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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 Nov 3, 2026

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 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%
Florida
12.6%

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

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
391 Chokoloskee 0.0%
390 Goodland 0.0%
389 Pineland 1.3%
388 Sea Ranch Lakes 1.4%
387 Neptune Beach 1.8%
386 Sewall's Point 1.9%
385 Tierra Verde 2.0%
384 Manasota Key 2.5%
383 Highland Beach 2.7%
382 Parker 2.8%
381 Malabar 2.8%
380 Golden Beach 2.9%
379 Fruit Cove 3.0%
378 Westlake 3.3%
377 Navarre Beach 3.4%
376 Crawfordville 3.4%
375 El Portal 3.4%
374 Jupiter Farms 3.7%
373 Seville 3.8%
372 Gulf Breeze 3.9%
371 St Leo 4.0%
370 Parkland 4.0%
369 Redington Shores 4.1%
368 The Acreage 4.1%
367 Odessa 4.2%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2023

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.