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Speak Spanish at home in Palm Beach County
2016 – 2024 · 9 data points
11 of 67 · Regions of Florida
Updated Nov 8, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016 – 2024
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Overview
6 figures
People
21 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2024
20.1%
+0.5 pp
since 2023
Regions of Florida · 2024
11 of 67
Place 1 is the highest value.
vs Florida
−2.4 pp
Florida: 22.6% · 2024
Speak Spanish at home, 2016 – 2024 percent · Palm Beach County · Florida · United States
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016 – 2024
Compared with Speak Spanish at home · percent
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
The series at a glance Palm Beach County · 2016 – 2024
Latest value
20.1% · 2024
First value
17.9% · 2016
Highest
20.1% · 2024
Lowest
17.9% · 2016
Data points
9
By year
All years · 2016 – 2024
| Year | Palm Beach County | Change | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | 20.1% | +0.5 pp | 22.6% | 13.6% |
| 2023estimate | 19.6% | +0.1 pp | 22.2% | 13.4% |
| 2022estimate | 19.5% | +0.0 pp | 22.2% | 13.3% |
| 2021estimate | 19.5% | +0.7 pp | 22.1% | 13.3% |
| 2020estimate | 18.8% | −0.3 pp | 21.8% | — |
| 2019estimate | 19.0% | +0.3 pp | 21.8% | — |
| 2018estimate | 18.8% | +0.4 pp | 21.6% | — |
| 2017estimate | 18.4% | +0.5 pp | 21.3% | — |
| 2016estimate | 17.9% | 20.9% | — |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016 – 2024
Ranking · Regions of Florida
2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Speak Spanish at home | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Alachua County | 6.2% | |
| 67 | Baker County | 1.7% | |
| 56 | Bay County | 3.4% | |
| 65 | Bradford County | 2.7% | |
| 39 | Brevard County | 6.1% | |
| 6 | Broward County | 26.0% | |
| 45 | Calhoun County | 4.7% | |
| 43 | Charlotte County | 5.3% | |
| 59 | Citrus County | 3.2% | |
| 40 | Clay County | 5.8% | |
| 8 | Collier County | 24.4% | |
| 52 | Columbia County | 4.2% | |
| 5 | DeSoto County | 27.6% | |
| 61 | Dixie County | 3.1% | |
| 33 | Duval County | 6.7% | |
| 64 | Escambia County | 2.7% | |
| 35 | Flagler County | 6.5% | |
| 46 | Franklin County | 4.6% | |
| 25 | Gadsden County | 9.1% | |
| 50 | Gilchrist County | 4.5% | |
| 13 | Glades County | 17.4% | |
| 60 | Gulf County | 3.1% | |
| 31 | Hamilton County | 7.2% | |
| 4 | Hardee County | 36.1% | |
| 2 | Hendry County | 45.9% | |
| … | |||
| 10 | Okeechobee County | 21.4% | |
| 7 | Orange County | 25.3% | |
| 3 | Osceola County | 43.6% | |
| 11 | Palm Beach County | 18.8% | |
| 27 | Pasco County | 8.9% | |
| 36 | Pinellas County | 6.4% | |
| 14 | Polk County | 17.3% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2018
What it means
The share of residents who speak Spanish at home.
How it is calculated
Residents aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home, from the survey.
People
Palm Beach County in numbers
Population
1.6M
2025
Population growth
0.52%
2025 · United States
Population density
310
2025
Median age
45.3
2024
Children under 15
15.7%
2024 · Florida
Children under 18
18.8%
2024
Residents 65 and over
24.8%
2024
Life expectancy
77.9
2022 · Florida
Births per woman
1.63
2024 · United States
Birth rate
10.6
2024 · United States
Infant mortality
5.5
2024 · United States
Net migration
3.9
2023 · United States