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Palm Beach, Florida, in Palm Beach county, is 1 miles SE of West Palm Beach, Florida (center to center) and 65 miles N of Miami, Florida. The town is part of the West Palm Beach - Boca Raton metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 10,468 people people live in Palm Beach.
In Palm Beach, about 59% of adults are married. Single people feel welcome in Palm Beach, and many people make their homes without family or roommates living with them.
Kinder? Gentler? Well at least we can say that women form a particularly large portion of the population in the town. Its large mature (over 65) population grounds Palm Beach nicely.
In 2000, Palm Beach had a median family income of $137,867. Overall, families in Palm Beach are likely to be financially secure. Not many of the people of the town are below middle class. Palm Beach does not have a large underclass. It turns out that people in the town tend to be educated, and a lot of them are college grads. As it happens, more people than usual in Palm Beach are able to work from their homes. It turns out that the town is home to a lot of successful single people.
In 2004, George W. Bush garnered more political contributions ($534,636) in Palm Beach than did the other Presidential candidates. The Republican party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in the town.
Residents of Palm Beach enjoy its low crime rate.
Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Palm Beach, about 84% are lived in by their owners, not renters. It's not uncommon for visitors to rent vacation houses in the town. The average property tax bill in Palm Beach is higher than that of most other communities in Florida.
In Palm Beach, 67% of commuters drive to work. In the town, people like to walk or ride bicycles.
Palm Beach strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Florida):
| Category | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 1% |  |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers) | Top 1% | |
| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 1% | |
| Walking and Biking to Work (vs. Peers) | Top 3% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. State) | Top 3% | |
| Short Commute Times (vs. State) | Top 5% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 7% | |
| Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 9% | |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. State) | Top 11% | |
| Low Property Crime (vs. State) | Top 15% | |
Comparing Palm Beach to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Florida (State):
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| Racial Diversity |  |  |
| Male Share of the Population | | |
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| Working at Home | | |
| Walking and Biking to Work | | |
| Short Commute Times | | |
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| Seasonal and Vacation Housing | | |
| People Living Alone | | |
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| Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals | | |
| Affordability of Rents |  | |
| Affordability of Property Taxes | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Low Violent Crime | | |
| Low Property Crime | | |
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Hotel Royal Poinciana c1900.
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Hotel Royal Poinciana c1900.
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