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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Below the poverty line in Ocean Ridge

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 317 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 25, 2026

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

Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · Ocean Ridge · Palm Beach County · Florida · United States
−2.6 pp since 2014
Ocean Ridge 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
Ocean Ridge
6.4%
Florida
12.6%

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

The series at a glance Ocean Ridge · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 6.4% · 2024
First value 6.2% · 2013
Highest 9.1% · 2014
Lowest 4.1% · 2019
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearOcean RidgeChange Palm Beach CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 6.4% −0.6 pp 11.3% 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 7.0% +2.1 pp 11.1% 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 4.9% −1.8 pp 11.4% 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 6.7% +0.2 pp 11.6% 13.1% 12.6%
2020estimate 6.5% +2.4 pp 11.6% 13.3% —
2019estimate 4.1% −2.7 pp 12.2% 14.0% —
2018estimate 6.8% −1.0 pp 12.8% 14.8% —
2017estimate 7.8% −0.3 pp 13.4% 15.5% —
2016estimate 8.1% +0.2 pp 13.9% 16.1% —
2015estimate 7.9% −1.2 pp 14.5% 16.5% —
2014estimate 9.1% +2.9 pp 14.6% 16.7% —
2013estimate 6.2% 14.5% 16.3% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
1 Chokoloskee 72.5%
2 Captiva 63.8%
3 Seville 61.3%
4 Florida City 48.7%
5 Gladeview 48.2%
6 Dover 46.0%
7 Opa-locka 44.8%
8 Brownsville 44.1%
9 Immokalee 43.9%
10 University 43.0%
11 Chiefland 42.3%
12 Fellsmere 42.0%
13 Goulds 40.7%
14 Otter Creek 39.6%
15 Duck Key 38.6%
16 South Bay 38.3%
17 Naranja 37.9%
18 Tice 37.8%
19 Goulding 37.6%
20 Fort Pierce 36.6%
21 Belle Glade 35.9%
22 Wimauma 35.7%
23 Inglis 35.3%
24 Mangonia Park 35.2%
25 Pahokee 33.8%
…
311 Alva 8.0%
312 Miami Shores 7.9%
313 Loxahatchee Groves 7.9%
314 Ocean Ridge 7.9%
315 Panama City Beach 7.8%
316 Palmetto Bay 7.8%
317 Steinhatchee 7.8%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2015

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.