The Acreage

Population & Demographics

The Acreage, FL

The Acreage is home to 40,843 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 22,357 resident workers commute each day.

FloridaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
40,843
people
Population

40,843 residents

Median age 42.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

The Acreage population & demographics

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

Population
40,843
Median age
42.5yrs
Median household income
$109,032
Median home value
$524,800
Median gross rent
$1,710/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
26.7%
Poverty rate
4.6%

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 The Acreage

How The Acreage 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).

White58.4%
Hispanic or Latino22.2%
Black11.6%
Two or more races4.1%
Asian2.0%
Some other race1.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across The Acreage

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 The Acreage.

The Acreage at a glance
Employed Residents
22,357
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
14.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
5.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
12.0%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
West Palm Beach
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for The Acreage 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 The Acreage 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

26 / 100

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

The Acreage

22,357 commutes, one dot at a time

The Acreage

Where 22,357 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in The Acreage, by worker count.

1West Palm Beach13.3 mi2,765
2The Acreage0.0 mi1,170
3Palm Beach Gardens11.2 mi1,044
4Palm Springs14.6 mi1,037
5Royal Palm Beach6.1 mi742
6Wellington8.4 mi741
7Boca Raton29.9 mi740
8Riviera Beach12.5 mi735

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into The Acreage.

1The Acreage0.0 mi1,170
2Port St. Lucie35.3 mi167
3West Palm Beach13.3 mi164
4Jacksonville258.0 mi126
5Wellington8.4 mi118
6Royal Palm Beach6.1 mi108
7Jupiter14.3 mi84
8Palm Beach Gardens11.2 mi76

Top industries

The sectors that employ The Acreage’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%)
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services30.7%
COConstruction23.9%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance13.9%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services9.1%
RTRetail Trade5.1%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.2%
AFAccommodation and Food Services2.9%
TRTransportation and Warehousing2.0%
WSWholesale Trade1.4%
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