Florida · Census place 54387
Palm River-Clair Mel, FL population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Palm River-Clair Mel, Florida (Palm River-Clair Mel, FL — Census place “Palm River-Clair Mel CDP”) is 26,719 residents, ranking #159 of 955 places in Florida. Median household income is $62,976, the median home is worth $244,100 and median gross rent runs $1,439 a month. Looking for the Palm River-Clair Mel Florida ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Palm River-Clair Mel, FL: 33619.
- Population
- 26,719Palm River-Clair Mel CDP residents
- Median household income
- $62,976Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $244,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,439Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61%Owner-occupied households
Palm River-Clair Mel ZIP codes (Florida)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Palm River-Clair Mel.
The Palm River-Clair Mel FL ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Palm River-Clair Mel CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Palm River-Clair Mel CDP median would spend about 27.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.5% of residents and 61% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Palm River-Clair Mel CDP, FL in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Palm River-Clair Mel CDP is a small city in Florida, with 26,719 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #159 of 955 ranked by population — larger than 83% of them. The median age here is 35 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Palm River-Clair Mel CDP earn a median of $62,976 a year, 19.8% below the national figure of $78,538 and 8% below the $68,617 median for the 775 Florida cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 15.5% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Palm River-Clair Mel CDP is valued at $244,100, 19.5% below the national figure and 20% below the $305,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,439 a month, 2.3% above the national figure, or roughly $17,268 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 27.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 61% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Palm River-Clair Mel CDP?
- Palm River-Clair Mel CDP has 26,719 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #159 of 955 in Florida.
- What is the median household income in Palm River-Clair Mel CDP?
- Median household income in Palm River-Clair Mel CDP is $62,976 a year, 19.8% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Palm River-Clair Mel CDP?
- Median gross rent is $1,439 a month and the median home value is $244,100, so rent absorbs about 27.4% of median household income.
- Is Palm River-Clair Mel CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Palm River-Clair Mel CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 27.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Palm River-Clair Mel CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.