ZIP Code Tabulation Area

33409

West Palm Beach, FL · ACS 2020–2024

Download data

Latest estimates

At a glance

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

Total population
33,489
Median household income
$67,073
People below poverty
14.9%
Median home value
$320,500

Income

The median income of households in 33409 was $67,073. An estimated 5.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 33409 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Less than $10,000 5.4
$10,000 to $14,999 2.9
$15,000 to $24,999 6.2
$25,000 to $34,999 5.8
$35,000 to $49,999 11.7
$50,000 to $74,999 24
$75,000 to $99,999 14.6
$100,000 to $149,999 17.9
$150,000 to $199,999 7.1
$200,000 or more 4.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 33409 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Dollars
Male 48763
Female 48378

An estimated 87.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 19.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 11.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,315. 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 33409 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Earnings 87.5
Social Security 19.4
Retirement income 11.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4
Cash public assistance income 1.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 14.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 23.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 15.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 11.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 33409 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
People in poverty 14.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 23.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 15.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 11.8

In 2020-2024, 16.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 54.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 37.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 33.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 33409 in 2020-2024, 78% had health insurance coverage and 22% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 54.2% and public coverage was 30.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 13.2%.


In 2020-2024, 33409 had a total population of 33,489 - 17,298 (51.7%) females and 16,191 (48.3%) males. The median age was 34.9 years. An estimated 23.2% of the population was under 18 years, 40.7% was 19 to 44 years, 22.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 11 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 33409 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 760 1444
5 to 9 1328 1122
10 to 14 1015 763
15 to 19 1346 875
20 to 24 1428 1276
25 to 29 1230 1408
30 to 34 1379 1443
35 to 39 1275 1540
40 to 44 1173 1468
45 to 49 1233 1163
50 to 54 744 1069
55 to 59 712 842
60 to 64 905 856
65 to 69 477 598
70 to 74 483 439
75 to 79 260 367
80 to 84 177 350
85 and over 266 275

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 30.8% were White; 32.5% were Black or African American; 3.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2% were Asian; 9.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 23.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 35.9% of the people in 33409 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 26.8% of the people in 33409 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 12,097 households in 33409. The average household size was 2.65 people.

Married-couple households made up 30.3% of the households in 33409 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 37% of all households, while 24.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 17.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 34.1% of all households.

In 33409, 33.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 21.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 33409 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Married-couple households 30.3
Cohabiting Couples 8.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
37

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 32.8% of males and 31.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 49.1 41.3
Now married, except separated 32.8 31.9
Separated 3.9 5.4
Widowed 3 5.6
Divorced 11.1 15.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 33409, 816 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 37.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 66.3% of the people living in 33409 were U.S. natives. 39% of the 33409 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 33.7% of 33409 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 38.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 55 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 33409 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 33409.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 33409 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Latin America 87.2
Asia 5.4
Europe 4.9
Africa 1.4
Northern America 1
Oceania 0.1

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 33409 in 2020-2024, 42.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 29% of people at least five years old; 20.5% 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 33409 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Spanish 29
Other Indo-European languages 11.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.1
Other languages 0.7

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 85.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 33409 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 33409 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Same house 85.3
Different house, same county 8.2
Different county, same state 3.1
Different state 2.7
Abroad 0.8

Education

In 2020-2024, 80.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 27.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 19.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 33409 was 8,589 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 349 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 5,271. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,969.

Educational Attainment of People in 33409 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Less than high school diploma 19.2
High school diploma or equivalency 26
Some college, no degree 18.1
Associate's degree 9.5
Bachelor's degree 18.2
Graduate or professional degree 9

Disability

In 33409, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.5% of people under 18 years old, to 5.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 33.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 33409, 65.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 30% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 8.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 14,028 80.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,926 11
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,472 8.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 33409 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 33409 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.9
Construction 12.2
Manufacturing 5.2
Wholesale trade 1.5
Retail trade 14.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.9
Information 1.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 18.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 11.3
Other Services, except public administration 6.2
Public administration 4.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 33409 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 5,822 33.4
Service occupations 3,738 21.4
Sales and office occupations 3,984 22.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2,337 13.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,566 9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 73.9% of 33409 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 33409 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 73.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.3
Walked 1.4
Other means 2.7
Worked from home 9.9

In 2020-2024, 33409 had a total of 13,932 housing units. Of these housing units, 38.7% 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"). 55.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 5.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 33409 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Single-family houses 38.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 55.3
Mobile homes 5.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.4

8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 33409 was 4.3 rooms, and of these housing units 33.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 33409 had 12,097 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,835 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 44.7% while renters occupied 55.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.81 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.52.

4.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 3.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 7.3% and another 12.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 33409:

House Heating Fuel Used in 33409 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Gas 2.3
Electricity 92.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.1
No fuel used 4.9

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 33409 was $320,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 55.8 % had a mortgage. 44.2% 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 $2,093 and for owners without a mortgage it was $723.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 33409 was $1,731. 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.