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33404

West Palm Beach, FL · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
30,912
Median household income
$65,063
People below poverty
17.8%
Median home value
$344,200

Income

The median income of households in 33404 was $65,063. An estimated 9.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 10.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 33404 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 9.3
$10,000 to $14,999 5.8
$15,000 to $24,999 8.1
$25,000 to $34,999 8
$35,000 to $49,999 10.3
$50,000 to $74,999 15.2
$75,000 to $99,999 13.1
$100,000 to $149,999 13
$150,000 to $199,999 6.4
$200,000 or more 10.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 33404 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 45239
Female 49757

An estimated 68.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 40.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 25.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,791. 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 33404 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 68.7
Social Security 40.3
Retirement income 25.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.6
Cash public assistance income 2.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 17.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 23% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 19.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 15.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 33404 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 17.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 23
People 65 years old and over below poverty 19.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 15.7

In 2020-2024, 22 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 43.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 36.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 40.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 33404 in 2020-2024, 84.8% had health insurance coverage and 15.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 55% and public coverage was 42.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 12.7%.


In 2020-2024, 33404 had a total population of 30,912 - 15,952 (51.6%) females and 14,960 (48.4%) males. The median age was 41.9 years. An estimated 19% of the population was under 18 years, 31.5% was 19 to 44 years, 25.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 21.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 33404 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 641 845
5 to 9 871 795
10 to 14 775 737
15 to 19 1078 806
20 to 24 906 1101
25 to 29 1030 1158
30 to 34 1226 813
35 to 39 806 993
40 to 44 872 819
45 to 49 641 729
50 to 54 897 1290
55 to 59 1011 1023
60 to 64 1031 1374
65 to 69 1014 929
70 to 74 572 805
75 to 79 774 818
80 to 84 500 498
85 and over 315 419

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 21% were White; 65.1% were Black or African American; 1.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.7% were Asian; 27.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 11.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 9.7% of the people in 33404 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 20.3% of the people in 33404 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 11,796 households in 33404. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Married-couple households made up 33.4% of the households in 33404 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 38.6% of all households, while 22.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 17.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 34.3% of all households.

In 33404, 24.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 41% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 33404 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 33.4
Cohabiting Couples 5.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
38.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 36.3% of males and 32.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 42 35.5
Now married, except separated 36.3 32.5
Separated 4 2.9
Widowed 3 14.4
Divorced 14.8 14.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 33404, 1,030 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 54.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 79.2% of the people living in 33404 were U.S. natives. 51.2% of the 33404 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 20.8% of 33404 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 49% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 65.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 33404 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 33404.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 33404 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 85.7
Asia 4
Europe 7.1
Africa 1.3
Northern America 1.9
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 33404 in 2020-2024, 18.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 8.5% of people at least five years old; 7.7% 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 33404 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 8.5
Other Indo-European languages 9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.1
Other languages 0.7

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 33404 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 33404 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.9
Different house, same county 6.2
Different county, same state 1.5
Different state 1.3
Abroad 1.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 86.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 27% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 13.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 33404 was 6,249 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 261 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 4,486. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,502.

Educational Attainment of People in 33404 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 13.2
High school diploma or equivalency 33.7
Some college, no degree 17.5
Associate's degree 8.5
Bachelor's degree 17.6
Graduate or professional degree 9.5

Disability

In 33404, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 15.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 8.9% of people under 18 years old, to 11% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 32.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 33404, 53 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 41% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 11,271 81.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,793 13
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 698 5.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 33404 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 33404 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 5.3
Manufacturing 3.7
Wholesale trade 3.3
Retail trade 15.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.9
Information 0.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 13.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.9
Other Services, except public administration 4.5
Public administration 3.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 33404 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,888 35.5
Service occupations 3,335 24.2
Sales and office occupations 3,007 21.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 896 6.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,636 11.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 70% of 33404 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 33404 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 70
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2.5
Walked 2.5
Other means 2.7
Worked from home 12.7

In 2020-2024, 33404 had a total of 16,255 housing units. Of these housing units, 44.5% 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"). 49.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 6.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 33404 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 44.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 49.3
Mobile homes 6.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

5.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 33404 was 4.7 rooms, and of these housing units 47.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 33404 had 11,796 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 4,459 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 60% while renters occupied 40%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.57 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.65.

4.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 8.7% and another 15.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 33404:

House Heating Fuel Used in 33404 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 4.3
Electricity 92.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.1
All other fuels 0.1
No fuel used 3.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 33404 was $344,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 49.8 % had a mortgage. 50.2% 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 $2,005 and for owners without a mortgage it was $846.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 33404 was $1,698. 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.