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estimate
Income per person in West Palm Beach
2013 – 2024 · 12 data points
158 of 391 · Towns of Florida
Updated Nov 8, 2026
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
$48,223
+8.3%
since 2023 ± $2,366 · margin of error
Towns of Florida · 2024
158 of 391
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+61%
+4.4% a year on average
vs Palm Beach County
−7.9%
Palm Beach County: $52,359 · 2024
Income per person, 2013 – 2024 US Dollar · West Palm Beach · Palm Beach County · Florida · United States
+61% since 2014
$20,000
$30,000
$40,000
$50,000
$60,000
2013
2016
2018
2020
2024
West Palm Beach
Palm Beach County
Florida
United States
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Compared with Income per person · US Dollar
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
The series at a glance West Palm Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value
$48,223 · 2024
First value
$29,955 · 2013
Highest
$48,223 · 2024
Lowest
$29,882 · 2014
Average change
+4.4% a year on average
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2013 – 2024
| Year | West Palm Beach | ± | Change | Palm Beach County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | $48,223 | $2,366 | +8.3% | $52,359 | $42,609 | $44,673 |
| 2023estimate | $44,508 | $1,855 | +7.0% | $50,998 | $41,055 | $43,289 |
| 2022estimate | $41,610 | $1,565 | +15% | $48,121 | $38,850 | $41,261 |
| 2021estimate | $36,247 | $1,203 | +6.2% | $43,733 | $35,216 | $37,638 |
| 2020estimate | $34,131 | $1,143 | +0.9% | $40,957 | $32,848 | — |
| 2019estimate | $33,839 | $1,403 | +4.1% | $39,933 | $31,619 | — |
| 2018estimate | $32,502 | $1,348 | +3.5% | $37,998 | $30,197 | — |
| 2017estimate | $31,388 | $1,428 | −0.1% | $36,303 | $28,774 | — |
| 2016estimate | $31,426 | $1,252 | +2.1% | $34,846 | $27,598 | — |
| 2015estimate | $30,788 | $1,641 | +3.0% | $33,650 | $26,829 | — |
| 2014estimate | $29,882 | $1,410 | −0.2% | $33,072 | $26,499 | — |
| 2013estimate | $29,955 | $1,346 | $32,858 | $26,236 | — |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Ranking · Towns of Florida
2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Income per person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120 | Alva | $36,595 | |
| 95 | Anna Maria | $40,660 | |
| 239 | Apalachicola | $25,713 | |
| 83 | Apollo Beach | $42,427 | |
| 41 | Atlantic Beach | $54,243 | |
| 51 | Atlantis | $50,441 | |
| 45 | Aventura | $52,182 | |
| 315 | Bagdad | $19,893 | |
| 37 | Bal Harbour | $55,112 | |
| 320 | Baldwin | $19,696 | |
| 75 | Bay Harbor Islands | $43,842 | |
| 163 | Bay Pines | $31,768 | |
| 324 | Bayonet Point | $19,382 | |
| 293 | Bayshore Gardens | $22,344 | |
| 367 | Bell | $13,622 | |
| 370 | Belle Glade | $13,360 | |
| 19 | Belleair | $68,773 | |
| 27 | Belleair Beach | $60,086 | |
| 136 | Belleair Bluffs | $34,582 | |
| 216 | Bellview | $27,003 | |
| 348 | Beverly Hills | $16,692 | |
| 148 | Big Pine Key | $33,716 | |
| 188 | Biscayne Park | $29,690 | |
| 144 | Bloomingdale | $33,922 | |
| 36 | Boca Raton | $55,559 | |
| … | |||
| 171 | Wesley Chapel | $31,300 | |
| 203 | West Melbourne | $27,924 | |
| 268 | West Miami | $24,042 | |
| 169 | West Palm Beach | $31,388 | |
| 347 | West Park | $16,909 | |
| 357 | West Perrine | $15,372 | |
| 63 | Westchase | $46,805 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2017
What it means
Average income per resident.
How it is calculated
Total money income of residents divided by the population, from the survey.
Economy & jobs
Statistics: West Palm Beach
GDP per person
$73,879
2024 · Florida
GDP per person (PPP)
$73,879
2024 · Florida
Gross domestic product
$141B
2024 · Palm Beach County
Economic growth
2.0%
2024 · Palm Beach County
Inflation
2.9%
2024 · United States
Unemployment rate
3.7%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
4.3%
Aug 2026
Youth unemployment
9.3%
2025 · United States
Employment rate
68.2%
2024 · Florida
Labour force participation
64.4%
2024
Labour force
67,710
2025
Household income per person
$64,167
2024 · Florida