West Palm Beach

Population & Demographics

West Palm Beach, FL

West Palm Beach is home to 122,290 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 51,118 resident workers commute each day.

FloridaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
122,290
people
Population

122,290 residents

Median age 41.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

West Palm Beach population & demographics

Who lives in West Palm Beach — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
122,290
Median age
41.1yrs
Median household income
$73,446
Median home value
$414,200
Median gross rent
$1,772/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
39.2%
Poverty rate
14.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in West Palm Beach

How West Palm Beach breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White36.2%
Black32.2%
Hispanic or Latino24.6%
Two or more races3.9%
Asian2.7%
Some other race0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across West Palm Beach

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across West Palm Beach.

West Palm Beach at a glance
Employed Residents
51,118
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
9.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
21.8%
Share working within the area
Work from home
13.3%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Palm Beach Gardens
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for West Palm Beach proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How West Palm Beach commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

62
Commute Score

62 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

West Palm Beach

51,118 commutes, one dot at a time

West Palm Beach

Where 51,118 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in West Palm Beach, by worker count.

1West Palm Beach0.0 mi11,165
2Palm Beach Gardens8.8 mi2,823
3Palm Beach2.2 mi2,334
4Palm Springs5.5 mi2,240
5Riviera Beach4.7 mi2,159
6Jupiter14.2 mi1,481
7Boca Raton23.7 mi1,350
8Boynton Beach12.6 mi999

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into West Palm Beach.

1West Palm Beach0.0 mi11,165
2Palm Beach Gardens8.8 mi3,076
3Wellington11.6 mi2,965
4Riviera Beach4.7 mi2,840
5Royal Palm Beach9.3 mi2,827
6The Acreage13.3 mi2,765
7Boynton Beach12.6 mi2,532
8Greenacres7.0 mi2,360

Top industries

The sectors that employ West Palm Beach’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance17.6%
PAPublic Administration12.1%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services11.9%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services10.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.5%
RTRetail Trade9.3%
COConstruction6.0%
FIFinance and Insurance3.7%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.0%
Connectivity

Internet options for West Palm Beach

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps90%
8 Gbps23%
See all internet providers in West Palm Beach

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