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33403

West Palm Beach, FL · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
14,370
Median household income
$70,646
People below poverty
13.6%
Median home value
$368,800

Income

The median income of households in 33403 was $70,646. An estimated 4.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 33403 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.1
$10,000 to $14,999 2.2
$15,000 to $24,999 6.8
$25,000 to $34,999 9.9
$35,000 to $49,999 13.3
$50,000 to $74,999 19.7
$75,000 to $99,999 13.5
$100,000 to $149,999 18
$150,000 to $199,999 6.1
$200,000 or more 6.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 33403 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 41519
Female 40869

An estimated 84.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 28.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 19.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,120. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 33403 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 84.8
Social Security 28.7
Retirement income 19.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.1
Cash public assistance income 2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 13.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 20.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 12.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 11.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 33403 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 13.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 20.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 12.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 11.4

In 2020-2024, 18.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 64.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 47.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 57.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 33403 in 2020-2024, 79% had health insurance coverage and 21% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 51% and public coverage was 35.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.2%.


In 2020-2024, 33403 had a total population of 14,370 - 7,051 (49.1%) females and 7,319 (50.9%) males. The median age was 33.6 years. An estimated 23.1% of the population was under 18 years, 38.3% was 19 to 44 years, 21.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 13.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 33403 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 781 670
5 to 9 338 360
10 to 14 464 153
15 to 19 484 464
20 to 24 741 352
25 to 29 601 968
30 to 34 807 562
35 to 39 379 387
40 to 44 197 524
45 to 49 550 262
50 to 54 656 554
55 to 59 305 283
60 to 64 308 227
65 to 69 390 356
70 to 74 136 342
75 to 79 78 242
80 to 84 82 86
85 and over 22 259

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 34.8% were White; 40% were Black or African American; 2.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.4% were Asian; 12.8% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 20.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 25.1% of the people in 33403 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 29.2% of the people in 33403 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 4,883 households in 33403. The average household size was 2.92 people.

Married-couple households made up 30% of the households in 33403 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 37.7% of all households, while 25.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 32.9% of all households.

In 33403, 34.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 31.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 33403 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 30
Cohabiting Couples 6.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
37.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 31.8% of males and 26.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 51.8 45.8
Now married, except separated 31.8 26.9
Separated 1.7 3.1
Widowed 1.8 10.4
Divorced 12.8 13.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 33403, 285 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 24.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 71.6% of the people living in 33403 were U.S. natives. 44.7% of the 33403 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 28.4% of 33403 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 51.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 58.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 33403 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 33403.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 33403 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 92.5
Asia 4.1
Europe 2.7
Africa 0.2
Northern America 0.5
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 33403 in 2020-2024, 35.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 18.5% of people at least five years old; 17.1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 33403 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 18.5
Other Indo-European languages 16.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.4
Other languages 0.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 88.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 33403 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 33403 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 88.8
Different house, same county 7.4
Different county, same state 2.7
Different state 1.1
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 83.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 24.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 16.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 33403 was 2,855 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 259 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,810. College or graduate school enrollment was 786.

Educational Attainment of People in 33403 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 16.7
High school diploma or equivalency 35.2
Some college, no degree 15.5
Associate's degree 8.3
Bachelor's degree 17.1
Graduate or professional degree 7.2

Disability

In 33403, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.1% of people under 18 years old, to 8.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 37.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 33403, 61.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 34.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 88.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 7.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 6,215 88.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 498 7.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 341 4.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 33403 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 33403 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.3
Construction 11.3
Manufacturing 3.9
Wholesale trade 1.1
Retail trade 9.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.9
Information 0.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 12.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 22.6
Other Services, except public administration 3.1
Public administration 2.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 33403 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,130 30.2
Service occupations 2,195 31.1
Sales and office occupations 1,322 18.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 788 11.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 619 8.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 76% of 33403 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 33403 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 76
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.9
Walked 2.2
Other means 1.2
Worked from home 9.6

In 2020-2024, 33403 had a total of 5,754 housing units. Of these housing units, 46.5% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 50.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 3.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 33403 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 46.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 50.2
Mobile homes 3.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

2.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 2.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 33403 was 4.3 rooms, and of these housing units 38.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 33403 had 4,883 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 871 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 47.2% while renters occupied 52.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.51 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.29.

2.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 5.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 9.1% and another 18.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 33403:

House Heating Fuel Used in 33403 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 1.4
Electricity 92.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 6.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 33403 was $368,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 59.5 % had a mortgage. 40.5% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,123 and for owners without a mortgage it was $800.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 33403 was $1,601. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.