Florida · Census place 76600
West Palm Beach city, FL
Quick answer
West Palm Beach city has 119,508 residents, ranking #18 of 955 places in Florida. Median household income is $69,261, the median home is worth $369,800 and median gross rent runs $1,709 a month.
- Population
- 119,508West Palm Beach city residents
- Median household income
- $69,261Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $369,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,709Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 50.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in West Palm Beach city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the West Palm Beach city median would spend about 29.6% 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 5.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.8% of residents and 50.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Coral Springs city 133,962
- Lehigh Acres CDP 127,391
- Palm Bay city 125,273
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- Clearwater city 117,075
- Lakeland city 117,030
- Brandon CDP 116,365
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