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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

Bachelor's degree or higher in South Bay

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 382 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 7, 2026
Education & commute · South Bay Palm Beach County Florida United States

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

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Latest value · 2024 8.8% +0.4 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 382 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +3.9 pp
vs Palm Beach County −31.7 pp Palm Beach County: 40.5% · 2024
Bachelor's degree or higher, 2013 – 2024 percent · South Bay · Palm Beach County · Florida · United States
+3.9 pp since 2014
South Bay Palm Beach County Florida United States

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

Compared with Bachelor's degree or higher · percent
South Bay
8.8%
Palm Beach County
40.5%
Florida
34.1%
United States
35.7%

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

The series at a glance South Bay · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 8.8% · 2024
First value 5.1% · 2013
Highest 8.8% · 2024
Lowest 4.9% · 2014
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearSouth BayChange Palm Beach CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 8.8% +0.4 pp 40.5% 34.1% 35.7%
2023estimate 8.5% +1.7 pp 39.6% 33.2% 35.0%
2022estimate 6.8% +0.1 pp 38.8% 32.3% 34.3%
2021estimate 6.7% +0.5 pp 38.0% 31.5% 33.7%
2020estimate 6.2% +0.9 pp 37.1% 30.5% —
2019estimate 5.3% −0.7 pp 36.7% 29.9% —
2018estimate 5.9% +0.6 pp 35.7% 29.2% —
2017estimate 5.3% +0.1 pp 34.8% 28.5% —
2016estimate 5.2% −0.5 pp 34.2% 27.9% —
2015estimate 5.7% +0.8 pp 33.6% 27.3% —
2014estimate 4.9% −0.1 pp 32.8% 26.8% —
2013estimate 5.1% 32.4% 26.4% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2019 · 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
#TerritoryBachelor's degree or higher
1 Golden Beach 76.5%
2 Key Biscayne 73.3%
3 Sea Ranch Lakes 72.8%
4 South Beach 71.3%
5 Indian River Shores 70.7%
6 Palm Beach 67.9%
7 Coral Gables 66.7%
8 Pinecrest 66.4%
9 Highland Beach 66.3%
10 Surfside 65.7%
11 Longboat Key 64.5%
12 Atlantis 63.3%
13 Weston 63.0%
14 Tierra Verde 62.9%
15 Parkland 61.8%
16 Wabasso Beach 61.6%
17 Bal Harbour 61.5%
18 Sewall's Point 61.4%
19 South Palm Beach 61.4%
20 Sawgrass 61.1%
21 Sanibel 61.1%
22 Juno Beach 61.0%
23 Navarre Beach 60.8%
24 Belleair Beach 59.3%
25 Nocatee 59.2%
…
378 Florida City 7.2%
379 Indiantown 6.8%
380 Century 6.6%
381 South Bay 5.3%
382 Immokalee 5.2%
383 Goulding 4.3%
384 Ebro 4.3%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019

What it means

The share of adults with at least a bachelor's degree.

How it is calculated

Adults 25 and over with a bachelor's, master's, professional or doctoral degree, from the survey.