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People QuickFacts |
Palm Beach County |
Florida |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
1,265,293 | 18,328,340 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
11.9% | 14.7% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
1,131,190 | 15,982,813 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
6.0% | 6.3% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
21.2% | 22.2% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
21.7% | 17.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
51.2% | 50.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
79.7% | 80.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
16.4% | 15.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.5% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
2.2% | 2.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
1.1% | 1.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
17.3% | 20.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
63.9% | 60.8% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
49.5% | 48.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
17.4% | 16.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
21.7% | 23.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
83.6% | 79.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
27.7% | 22.3% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
224,178 | 3,274,566 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
25.7 | 26.2 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
638,604 | 8,718,385 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
74.7% | 70.1% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
41.1% | 29.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$135,200 | $105,500 |
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Households, 2000 |
474,175 | 6,337,929 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.34 | 2.46 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$53,500 | $47,804 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$28,801 | $21,557 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
10.2% | 12.1% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Palm Beach County |
Florida |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
43,645 | 517,0691 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
497,847 | 7,535,5151 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
11.0% | 21.2%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
123,120 | 1,523,250 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
130,332 | 1,539,207 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
6.3% | 6.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.5% | 0.6% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.3% | 2.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
10.2% | 17.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
29.0% | 28.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
3,204,558 | 78,474,770 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
14,804,170 | 219,490,896 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
16,480,821 | 191,805,685 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$13,879 | $11,498 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,266,130 | 29,366,940 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
3,130 | 102,551 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
9,052,029 | 147,090,6991 |