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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Below the poverty line in Highland Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 387 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 29, 2026
Economy & jobs · Highland Beach Palm Beach County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

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Overview 7 figures People 21 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 8 figures
Latest value · 2024 2.3% −0.4 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 387 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −7.1 pp
vs Palm Beach County −9.0 pp Palm Beach County: 11.3% · 2024
Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · Highland Beach · Palm Beach County · Florida · United States
−7.1 pp since 2014
Highland Beach Palm Beach County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Below the poverty line · percent
Highland Beach
2.3%
Palm Beach County
11.3%
Florida
12.6%
United States
12.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates

The series at a glance Highland Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 2.3% · 2024
First value 7.6% · 2013
Highest 9.4% · 2014
Lowest 2.3% · 2024
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearHighland BeachChange Palm Beach CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 2.3% −0.4 pp 11.3% 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 2.7% −1.6 pp 11.1% 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 4.3% +0.0 pp 11.4% 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 4.2% −0.5 pp 11.6% 13.1% 12.6%
2020estimate 4.7% −1.0 pp 11.6% 13.3% —
2019estimate 5.7% −1.8 pp 12.2% 14.0% —
2018estimate 7.5% +0.4 pp 12.8% 14.8% —
2017estimate 7.1% −0.6 pp 13.4% 15.5% —
2016estimate 7.7% −0.3 pp 13.9% 16.1% —
2015estimate 8.1% −1.4 pp 14.5% 16.5% —
2014estimate 9.4% +1.8 pp 14.6% 16.7% —
2013estimate 7.6% 14.5% 16.3% —

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
325 Alva 6.2%
379 Anna Maria 3.1%
129 Apalachicola 16.0%
324 Apollo Beach 6.3%
318 Atlantic Beach 6.6%
350 Atlantis 5.1%
241 Aventura 10.3%
255 Bagdad 9.8%
154 Bal Harbour 14.4%
156 Baldwin 14.3%
185 Bay Harbor Islands 12.7%
267 Bay Pines 9.4%
72 Bayonet Point 20.3%
124 Bayshore Gardens 16.3%
134 Bell 15.7%
8 Belle Glade 42.1%
380 Belleair 2.9%
312 Belleair Beach 6.9%
262 Belleair Bluffs 9.6%
285 Bellview 8.1%
29 Beverly Hills 28.1%
167 Big Pine Key 13.6%
96 Biscayne Park 18.1%
327 Bloomingdale 6.1%
284 Boca Raton 8.3%
…
85 Hernando Beach 19.0%
48 Hialeah 23.7%
151 Hialeah Gardens 14.5%
303 Highland Beach 7.5%
138 Hilliard 15.5%
299 Hillsboro Beach 7.7%
182 Hobe Sound 12.8%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2018

What it means

The share of residents living in households below the official poverty threshold.

How it is calculated

Residents in households whose income is below the federal poverty threshold for their size, from the survey.