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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

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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 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

2021 · 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
298 Alva 7.1%
377 Anna Maria 3.2%
130 Apalachicola 14.2%
369 Apollo Beach 3.9%
364 Atlantic Beach 4.2%
317 Atlantis 6.3%
38 Ave Maria 23.7%
195 Aventura 11.2%
379 Bagdad 3.0%
44 Bal Harbour 21.7%
169 Baldwin 12.5%
251 Bay Harbor Islands 8.8%
236 Bay Pines 9.3%
78 Bayonet Point 18.0%
104 Bayshore Gardens 15.7%
89 Bell 17.1%
8 Belle Glade 34.6%
349 Belleair 4.7%
293 Belleair Beach 7.3%
143 Belleair Bluffs 13.4%
166 Bellview 12.5%
21 Beverly Hills 27.6%
138 Big Pine Key 13.9%
20 Biscayne Park 27.8%
347 Bloomingdale 4.8%
…
284 Riverview 7.5%
63 Riviera Beach 19.3%
260 Rockledge 8.4%
368 Royal Palm Beach 3.9%
92 Ruskin 16.9%
328 Safety Harbor 5.7%
304 San Antonio 6.8%
…

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.