Palm Beach County, FL Population

Overview

1.48 million

Total Population

45.0

Median age

51.25%

Female population %

95.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

65.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

342,642

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Palm Beach County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Palm Beach County is 45.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Palm Beach County's population under 18 was 19.21%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Palm Beach County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.77% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Palm Beach County, 15.80% were under the age of 15, 16.62% aged 15 to 29, 43.81% aged 30 to 64, 19.86% aged 65 to 84, and 3.92% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 37,143 more females than males in Palm Beach County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.25% females and 48.75% males in Palm Beach County, FL.
The Palm Beach County, FL gender ratio is 95.1:100 i.e. 95.1 men to 100 women (0.951).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 49,743.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 51,845.

Palm Beach County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Palm Beach County population: 65.36% are White, 18.62% are Black or African American, 0.25% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.80% are Asian, 0.03% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 4.10% are some other race and 8.85% are multiracial.
Palm Beach County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 342,642 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1.14 million (76.87% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Palm Beach County is White with a population of 968,07 (65.36% of the total population).

Palm Beach County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 1,518,477 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Palm Beach County's population increased by 188,416 (16.60%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Palm Beach County's population increased by 170,542 (12.88%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Palm Beach County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,135,215.