Delray Beach

Population & Demographics

Delray Beach, FL

Delray Beach is home to 67,979 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 28,680 resident workers commute each day.

FloridaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
67,979
people
Population

67,979 residents

Median age 51.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Delray Beach population & demographics

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

Population
67,979
Median age
51.3yrs
Median household income
$82,041
Median home value
$420,300
Median gross rent
$1,961/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
43.8%
Poverty rate
13.0%

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 Delray Beach

How Delray 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).

White52.4%
Black29.0%
Hispanic or Latino11.2%
Two or more races4.3%
Asian2.6%
Some other race0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Delray 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 Delray Beach.

Delray Beach at a glance
Employed Residents
28,680
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
12.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
16.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
18.6%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Boca Raton
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Delray 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 Delray 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.

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Commute Score

64 / 100

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

Delray Beach

28,680 commutes, one dot at a time

Delray Beach

Where 28,680 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Boca Raton6.4 mi5,027
2Delray Beach0.0 mi4,854
3Boynton Beach4.8 mi1,625
4West Palm Beach17.4 mi982
5Deerfield Beach10.8 mi939
6Fort Lauderdale22.7 mi897
7Palm Springs12.2 mi713
8Pompano Beach15.0 mi542

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Delray Beach.

1Delray Beach0.0 mi4,854
2Boynton Beach4.8 mi3,250
3Boca Raton6.4 mi1,716
4Deerfield Beach10.8 mi850
5West Palm Beach17.4 mi786
6Coral Springs16.9 mi632
7Greenacres12.0 mi600
8Fort Lauderdale22.7 mi575

Top industries

The sectors that employ Delray 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 Assistance19.6%
AFAccommodation and Food Services16.7%
RTRetail Trade15.6%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services8.6%
COConstruction7.5%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.4%
FIFinance and Insurance4.1%
REReal Estate and Rental and Leasing3.7%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.3%
Connectivity

Internet options for Delray 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 Gbps98%
5 Gbps91%
8 Gbps61%
See all internet providers in Delray Beach

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