Monday, November 2 Royal Palm Beach
Towns Advertise
The Beachside Resident
Search Log in Add your business Ask a question
  1. Home
  2. Royal Palm Beach
  3. Statistics
  4. Economy & jobs
  5. Below the poverty line
Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Below the poverty line in Royal Palm Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 332 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 2, 2026
Economy & jobs · Royal Palm Beach Palm Beach County Florida United States

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

Featured spot available Your business could be here First in “Statistics” — with a photo and a “Featured” mark. Take this spot
Overview 7 figures People 21 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 8 figures
Latest value · 2024 5.9% +0.8 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 332 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −3.6 pp
vs Palm Beach County −5.5 pp Palm Beach County: 11.3% · 2024
Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · Royal Palm Beach · Palm Beach County · Florida · United States
−3.6 pp since 2014
Royal Palm 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
Royal Palm Beach
5.9%
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 Royal Palm Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 5.9% · 2024
First value 9.7% · 2013
Highest 9.7% · 2013
Lowest 3.5% · 2019
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearRoyal Palm BeachChange Palm Beach CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 5.9% +0.8 pp 11.3% 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 5.0% −0.3 pp 11.1% 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 5.3% +1.4 pp 11.4% 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 3.9% +0.4 pp 11.6% 13.1% 12.6%
2020estimate 3.5% +0.0 pp 11.6% 13.3% —
2019estimate 3.5% −1.6 pp 12.2% 14.0% —
2018estimate 5.1% −1.4 pp 12.8% 14.8% —
2017estimate 6.5% −1.8 pp 13.4% 15.5% —
2016estimate 8.3% −0.6 pp 13.9% 16.1% —
2015estimate 8.8% −0.7 pp 14.5% 16.5% —
2014estimate 9.5% −0.3 pp 14.6% 16.7% —
2013estimate 9.7% 14.5% 16.3% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2017 · 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
386 Layton 0.0%
385 Goodland 0.0%
384 Nocatee 1.3%
383 The Meadows 1.5%
382 Melbourne Beach 1.7%
381 Pineland 1.7%
380 Horseshoe Beach 2.6%
379 Belleair 2.7%
378 Hypoluxo 3.0%
377 Citrus Hills 3.0%
376 Parkland 3.4%
375 Juno Beach 3.4%
374 South Beach 3.7%
373 Sewall's Point 4.0%
372 Jupiter Farms 4.3%
371 Cooper City 4.3%
370 Longboat Key 4.3%
369 Fruit Cove 4.3%
368 Siesta Key 4.4%
367 Indian River Shores 4.4%
366 Satellite Beach 4.5%
365 Melbourne Village 4.6%
364 Belleair Beach 4.7%
363 Hillsboro Beach 4.9%
362 Westchase 5.0%
…
327 Oak Hill 6.4%
326 Ponce Inlet 6.4%
325 Key Biscayne 6.5%
324 Royal Palm Beach 6.5%
323 Crawfordville 6.6%
322 Bloomingdale 6.7%
321 Wesley Chapel 6.7%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2017

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.