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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Below the poverty line in Palm Springs

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 89 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 31, 2026

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

Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · Palm Springs · Palm Beach County · Florida · United States
−9.1 pp since 2014
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
Palm Springs
15.4%
Florida
12.6%

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

YearPalm SpringsChange Palm Beach CountyFloridaUnited 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

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
1 Captiva 53.9%
2 St Leo 50.0%
3 Opa-locka 47.2%
4 Seville 44.4%
5 Chiefland 43.8%
6 Dover 43.2%
7 Immokalee 42.4%
8 Belle Glade 42.1%
9 Brownsville 40.2%
10 Gladeview 39.9%
11 Florida City 38.3%
12 Pahokee 37.9%
13 University 37.4%
14 Fellsmere 36.0%
15 Masaryktown 35.4%
16 Carrabelle 34.1%
17 Inglis 32.6%
18 Mangonia Park 32.5%
19 Tice 32.4%
20 Fort Pierce 32.4%
21 Perry 32.2%
22 South Bay 31.8%
23 Naranja 31.2%
24 Goulding 30.3%
25 Goodland 30.2%
…
127 Town 'N' Country 16.1%
128 Mims 16.1%
129 Apalachicola 16.0%
130 Palm Springs 16.0%
131 Clearwater 15.9%
132 Jacksonville 15.9%
133 Bradenton 15.8%
…

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

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.