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People Statistics · City estimate

Population in Palm River-Clair Mel

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 32 of 148 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 23, 2026

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

Population, 2013 – 2024 people
+23% since 2014

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

Compared with Population · people
Palm River-Clair Mel 27,844
Hillsborough County 1.6M · 2025
Florida 23M · 2025
United States 342M · 2025
World 8.2B · 2025

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Palm River-Clair Mel · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 27,844 · 2024
First value 21,605 · 2013
Highest 27,844 · 2024
Lowest 21,605 · 2013
Average change +2.3% a year on average
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearPalm River-Clair Mel±Change Hillsborough CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 27,844 2,206 +4.2% 1.6M 23M 340M 8.1B
2023estimate 26,719 2,073 +3.8% 1.6M 23M 337M 8.1B
2022estimate 25,729 1,943 +0.9% 1.5M 22M 334M 8B
2021estimate 25,492 2,196 +3.7% 1.5M 22M 332M 7.9B
2020estimate 24,571 1,986 +3.0% 1.5M 22M 332M 7.9B
2019estimate 23,844 1,222 +0.9% 1.4M 21M — 7.8B
2018estimate 23,627 1,052 +0.6% 1.4M 21M — 7.7B
2017estimate 23,484 951 +2.7% 1.4M 21M — 7.6B
2016estimate 22,860 1,017 −0.7% 1.4M 21M — 7.5B
2015estimate 23,017 1,019 +1.5% 1.3M 20M — 7.4B
2014estimate 22,667 1,165 +4.9% 1.3M 20M — 7.4B
2013estimate 21,605 1,005 1.3M 20M — 7.3B

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation
145 Captiva 178
144 Chokoloskee 268
143 Pineland 309
142 Goodland 437
141 Canal Point 483
140 Seville 612
139 Matlacha 620
138 Duck Key 696
137 Crystal Springs 703
136 St George Island 730
135 Steinhatchee 737
134 Hastings 892
133 Masaryktown 951
132 Panacea 1,001
131 Navarre Beach 1,049
130 Manasota Key 1,141
129 Molino 1,163
128 Bokeelia 1,420
127 Wabasso Beach 1,839
126 Grove City 1,909
125 Fort Denaud 1,984
124 Homosassa 1,987
123 Cudjoe Key 2,030
122 Eglin AFB 2,083
121 Eastpoint 2,106
…
38 Ruskin 23,477
37 Sun City Center 23,480
36 The Crossings 23,558
35 Palm River-Clair Mel 23,627
34 Westchase 23,636
33 Pace 23,749
32 Bloomingdale 23,758
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2018

What it means

How many people live here — residents, not visitors.

How it is calculated

Official count or estimate of residents for each year: a census plus births, deaths and moves since then. Estimates are revised when a new census comes out.