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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Below the poverty line in Palm River-Clair Mel

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 134 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 29, 2026

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

Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · Palm River-Clair Mel · Hillsborough County · Florida · United States
−12.9 pp since 2014
Palm River-Clair Mel Hillsborough County Florida United States

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

Compared with Below the poverty line · percent
Palm River-Clair Mel
13.1%
Florida
12.6%

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

The series at a glance Palm River-Clair Mel · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 13.1% · 2024
First value 27.3% · 2013
Highest 27.3% · 2013
Lowest 13.1% · 2024
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearPalm River-Clair MelChange Hillsborough CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 13.1% −2.4 pp 12.7% 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 15.5% −2.3 pp 13.2% 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 17.8% −0.8 pp 13.7% 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 18.6% +2.0 pp 14.0% 13.1% 12.6%
2020estimate 16.6% −1.8 pp 14.0% 13.3% —
2019estimate 18.4% −2.2 pp 14.6% 14.0% —
2018estimate 20.6% −1.1 pp 15.3% 14.8% —
2017estimate 21.7% −1.3 pp 15.6% 15.5% —
2016estimate 22.9% −1.2 pp 16.4% 16.1% —
2015estimate 24.2% −1.8 pp 17.0% 16.5% —
2014estimate 26.0% −1.4 pp 17.2% 16.7% —
2013estimate 27.3% 16.8% 16.3% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2013 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
386 Navarre Beach 0.0%
385 Pineland 0.0%
384 Indian River Shores 1.2%
383 Jupiter Island 2.7%
382 Sewall's Point 3.2%
381 Atlantis 3.2%
380 Belleair 3.6%
379 Manasota Key 3.7%
378 Satellite Beach 3.7%
377 The Meadows 3.7%
376 Flagler Beach 3.9%
375 Layton 4.1%
374 Palm Beach 4.3%
373 Hillsboro Beach 4.3%
372 Grant-Valkaria 4.3%
371 Fruit Cove 4.4%
370 Juno Beach 4.4%
369 Ponce Inlet 4.7%
368 Cooper City 4.7%
367 Alva 5.0%
366 Tequesta 5.0%
365 Palm City 5.1%
364 South Beach 5.1%
363 Surfside 5.2%
362 Mary Esther 5.2%
…
50 Cocoa 27.1%
49 Homosassa Springs 27.2%
48 Holly Hill 27.2%
47 Palm River-Clair Mel 27.3%
46 Baldwin 27.6%
45 Cedar Key 27.7%
44 Orange City 27.7%
…

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

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.