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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

Bachelor's degree or higher in West Palm Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 158 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 6, 2026
Education & commute · West 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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Latest value · 2024 39.2% +1.5 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 158 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +8.0 pp
vs Palm Beach County −1.3 pp Palm Beach County: 40.5% · 2024
Bachelor's degree or higher, 2013 – 2024 percent · West Palm Beach · Palm Beach County · Florida · United States
+8.0 pp since 2014
West Palm Beach 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
West Palm Beach
39.2%
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 West Palm Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 39.2% · 2024
First value 30.4% · 2013
Highest 39.2% · 2024
Lowest 30.4% · 2013
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearWest Palm BeachChange Palm Beach CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 39.2% +1.5 pp 40.5% 34.1% 35.7%
2023estimate 37.6% +0.2 pp 39.6% 33.2% 35.0%
2022estimate 37.5% +0.7 pp 38.8% 32.3% 34.3%
2021estimate 36.8% +1.2 pp 38.0% 31.5% 33.7%
2020estimate 35.6% +1.2 pp 37.1% 30.5% —
2019estimate 34.4% −0.0 pp 36.7% 29.9% —
2018estimate 34.4% +0.6 pp 35.7% 29.2% —
2017estimate 33.8% +0.9 pp 34.8% 28.5% —
2016estimate 32.9% −0.1 pp 34.2% 27.9% —
2015estimate 33.0% +1.7 pp 33.6% 27.3% —
2014estimate 31.2% +0.9 pp 32.8% 26.8% —
2013estimate 30.4% 32.4% 26.4% —

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
#TerritoryBachelor's degree or higher
391 Panacea 4.2%
390 Century 4.4%
389 Dover 4.4%
388 Ebro 5.1%
387 Indiantown 5.4%
386 Mangonia Park 6.1%
385 South Bay 6.7%
384 Carrabelle 6.8%
383 Florida City 7.0%
382 Goulding 7.3%
381 Opa-locka 7.4%
380 Homosassa Springs 7.6%
379 Immokalee 7.7%
378 Crystal Springs 7.9%
377 Laurel Hill 8.2%
376 Chokoloskee 8.5%
375 Beverly Hills 8.9%
374 Chiefland 9.2%
373 Cross City 9.2%
372 Medley 9.4%
371 Jay 9.5%
370 Baldwin 9.8%
369 Wimauma 10.0%
368 Pierson 10.0%
367 Ellenton 10.5%
…
157 Dunedin 36.3%
156 Valrico 36.3%
155 Eglin AFB 36.7%
154 West Palm Beach 36.8%
153 Belleair Bluffs 37.1%
152 San Antonio 37.1%
151 Niceville 37.3%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021

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.