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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

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation
1 Lehigh Acres 124K
2 Brandon 115K
3 Spring Hill 115K
4 Riverview 98,928
5 Town 'N' Country 89,679
6 Kendall 78,007
7 Wesley Chapel 65,134
8 Port Charlotte 62,531
9 The Hammocks 61,461
10 Palm Harbor 60,682
11 Westchester 54,238
12 Kendale Lakes 53,392
13 University 48,367
14 North Fort Myers 41,551
15 The Acreage 40,771
16 Valrico 39,632
17 Navarre 38,994
18 Land O' Lakes 38,674
19 Princeton 36,381
20 South Miami Heights 36,239
21 Carrollwood 35,846
22 Fruit Cove 34,469
23 Merritt Island 34,013
24 Lake Magdalene 31,211
25 Ferry Pass 30,526
…
29 Citrus Park 27,440
30 Sun City Center 26,920
31 Ruskin 26,536
32 Palm River-Clair Mel 25,492
33 Palm City 25,486
34 Bayonet Point 25,200
35 Bloomingdale 25,042
…

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

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.