Palm Harbor

Population & Demographics

Palm Harbor, FL

Palm Harbor is home to 61,512 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 26,871 resident workers commute each day.

FloridaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
61,512
people
Population

61,512 residents

Median age 50.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Palm Harbor population & demographics

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

Population
61,512
Median age
50.9yrs
Median household income
$78,935
Median home value
$405,300
Median gross rent
$1,806/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
40.6%
Poverty rate
10.3%

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 Palm Harbor

How Palm Harbor 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).

White82.7%
Hispanic or Latino9.6%
Two or more races3.1%
Asian2.1%
Black1.8%
Some other race0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Palm Harbor

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 Palm Harbor.

Palm Harbor at a glance
Employed Residents
26,871
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
9.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
23.3%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Clearwater
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Palm Harbor 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 Palm Harbor 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.

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Commute Score

52 / 100

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

Palm Harbor

26,871 commutes, one dot at a time

Palm Harbor

Where 26,871 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Clearwater7.3 mi3,124
2Tampa19.0 mi2,668
3Palm Harbor0.0 mi2,668
4Largo11.7 mi2,296
5St. Petersburg21.0 mi1,273
6Dunedin4.0 mi1,103
7Pinellas Park15.8 mi757
8Oldsmar5.3 mi681

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Palm Harbor.

1Palm Harbor0.0 mi2,668
2Clearwater7.3 mi1,000
3Tarpon Springs4.7 mi630
4East Lake3.5 mi615
5Holiday7.2 mi596
6Dunedin4.0 mi561
7St. Petersburg21.0 mi481
8Tampa19.0 mi472

Top industries

The sectors that employ Palm Harbor’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 Assistance17.9%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services15.8%
AFAccommodation and Food Services14.2%
RTRetail Trade13.3%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services10.1%
COConstruction6.3%
FIFinance and Insurance4.8%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.4%
MFManufacturing2.9%
Connectivity

Internet options for Palm Harbor

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

3 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Palm Harbor

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