West Palm Beach, Florida demographics

West Palm Beach, FL demographics: median age 41.1; 39.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · West Palm Beach city, Florida · Incorporated city · GEOID 1276600. The survey estimates a population of 122,290 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in West Palm Beach is 41.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.4 years. There are 52,522 households (±1,220). 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	41.1 ±1.4	42.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 122,290
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Under 18	21,634 ±1,533	17.7% ±1.3 pp	19.5%	22.0%
18–34	28,552 ±1,739	23.3% ±1.4 pp	20.7%	22.8%
35–64	45,853 ±2,070	37.5% ±1.7 pp	38.4%	38.0%
65 and older	26,251 ±1,515	21.5% ±1.2 pp	21.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 122,290
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Male	60,925 ±1,601	49.8% ±1.3 pp	49.1%	49.5%
Female	61,365 ±1,616	50.2% ±1.3 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: 122,290
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
White alone	48,721 ±2,249	39.8% ±1.8 pp	55.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	40,113 ±2,361	32.8% ±1.9 pp	15.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	204 ±167 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	3,356 ±855	2.7% ±0.7 pp	2.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	13 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	8,122 ±1,701	6.6% ±1.4 pp	6.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	21,761 ±2,111	17.8% ±1.7 pp	19.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 122,290
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	92,194 ±2,305	75.4% ±1.9 pp	72.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	30,096 ±2,305	24.6% ±1.9 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: 52,522
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Married-couple family	16,673 ±838	31.7% ±1.4 pp	46.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	4,152 ±800	7.9% ±1.5 pp	5.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	7,117 ±834	13.6% ±1.6 pp	12.7%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	20,139 ±1,298	38.3% ±2.3 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	4,441 ±624	8.5% ±1.2 pp	7.2%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 52,522
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Households with people under 18	12,185 ±976	23.2% ±1.8 pp	26.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	40,337 ±1,522	76.8% ±2.3 pp	73.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 52,522
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	20,139 ±1,298	38.3% ±2.3 pp	28.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	18,200 ±1,333	34.7% ±2.4 pp	36.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	7,028 ±874	13.4% ±1.6 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	4,008 ±512	7.6% ±1.0 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,935 ±412	3.7% ±0.8 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	925 ±302	1.8% ±0.6 pp	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	287 ±191 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 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: 122,290
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Native	87,794 ±1,913	71.8% ±1.6 pp	78.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	34,496 ±1,908	28.2% ±1.6 pp	21.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 116,703
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
English only	80,200 ±2,622	68.7% ±2.2 pp	69.4%	77.7%
Spanish	23,001 ±1,952	19.7% ±1.7 pp	22.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	6,752 ±1,554	5.8% ±1.3 pp	2.7%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	825 ±296	0.7% ±0.3 pp	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	877 ±359	0.8% ±0.3 pp	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	2,181 ±740	1.9% ±0.6 pp	1.9%	2.0%
Korean	105 ±73 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	242 ±162 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	184 ±115 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	391 ±268 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	831 ±459 · low precision	0.7% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	501 ±246	0.4% ±0.2 pp	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	613 ±303	0.5% ±0.3 pp	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: 90,224
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	11,586 ±1,309	12.8% ±1.4 pp	10.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	19,288 ±1,494	21.4% ±1.6 pp	27.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	15,762 ±1,247	17.5% ±1.3 pp	18.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	8,230 ±900	9.1% ±1.0 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	22,056 ±1,556	24.4% ±1.7 pp	21.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	13,302 ±1,131	14.7% ±1.2 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: 121,379
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Florida	U.S.
Same house	102,748 ±1,879	84.7% ±1.5 pp	86.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	10,589 ±1,442	8.7% ±1.2 pp	6.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	2,961 ±668	2.4% ±0.6 pp	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	4,422 ±913	3.6% ±0.8 pp	2.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	659 ±208	0.5% ±0.2 pp	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

15.2% of West Palm Beach residents (±1.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 11.5% in Florida and 8.4% nationally. 89.3% 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	West Palm Beach	Florida	U.S.	Compared with Florida
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	15.2% ±1.5 pp	11.5%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.3% ±1.5 pp	91.6%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.7% ±0.6 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Lower

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 West 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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