Palm Beach, FL Population

Overview

9,175

Total Population

70.6

Median age

54.38%

Female population %

83.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

75-79 years

Largest age group

208.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

594

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Palm Beach is 70.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Palm Beach's population under 18 was 5.65%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Palm Beach's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 63.04% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Palm Beach, 4.58% were under the age of 15, 2.58% aged 15 to 29, 29.80% aged 30 to 64, 50.45% aged 65 to 84, and 12.59% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 803 more females than males in Palm Beach:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.38% females and 45.62% males in Palm Beach, FL.
The Palm Beach, FL gender ratio is 83.9:100 i.e. 83.9 men to 100 women (0.839).
For male population, the largest age group is 75-79 years with a population of 722.
For the female population, the largest age group is 75-79 years with a population of 784.

Palm Beach's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Palm Beach population: 92.92% are White, 0.20% are Black or African American, 0.70% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.86% are Asian, 1.78% are some other race and 3.55% are multiracial.
Palm Beach's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 594 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,581 (93.53% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Palm Beach is White with a population of 8,525 (92.92% of the total population).

Palm Beach's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 9,849 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Palm Beach's population decreased by 1,521 (15.69%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Palm Beach's population increased by 1,072 (13.12%), 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's population was lowest in year 2010 at 8,173.