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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Below the poverty line in Lake Worth Beach

2020 – 2024 · 5 data points 31 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 2, 2026
Economy & jobs · Lake Worth Beach Palm Beach County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020 – 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 21.2% +0.4 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 31 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
vs Palm Beach County +9.9 pp Palm Beach County: 11.3% · 2024
Below the poverty line, 2020 – 2024 percent · Lake Worth Beach · Palm Beach County · Florida · United States
Lake Worth Beach Palm Beach County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020 – 2024

Compared with Below the poverty line · percent
Lake Worth Beach
21.2%
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 Lake Worth Beach · 2020 – 2024
Latest value 21.2% · 2024
First value 25.2% · 2020
Highest 25.2% · 2020
Lowest 20.8% · 2023
Data points 5

By year

All years · 2020 – 2024

YearLake Worth BeachChange Palm Beach CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 21.2% +0.4 pp 11.3% 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 20.8% −0.2 pp 11.1% 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 21.1% −2.7 pp 11.4% 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 23.7% −1.5 pp 11.6% 13.1% 12.6%
2020estimate 25.2% 11.6% 13.3% —

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2015 · 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
386 Pineland 0.0%
385 Layton 0.0%
384 Melbourne Beach 2.1%
383 Navarre Beach 2.4%
382 South Beach 2.6%
381 Sewall's Point 2.6%
380 The Meadows 2.7%
379 Hillsboro Beach 3.1%
378 Parkland 3.3%
377 Belleair 3.4%
376 Satellite Beach 3.7%
375 Citrus Hills 4.0%
374 Palm City 4.1%
373 Indian River Shores 4.2%
372 Trinity 4.3%
371 Nocatee 4.5%
370 Tequesta 4.6%
369 Cooper City 4.7%
368 Whitfield 4.7%
367 Surfside 4.8%
366 Belleair Beach 5.0%
365 Wabasso Beach 5.0%
364 Fruit Cove 5.2%
363 Lighthouse Point 5.2%
362 Gulf Breeze 5.3%
…

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.