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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Below the poverty line in South Palm Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 147 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 7, 2026
Economy & jobs · South 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 12.3% +0.5 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 147 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +1.3 pp
vs Palm Beach County +1.0 pp Palm Beach County: 11.3% · 2024
Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · South Palm Beach · Palm Beach County · Florida · United States
+1.3 pp since 2014
South 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
South Palm Beach
12.3%
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 South Palm Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 12.3% · 2024
First value 8.5% · 2013
Highest 13.3% · 2015
Lowest 8.5% · 2013
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearSouth Palm BeachChange Palm Beach CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 12.3% +0.5 pp 11.3% 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 11.8% +1.3 pp 11.1% 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 10.6% +0.9 pp 11.4% 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 9.7% +0.3 pp 11.6% 13.1% 12.6%
2020estimate 9.4% +0.4 pp 11.6% 13.3% —
2019estimate 9.0% −0.7 pp 12.2% 14.0% —
2018estimate 9.7% −1.5 pp 12.8% 14.8% —
2017estimate 11.1% −1.2 pp 13.4% 15.5% —
2016estimate 12.3% −1.0 pp 13.9% 16.1% —
2015estimate 13.3% +2.3 pp 14.5% 16.5% —
2014estimate 11.0% +2.5 pp 14.6% 16.7% —
2013estimate 8.5% 14.5% 16.3% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2023 · 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
327 Alva 6.0%
334 Anna Maria 5.8%
225 Apalachicola 9.5%
355 Apollo Beach 4.7%
254 Atlantic Beach 8.6%
337 Atlantis 5.6%
149 Ave Maria 12.4%
168 Aventura 11.6%
366 Bagdad 4.2%
63 Bal Harbour 18.0%
233 Baldwin 9.3%
302 Bay Harbor Islands 7.1%
159 Bay Pines 12.0%
80 Bayonet Point 16.3%
93 Bayshore Gardens 15.4%
98 Bell 15.2%
16 Belle Glade 28.4%
331 Belleair 5.9%
263 Belleair Beach 8.4%
241 Belleair Bluffs 9.0%
122 Bellview 14.1%
41 Beverly Hills 21.0%
229 Big Pine Key 9.4%
11 Biscayne Park 29.6%
271 Bloomingdale 8.0%
…
313 South Gate Ridge 6.6%
173 South Miami 11.5%
92 South Miami Heights 15.4%
162 South Palm Beach 11.8%
127 South Pasadena 13.6%
357 Southwest Ranches 4.6%
172 Spring Hill 11.5%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2023

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.