Royal Palm Beach, FL Population

Overview

38,697

Total Population

40.8

Median age

52.17%

Female population %

91.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

54.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

9,576

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Royal Palm Beach is 40.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Royal Palm Beach's population under 18 was 23.46%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Royal Palm Beach's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.54% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Royal Palm Beach, 18.78% were under the age of 15, 16.22% aged 15 to 29, 48.47% aged 30 to 64, 13.81% aged 65 to 84, and 2.73% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,679 more females than males in Royal Palm Beach:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.17% females and 47.83% males in Royal Palm Beach, FL.
The Royal Palm Beach, FL gender ratio is 91.7:100 i.e. 91.7 men to 100 women (0.917).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 1,710.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,664.

Royal Palm Beach's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Royal Palm Beach population: 57.40% are White, 27.96% are Black or African American, 0.06% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.19% are Asian, 2.23% are some other race and 8.15% are multiracial.
Royal Palm Beach's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 9,576 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 29,121 (75.25% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Royal Palm Beach is White with a population of 22,214 (57.40% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 40,423 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Royal Palm Beach's population increased by 12,299 (55.96%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Royal Palm Beach's population increased by 4,717 (13.76%), 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, Royal Palm Beach's population was lowest in year 2000 at 21,979.