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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 4, 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

2022 · 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
319 Alva 6.3%
381 Anna Maria 2.4%
74 Apalachicola 18.0%
367 Apollo Beach 3.9%
320 Atlantic Beach 6.3%
347 Atlantis 4.9%
115 Ave Maria 14.7%
162 Aventura 12.4%
377 Bagdad 3.0%
49 Bal Harbour 20.7%
173 Baldwin 12.0%
247 Bay Harbor Islands 8.8%
242 Bay Pines 9.0%
75 Bayonet Point 17.9%
122 Bayshore Gardens 14.4%
121 Bell 14.5%
10 Belle Glade 32.5%
345 Belleair 5.0%
310 Belleair Beach 6.4%
256 Belleair Bluffs 8.6%
128 Bellview 14.0%
36 Beverly Hills 23.2%
148 Big Pine Key 13.2%
15 Biscayne Park 31.1%
322 Bloomingdale 6.2%
…
293 Lake Helen 7.1%
151 Lake Magdalene 13.1%
102 Lake Park 15.5%
44 Lake Worth Beach 21.1%
289 Lakewood Ranch 7.2%
280 Land O' Lakes 7.6%
185 Lantana 11.5%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022

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.