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estimate
Below the poverty line in Palm Springs
2013 – 2024 · 12 data points
89 of 391 · Towns of Florida
Updated Oct 22, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 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
15.4%
+3.1 pp
since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024
89 of 391
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
−9.1 pp
vs Palm Beach County
+4.1 pp
Palm Beach County: 11.3% · 2024
Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · Palm Springs · Palm Beach County · Florida · United States
−9.1 pp since 2014
0%
10%
20%
30%
2013
2016
2018
2020
2024
Palm Springs
Palm Beach County
Florida
United States
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Compared with Below the poverty line · percent
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
The series at a glance Palm Springs · 2013 – 2024
Latest value
15.4% · 2024
First value
26.4% · 2013
Highest
26.4% · 2013
Lowest
12.4% · 2023
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2013 – 2024
| Year | Palm Springs | Change | Palm Beach County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | 15.4% | +3.1 pp | 11.3% | 12.6% | 12.5% |
| 2023estimate | 12.4% | −1.5 pp | 11.1% | 12.6% | 12.4% |
| 2022estimate | 13.9% | +1.1 pp | 11.4% | 12.9% | 12.5% |
| 2021estimate | 12.8% | +0.4 pp | 11.6% | 13.1% | 12.6% |
| 2020estimate | 12.4% | −1.7 pp | 11.6% | 13.3% | — |
| 2019estimate | 14.2% | −1.9 pp | 12.2% | 14.0% | — |
| 2018estimate | 16.0% | −1.6 pp | 12.8% | 14.8% | — |
| 2017estimate | 17.6% | −5.0 pp | 13.4% | 15.5% | — |
| 2016estimate | 22.6% | −1.8 pp | 13.9% | 16.1% | — |
| 2015estimate | 24.4% | −0.1 pp | 14.5% | 16.5% | — |
| 2014estimate | 24.5% | −1.8 pp | 14.6% | 16.7% | — |
| 2013estimate | 26.4% | 14.5% | 16.3% | — |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Ranking · Towns of Florida
2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Below the poverty line | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 347 | Alva | 5.4% | |
| 327 | Anna Maria | 6.0% | |
| 85 | Apalachicola | 15.7% | |
| 365 | Apollo Beach | 4.6% | |
| 278 | Atlantic Beach | 7.7% | |
| 374 | Atlantis | 3.6% | |
| 184 | Ave Maria | 11.0% | |
| 170 | Aventura | 11.4% | |
| 367 | Bagdad | 4.4% | |
| 42 | Bal Harbour | 20.1% | |
| 80 | Baldwin | 16.3% | |
| 348 | Bay Harbor Islands | 5.4% | |
| 168 | Bay Pines | 11.5% | |
| 54 | Bayonet Point | 19.0% | |
| 99 | Bayshore Gardens | 15.0% | |
| 131 | Bell | 13.1% | |
| 14 | Belle Glade | 27.3% | |
| 337 | Belleair | 5.7% | |
| 331 | Belleair Beach | 5.9% | |
| 238 | Belleair Bluffs | 9.5% | |
| 91 | Bellview | 15.4% | |
| 46 | Beverly Hills | 19.8% | |
| 189 | Big Pine Key | 10.7% | |
| 11 | Biscayne Park | 29.5% | |
| 248 | Bloomingdale | 8.9% | |
| … | |||
| 191 | Palm Coast | 10.6% | |
| 201 | Palm Harbor | 10.3% | |
| 134 | Palm River-Clair Mel | 13.1% | |
| 89 | Palm Springs | 15.4% | |
| 124 | Palmetto | 13.5% | |
| 333 | Palmetto Bay | 5.8% | |
| 340 | Panacea | 5.7% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024
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.
Economy & jobs
Palm Springs in numbers
GDP per person
$73,879
2024 · Florida
GDP per person (PPP)
$73,879
2024 · Florida
Gross domestic product
$141B
2024 · Palm Beach County
Economic growth
2.0%
2024 · Palm Beach County
Inflation
2.9%
2024 · United States
Unemployment rate
3.4%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
4.1%
Aug 2026
Youth unemployment
9.3%
2025 · United States
Employment rate
68.2%
2024 · Florida
Labour force participation
70.4%
2024
Labour force
15,740
2025
Household income per person
$64,167
2024 · Florida