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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 26, 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

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
391 Chokoloskee 0.0%
390 Canal Point 0.0%
389 Crawfordville 0.6%
388 Navarre Beach 0.9%
387 Sewall's Point 1.4%
386 Sea Ranch Lakes 1.6%
385 Tierra Verde 2.1%
384 Fruit Cove 2.1%
383 Mexico Beach 2.4%
382 Pineland 2.5%
381 Jupiter Farms 2.6%
380 Golden Beach 2.8%
379 Bagdad 3.0%
378 Indian River Shores 3.1%
377 Anna Maria 3.2%
376 Siesta Key 3.3%
375 South Beach 3.4%
374 Lake Clarke Shores 3.4%
373 Longboat Key 3.5%
372 Satellite Beach 3.6%
371 Juno Beach 3.7%
370 Lutz 3.7%
369 Apollo Beach 3.9%
368 Royal Palm Beach 3.9%
367 Palm Beach 3.9%
…
74 Stock Island 18.3%
73 Cross City 18.5%
72 Cedar Key 18.5%
71 Palm River-Clair Mel 18.6%
70 Thonotosassa 18.6%
69 Palmetto 18.6%
68 Hialeah 18.6%
…

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

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.