Boca Raton

Population & Demographics

Boca Raton, FL

Boca Raton is home to 100,234 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 37,522 resident workers commute each day.

FloridaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
100,234
people
Population

100,234 residents

Median age 46.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Boca Raton population & demographics

Who lives in Boca Raton — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
100,234
Median age
46.0yrs
Median household income
$106,273
Median home value
$722,700
Median gross rent
$2,508/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
61.8%
Poverty rate
10.0%

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 Boca Raton

How Boca Raton 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).

White70.8%
Hispanic or Latino15.7%
Black5.3%
Two or more races4.7%
Asian2.8%
Some other race0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Boca Raton

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 Boca Raton.

Boca Raton at a glance
Employed Residents
37,522
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
16.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
32.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
23.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Fort Lauderdale
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Boca Raton 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 Boca Raton 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.

70
Commute Score

70 / 100

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

Boca Raton

37,522 commutes, one dot at a time

Boca Raton

Where 37,522 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Boca Raton, by worker count.

1Boca Raton0.0 mi12,151
2Fort Lauderdale16.3 mi2,282
3Delray Beach6.4 mi1,716
4Deerfield Beach4.4 mi1,693
5Pompano Beach8.6 mi1,263
6West Palm Beach23.7 mi766
7Boynton Beach11.2 mi713
8Miami40.8 mi660

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Boca Raton.

1Boca Raton0.0 mi12,151
2Delray Beach6.4 mi5,027
3Boynton Beach11.2 mi4,374
4Deerfield Beach4.4 mi4,229
5Coral Springs11.8 mi3,983
6Pompano Beach8.6 mi3,388
7Fort Lauderdale16.3 mi2,651
8Coconut Creek7.8 mi2,328

Top industries

The sectors that employ Boca Raton’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%)
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services12.7%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance11.8%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services11.8%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.7%
FIFinance and Insurance9.5%
RTRetail Trade7.7%
EDEducational Services5.8%
WSWholesale Trade5.4%
REReal Estate and Rental and Leasing4.3%
Connectivity

Internet options for Boca Raton

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 Gbps97%
8 Gbps49%
See all internet providers in Boca Raton

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