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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Below the poverty line in Riviera Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 61 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 29, 2026
Economy & jobs · Riviera Beach Palm Beach County Florida United States

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 18.4% +1.2 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 61 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −6.8 pp
vs Palm Beach County +7.1 pp Palm Beach County: 11.3% · 2024
Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · Riviera Beach · Palm Beach County · Florida · United States
−6.8 pp since 2014
Riviera Beach 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
Riviera Beach
18.4%
Palm Beach County
11.3%
Florida
12.6%
United States
12.5%

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

The series at a glance Riviera Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 18.4% · 2024
First value 26.8% · 2013
Highest 26.8% · 2013
Lowest 17.2% · 2023
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearRiviera BeachChange Palm Beach CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 18.4% +1.2 pp 11.3% 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 17.2% −2.8 pp 11.1% 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 20.0% +0.7 pp 11.4% 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 19.3% −0.7 pp 11.6% 13.1% 12.6%
2020estimate 20.0% −1.9 pp 11.6% 13.3% —
2019estimate 21.9% −0.9 pp 12.2% 14.0% —
2018estimate 22.8% +0.4 pp 12.8% 14.8% —
2017estimate 22.4% −1.2 pp 13.4% 15.5% —
2016estimate 23.6% +0.1 pp 13.9% 16.1% —
2015estimate 23.5% −1.7 pp 14.5% 16.5% —
2014estimate 25.2% −1.6 pp 14.6% 16.7% —
2013estimate 26.8% 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.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
325 Alva 6.2%
379 Anna Maria 3.1%
129 Apalachicola 16.0%
324 Apollo Beach 6.3%
318 Atlantic Beach 6.6%
350 Atlantis 5.1%
241 Aventura 10.3%
255 Bagdad 9.8%
154 Bal Harbour 14.4%
156 Baldwin 14.3%
185 Bay Harbor Islands 12.7%
267 Bay Pines 9.4%
72 Bayonet Point 20.3%
124 Bayshore Gardens 16.3%
134 Bell 15.7%
8 Belle Glade 42.1%
380 Belleair 2.9%
312 Belleair Beach 6.9%
262 Belleair Bluffs 9.6%
285 Bellview 8.1%
29 Beverly Hills 28.1%
167 Big Pine Key 13.6%
96 Biscayne Park 18.1%
327 Bloomingdale 6.1%
284 Boca Raton 8.3%
…
271 Redington Shores 9.2%
246 Ridge Manor 10.1%
277 Riverview 9.0%
54 Riviera Beach 22.8%
240 Rockledge 10.3%
349 Royal Palm Beach 5.1%
98 Ruskin 17.9%
…

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.