Population

At 2,578 square miles in total area, Palm Beach County is one of the largest counties in the eastern United States and the largest among Florida's 67 counties. The population is estimated at nearly 1.3 million. Population increased approximately 3.1% annually from 1990 through 2000, compared to double and triple that rate in the 1980s. The area's projected population for the year 2015 is over 1.3 million.

				Percent Change
	1990 Census	2000 Census	2010 Estimate	2015 Projection	1990 to 2000	2010 to 2015
Total Population	863,524	1,131,185	1,287,596	1,325,804	31.0%	3.0%
Population Density (Pop/Sq Mi)	389.2	509.9	580.3	597.6	31.0%	3.0%
Total Households	365,562	474,179	511,331	518,263	29.7%	1.4%

Population by Gender:
Male	414,537	546,740	630,259	650,843	31.9%	3.3%
Female	448,988	584,446	657,336	674,960	30.2%	2.7%

Population by Race/Ethnicity
					Percent Change
	1990 Census	2000 Census	2010 Estimate	2015 Projection	1990 to 2000	2010 to 2015
White	732,231	894,209	975,342	985,274	22.1%	1.0%
Black	107,710	156,055	213,092	232,731	44.9%	9.2%
American Indian or Alaska Native	1,200	2,466	7,633	8,800	105.5%	15.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander	8,979	17,819	28,708	37,307	98.5%	15.9%
Some Other Race	13,354	33,709	60,673	35,660	152.4%	12.8%
Two or More Races		26,928	55,156	26,032		-6.1%

Hispanic Ethnicity	66,615	140,675	228,665	292,031	111.2%	18.7%
Not Hispanic or Latino	796,904	990,510	1,039,518	1,033,773	24.3%	-0.8%

Population by Age
					Percent Change
	1990 Census	2000 Census	2010 Estimate	2015 Projection	1990 to 2000	2010 to 2015
0 to 4	53,207	62,913	73,736	70,736	18.2%	-4.9%
5 to 14	91,033	138,802	149,875	157,043	52.5%	4.8%
15 to 19	42,984	61,738	75,195	77,270	43.6%	2.8%
20 to 24	47,223	51,319	73,791	78,729	8.7%	6.7%
25 to 34	136,086	133,020	145,441	154,205	-2.3%	6.0%
35 to 44	117,805	172,021	158,412	154,008	46.0%	-2.8%
45 to 54	80,564	141,051	181,337	179,564	75.1%	-1.0%
55 to 64	84,375	108,244	153,552	174,081	28.3%	13.4%
65 to 74	116,309	122,730	119,267	133,334	5.5%	11.8%
75 to 84	75,512	104,382	97,515	89,852	38.2%	-7.9%
85+	18,422	34,965	59,411	57,523	89.8%	-3.2%

Median Age:
Total Population	39.8	41.8	43.1	43.2	4.9%	0.3%