Palm Beach County, Florida Facts
| Facts | |
| State | Florida |
| Land area | 1,969.8 square miles |
| Population Density | 670.2 persons per square mile. |
| Population | |
| Population (2013) | 1,372,171 |
| Population change | 3.9% | Under 5 years of age | 5.2% |
| Under 18 | 19.7% |
| 65 and over | 22.5% |
| Females | 51.6% |
| White | 76.5 |
| Hispanic or Latino of any race | 20.3 |
| Asian | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 18.5% |
| Native American | 0.6% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
| Had graduated from high school | 88% |
| Had a bachelor’s degree or higher | 32.4% |
| Veterans | 99,057 |
| Households and Housing | |
| Households | 526,007 |
| Persons per household | 2.5 |
| Living in the same house for one year or more | 85% |
| Median household income | $52,432 |
| The per capita income | $32,858 |
| Live below the poverty line. | 14.5% |
| housing units | 669,550 |
| Multi-unit structures | 41% |
| The median value of owner-occupied housing | $199,700 |
| Residents owning their homes. | 71.2% |
| Business Facts | |
| Total number of firms | 163,433 |
| Women-owned firms | 27.8% |
| Asian-owned firms | 3.1% |
| Hispanic-owned firms | 14.4% |
| Black-owned firms | 8.9% |
| Native American-owned firms | 0.5% |
| Pacific Islander-owned firms | 0% |
| Retail sales | $19,321,650 |
| Retail sales per capita | $15,278 |
| Manufacturers shipments | $4,240,652 |
| Merchant wholesaler sales | $12,017,516 |