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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

Bachelor's degree or higher in Delray Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 122 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 29, 2026
Education & commute · Delray Beach Palm Beach County Florida United States

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

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Latest value · 2024 43.7% +2.7 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 122 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +10.0 pp
vs Palm Beach County +3.2 pp Palm Beach County: 40.5% · 2024
Bachelor's degree or higher, 2013 – 2024 percent · Delray Beach · Palm Beach County · Florida · United States
+10.0 pp since 2014
Delray Beach Palm Beach County Florida United States

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

Compared with Bachelor's degree or higher · percent
Delray Beach
43.7%
Palm Beach County
40.5%
Florida
34.1%
United States
35.7%

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

The series at a glance Delray Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 43.7% · 2024
First value 34.4% · 2013
Highest 43.7% · 2024
Lowest 33.7% · 2014
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearDelray BeachChange Palm Beach CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 43.7% +2.7 pp 40.5% 34.1% 35.7%
2023estimate 41.1% +1.4 pp 39.6% 33.2% 35.0%
2022estimate 39.7% −0.8 pp 38.8% 32.3% 34.3%
2021estimate 40.5% +1.2 pp 38.0% 31.5% 33.7%
2020estimate 39.3% +1.0 pp 37.1% 30.5% —
2019estimate 38.3% +1.2 pp 36.7% 29.9% —
2018estimate 37.1% +0.1 pp 35.7% 29.2% —
2017estimate 37.0% +2.5 pp 34.8% 28.5% —
2016estimate 34.5% −0.2 pp 34.2% 27.9% —
2015estimate 34.6% +0.9 pp 33.6% 27.3% —
2014estimate 33.7% −0.7 pp 32.8% 26.8% —
2013estimate 34.4% 32.4% 26.4% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2021 · 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
#TerritoryBachelor's degree or higher
1 Golden Beach 79.7%
2 Sea Ranch Lakes 77.4%
3 Indian River Shores 75.8%
4 South Beach 73.7%
5 Key Biscayne 73.7%
6 Ocean Ridge 73.1%
7 Highland Beach 72.2%
8 Coral Gables 71.5%
9 Pinecrest 69.9%
10 Palm Beach 68.6%
11 Longboat Key 66.8%
12 Parkland 66.7%
13 Atlantis 66.4%
14 Weston 66.1%
15 Nocatee 66.0%
16 Siesta Key 63.4%
17 Sawgrass 63.2%
18 Tierra Verde 63.0%
19 Sewall's Point 62.9%
20 Neptune Beach 62.3%
21 Naples 61.7%
22 Melbourne Beach 61.4%
23 Belleair 61.2%
24 Miami Shores 60.7%
25 Indian Shores 60.3%
…
121 Jupiter Farms 40.6%
122 Merritt Island 40.6%
123 Pineland 40.6%
124 Delray Beach 40.5%
125 Pensacola 40.1%
126 Lake Magdalene 40.0%
127 Bonita Springs 40.0%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021

What it means

The share of adults with at least a bachelor's degree.

How it is calculated

Adults 25 and over with a bachelor's, master's, professional or doctoral degree, from the survey.