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Palm Beach Shores, Florida, in Palm Beach county, is 4 miles N of West Palm Beach, Florida (center to center) and 70 miles N of Miami, Florida. The town is included in the West Palm Beach - Boca Raton metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 1,269 people lived in Palm Beach Shores.
In Palm Beach Shores, about 49% of adults are married. Palm Beach Shores is a place where you'll find a lot of people living alone in their apartments or homes. It's not a place just for families. Though it's not a singles bar, single people will feel at home in the town; the town has more single adults than most places of its size.
Palm Beach Shores is noted for its large share of males. If you spend a lot of time in the town, you'll notice that retired and elderly people are a common sight.
In 2000, Palm Beach Shores had a median family income of $60,833. Many people in Palm Beach Shores make a good living. The bulk of the population of the town is doing well, with money to spend. Palm Beach Shores doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the town have earned college degrees than have people in most other towns in Florida. In Palm Beach Shores, a noticeable number of people work from home rather than commuting every day. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in the town.)
Palm Beach Shores residents donated more money ($2,000) to George W. Bush than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Democratic party attracted the most donations from the town.
An estimated 69% of living spaces in Palm Beach Shores are occupied by their owners, not by renters. Vacation or seasonal housing units are not uncommon in the town. Living alone is quite feasible in Palm Beach Shores, with the choice of small rental properties there. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in the town as a sign of wealth and desirability.
In Palm Beach Shores, 77% of commuters drive to work. More so than most places, Palm Beach Shores is a decent place to commute to work on foot (or bicycle saddle).
Palm Beach Shores strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Florida):
| Category | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 2% |  |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers) | Top 5% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 8% | |
| Walking and Biking to Work (vs. Peers) | Top 8% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 8% | |
| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 10% | |
| Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers) | Top 11% | |
| Low Violent Crime (vs. State) | Top 14% | |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. State) | Top 14% | |
| Racial Diversity (vs. Peers) | Top 18% | |
Comparing Palm Beach Shores to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Florida (State):
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| Working at Home | | |
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| Short Commute Times |  |  |
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| Low Violent Crime | | |
| Low Property Crime | | |
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