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Palm Beach, FL Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Palm Beach is $129,941, which is much higher than the state average of $26,499 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Palm Beach median household income is $105,700, which has grown by 11.78% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 21.62% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Palm Beach residents spend 18.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 26.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #11

Palm Beach, FL	129,941 USD
Florida	26,499 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Palm Beach, FL	47,743 USD
Florida	27,404 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Palm Beach, FL	71,806 USD
Florida	31,136 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Palm Beach, FL	32,083 USD
Florida	24,898 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #27

Palm Beach, FL	105,700 USD
Florida	47,212 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Palm Beach, FL	227,987 USD
Florida	67,143 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #536

Palm Beach, FL	11.78%
Florida	21.62%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Palm Beach, FL		Florida		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	67.96%	$174,678, see rank	20.84%	$23,796	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	65.57%	$23,316, see rank	35.58%	$18,153	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.02%	$0, see rank	2.15%	$3,283	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.99%	$57,144, see rank	19.31%	$25,455	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Palm Beach, FL	143,393 USD
Florida	57,176 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Palm Beach, FL	306,422 USD
Florida	78,507 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Palm Beach, FL	Florida	U.S.
White	$105,925, see rank	$50,002	$56,900
Hispanic	$115,625, see rank	$40,712	$42,396
Asian	$65,278, see rank	$61,248	$73,244

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Palm Beach, FL	Florida	U.S.
25 to 44	$32,378, see rank	$50,755	$58,398
45 to 64	$106,185, see rank	$55,662	$65,027
65 or over	$115,463, see rank	$37,683	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Palm Beach, FL	Florida	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,855, see rank	15,817,611	248,775,628
Male¹	3,502, 44.58%, see rank	48.38%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,501, 42.86%, see rank	64.21%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.61%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,501, 42.86%, see rank	63.60%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,405, 93.60%, see rank	88.63%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	96, 6.40%, see rank	11.37%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,001, 57.14%, see rank	35.79%	30.72%
Female¹	4,353, 55.42%, see rank	51.62%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,056, 24.26%, see rank	55.13%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.11%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,056, 24.26%, see rank	55.03%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,039, 98.39%, see rank	89.50%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	17, 1.61%, see rank	10.50%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,297, 75.74%, see rank	44.87%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Palm Beach, FL	Florida	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,355, 100%	8,228,557	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,524, 64.71%, see rank	79.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	38, 1.61%, see rank	9.61%	9.59%
Public Transportation	28, 1.19%, see rank	2.09%	5.06%
Walked	68, 2.89%, see rank	1.53%	2.78%
Other Means	87, 3.69%, see rank	2.21%	1.79%
Worked at Home	610, 25.90%, see rank	4.92%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Palm Beach, FL	18.9 minutes
Florida	26.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Palm Beach, FL	Florida	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,444	8,335,023	143,435,233
Male¹	1,405, 57.49%, see rank	51.76%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	817, 58.15%, see rank	30.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	114, 8.11%, see rank	18.68%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	344, 24.48%, see rank	20.33%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	27, 1.92%, see rank	9.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	50, 3.56%, see rank	13.65%	17.94%
Female¹	1,039, 42.51%, see rank	48.24%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	474, 45.62%, see rank	37.03%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	173, 16.65%, see rank	22.85%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	392, 37.73%, see rank	35.16%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.34%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.05%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Palm Beach, FL	Florida	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,444, 100%	8,335,023	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	28, 1.15%, see rank	1.12%	1.96%
Construction	107, 4.38%, see rank	6.50%	6.17%
Manufacturing	121, 4.95%, see rank	5.26%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	35, 1.43%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	244, 9.98%, see rank	13.41%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	82, 3.36%, see rank	5.05%	4.93%
Information	57, 2.33%, see rank	2.02%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	653, 26.72%, see rank	7.62%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	334, 13.67%, see rank	12.57%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	322, 13.18%, see rank	21.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	149, 6.10%, see rank	12.01%	9.49%
Public Administration	75, 3.07%, see rank	4.75%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	237, 9.70%, see rank	5.44%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Palm Beach, FL	%	Florida	U.S.
Population in Poverty	326	3.91%, see rank	16.67%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	64	2.62%, see rank	12.18%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.