Palm Beach County Real Estate - West Palm Beach

West Palm Beach is in South East Florida. It's population as recorded in the 2010 Census was 99,919.

The median age for residents of West Palm Beach is 38.1. Around 25.5% of West Palm Beach households include school aged children and 26.9% of households include individuals aged 65 years or over. Census records indicate 56.7% of the West Palm Beach population are White, 32.4% are Black or African American, .4% American Indian, 2.2% Asian and 2.6% are Two or more Races. West Palm Beach has a significant Hispanic population. 22.6% (22,601) of West Palm Beach residents are of Hispanic or Latino origin. Of these 12.41% are of Mexican origin, 14.56% Puerto Rican, 23.61% Cuban and 49.41% are of other Hispanic or Latino origin.

There are 54,179 housing units in West Palm Beach. 11,267 (20.7%) of these were reported as vacant in the 2010 Census. There are 25,318 residential rental units in West Palm Beach. 21,180 of them were occupied in 2010 providing a residential rental vacancy rate of 15.9%.

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Palm Beach County

Palm Beach County is part of the southeast Florida region along with Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, Miami-Dade, Broward, and Monroe counties. Palm Beach County has 38 cities, towns and villages in total. West Palm Beach is the county's largest city and acts as the county seat. Palm Beach has a population over 1.3 million.

Palm Beach County has many wealthy towns such as Palm Beach, Boca Raton, and Jupiter, as well as a large equestrian population making it one of Florida's wealthiest counties. As a result, real estate prices are comparatively higher in Palm Beach County than most other counties in Florida.

Palm Beach County's major private sector employers are Tenet Healthcare Corporation, Hospital Corporation of America, Florida Power & Light, The Breakers, and Office Depot. Top public sector employers are Palm Beach County School Board, Palm Beach County, Florida Atlantic University, and Boca Raton Community Hospital. Palm Beach County considers agribusiness; aviation, aerospace, and engineering; equestrian; healthcare; green energy; and corporate headquarters to be among its main industries.

Boca Raton is in southern Palm Beach County and is known as the birthplace of the IBM personal computer. It still hosts a large research park focused on technological innovation. The city hosts the headquarters for Office Depot and GEO Group. Florida Atlantic University and Lynn University are both located in Boca Raton.

Neighboring Properties

AddressTypeSq FtClass 
2854 Shawnee Ave Restaurant, cafeteria 648 B
2843 Chickamauga Ave Single Family 1,001 B
1022 Wabasso Dr Restaurant, cafeteria 0 L
2850 Okeechobee Blvd Store, one story 5,988 B
2834 Shawnee Ave Restaurant, cafeteria 0 L
2854 Okeechobee Blvd Restaurant, cafeteria 3,864 B
2840 Okeechobee Blvd Store, one story 5,976 B
2841 Chickamauga Ave Vacant Residential 0 L
2830 Shawnee Ave Vacant Commercial 0 L
1959 Wabasso Dr Store, one story 1,360 B
2848 Chickamauga Ave Single Family 830 C
2822 Okeechobee Blvd Store, one story 6,384 B
2850 Chickamauga Ave Vacant Residential 0 L
2400 Presidential Way Ph -2 Vacant Residential 0 L
2900 Okeechobee Blvd Service station 2,191 B
2840 Chickamauga Ave Single Family 1,848 C
3890 Shawnee Ave Warehousing, distribution terminal, trucking terminal, or van and storage warehousing 2,850 B
1130 Wabasso Dr Vacant Residential 0 L
2836 Chickamauga Ave Single Family 1,842 B
2820 Okeechobee Blvd Auto sales, auto repair and storage or auto service shop 2,800 B
2929 Chickamauga Ave Single Family 850 C
1017 Tallahassee Dr Vacant Commercial 0 L
3756 Chickamauga Ave Single Family 1,074 B
1115 Wabasso Dr Single Family 1,890 B
2815 Genessee Ave Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,729 B
3903 Chickamauga Ave Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,108 C

Local Household Income

The median household income in this part of Florida is $47,354. The bottom 10% of the population earn less than $12,913 per year. The top 10% earn more than $158,251 per year. The top 1% earn more than $683,394 per year. Most renters earn between $26,016 (20th percentile) and $44,580 (80th percentile) per year. Someone earning the median household income in this area is likely to qualify for a mortgage between $94,708 and $118,385.

Source: US Census American Community Survey - 2008-2012 ACS 5-year PUMS estimates

Local Rents

The median monthly rent in this part of Florida is $1,000. Most renters earn between $2,168 and $3,715 per month. They typically spend 35.5% of their monthly income on rent. Most rents fall in the $716 (20th percentile) to $1,364 (80th percentile) range. The residential vacancy rate is 9%.

Nearby Companies

Snj Petroleum, Inc
2900 Okeechobee Blvd
Lewis Industries, Inc.
2854 Okeechobee Blvd
Okeechobee 2854, LLC
2854 Okeechobee Blvd
Shawnee Holdings, LLC
2854 Okeechobee Blvd
Chickamauga Properties, LLC
2854 Okeechobee Blvd
Cjl Property Investment, Inc.
2854 Okeechobee Blvd
Palm Beach Grilling Systems, LLC
2838 Okeechobee Blvd
South East Spas Logistics, LLC
2838 Okeechobee Blvd
National Hot Tub Expo LLC
2838 Okeechobee Blvd
Master Spas Of Florida LLC
2838 Okeechobee Blvd
Giles Family Holdings LLC
2838 Okeechobee Blvd
Giles 7320 LLC
2838 Okeechobee Blvd
Giles Family Arms LLC
2838 Okeechobee Blvd
Giles Sales Group, Inc.
2838 Okeechobee Blvd
P.A.G. Sales, Inc.
2838 Okeechobee Blvd
South East Spas, Inc
2838 Okeechobee Blvd
Vss Okeechobee LLC
2826 Okeechobee Blvd
1947 Catering, LLC
2888 Shawnee Ave
Okeechobee Prime Seafood LLC
2888 Shawnee Ave
Fresh Wholesale Seafood LLC
2888 Shawnee Ave
Lewis Steakhouse LLC
2888 Shawnee Ave
Vip Hospitality Group, LLC
2888 Shawnee Ave
Classic Restaurant Group LLC
2888 Shawnee Ave
Crl Lewis Investments LLC
2888 Shawnee Ave
2945 Nokomis LLC
2888 Shawnee Ave
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