People QuickFacts Boynton Beach Florida Population, 2006 estimate 68,284 18,089,888 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 12.9% 13.2% Population, 2000 60,389 15,982,378 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 5.7% 5.9% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 19.9% 22.8% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 25.8% 17.6% Female persons, percent, 2000 53.2% 51.2%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 70.4% 78.0% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 22.9% 14.6% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.5% 1.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.6% 2.4% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 9.2% 16.8%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 49.1% 48.9% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 17.4% 16.7% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 20.9% 23.1% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 80.5% 79.9% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 20.7% 22.3% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 24.7 26.2  Housing units, 2000 30,643 7,302,947 Homeownership rate, 2000 72.8% 70.1% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $96,100 $105,500  Households, 2000 26,210 6,337,929 Persons per household, 2000 2.26 2.46 Median household income, 1999 $39,845 $38,819 Per capita money income, 1999 $22,573 $21,557 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 10.2% 12.5%     Business QuickFacts Boynton Beach Florida Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 660,427 219,490,896 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,043,801 191,805,685 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $16,435 $11,501 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 108,962 29,366,940 Total number of firms, 2002 7,142 1,539,207 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 6.6% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.6% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 2.7% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 11.2% 17.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.1% Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 31.0% 28.4%      Geography QuickFacts Boynton Beach Florida Land area, 2000 (square miles) 15 53,926 Persons per square mile, 2000 3,802.8 296.4 FIPS Code 07875 12 Counties Palm Beach County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts