| | People QuickFacts | Palm Beach County | Florida |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 1,335,187 | 19,057,542 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 1,320,134 | 18,801,311 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 1.1% | 1.4% |
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Population, 2010 | 1,320,134 | 18,801,310 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 5.3% | 5.6% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 20.3% | 21.0% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 21.8% | 17.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 51.6% | 51.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 77.4% | 78.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 17.8% | 16.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.6% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 2.5% | 2.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.5% | 1.8% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 19.6% | 22.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 59.6% | 57.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 85.2% | 83.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 22.3% | 19.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 26.9% | 26.6% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 86.8% | 85.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 31.8% | 25.9% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 110,723 | 1,672,288 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 24.7 | 25.7 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 668,159 | 9,026,965 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 73.6% | 69.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 41.0% | 30.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $261,900 | $205,600 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 523,150 | 7,152,844 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.45 | 2.53 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $33,610 | $26,551 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $53,242 | $47,661 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 12.2% | 13.8% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Palm Beach County | Florida |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 41,710 | 491,1501 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 425,427 | 6,626,5581 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -5.2 | 6.61 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 138,633 | 1,686,142 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 163,433 | 2,009,589 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 8.9% | 9.0% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.1% | 3.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 14.4% | 22.4% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 27.8% | 28.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 4,240,652 | 104,832,907 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 12,017,516 | 221,641,518 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 19,321,650 | 262,341,127 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $15,278 | $14,353 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 3,088,613 | 41,922,059 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 2,470 | 42,360 |