compared with Florida
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.9% ±3.0 pp · low precision	11.5%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.9% ±5.3 pp	91.6%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	9.4% ±3.9 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for South Palm Beach . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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