Wellington

Population & Demographics

Wellington, FL

Wellington is home to 62,146 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 28,213 resident workers commute each day.

FloridaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
62,146
people
Population

62,146 residents

Median age 42.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Wellington population & demographics

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

Population
62,146
Median age
42.3yrs
Median household income
$115,632
Median home value
$599,400
Median gross rent
$2,562/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
49.7%
Poverty rate
7.8%

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 Wellington

How Wellington 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).

White50.8%
Hispanic or Latino28.5%
Black12.1%
Asian4.4%
Two or more races3.3%
Some other race0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Wellington

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 Wellington.

Wellington at a glance
Employed Residents
28,213
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
15.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
13.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
20.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
West Palm Beach
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Wellington 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 Wellington 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

38 / 100

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

Wellington

28,213 commutes, one dot at a time

Wellington

Where 28,213 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Wellington0.0 mi3,730
2West Palm Beach11.6 mi2,965
3Palm Springs9.5 mi1,557
4Boca Raton21.6 mi1,233
5Royal Palm Beach3.6 mi818
6Palm Beach Gardens15.2 mi802
7Fort Lauderdale36.3 mi761
8Boynton Beach13.7 mi660

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Wellington.

1Wellington0.0 mi3,730
2Royal Palm Beach3.6 mi1,004
3West Palm Beach11.6 mi812
4The Acreage8.4 mi741
5Greenacres7.2 mi586
6Boynton Beach13.7 mi466
7Palm Beach Gardens15.2 mi274
8Lake Worth Beach12.0 mi261

Top industries

The sectors that employ Wellington’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 Assistance21.2%
RTRetail Trade14.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services14.8%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services7.7%
COConstruction6.6%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation6.4%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.1%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)4.0%
AGAgriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting3.6%
Connectivity

Internet options for Wellington

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 Gbps85%
8 Gbps9%
See all internet providers in Wellington

FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).