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 
2850 Westgate Ave Vacant Commercial 0 L
2848 Westgate Ave Single Family 760 C
1444 Wabasso Dr Vacant Commercial 0 L
2841 Nokomis Ave Vacant Commercial 0 L
2840 Westgate Ave Multi-family - less than 10 units 959 C
3870 Westgate Ave Store, one story 1,500 B
3871 Nokomis Ave Multi-family - less than 10 units 2,696 B
2838 Westgate Ave Vacant Commercial 0 L
2835 Nokomis Ave Single Family 836 C
1702 Wabasso Dr Single Family 1,035 B
2842 Nokomis Ave Single Family 888 B
1319 Wabasso Dr Single Family 1,313 C
3819 Westgate Ave Warehousing, distribution terminal, trucking terminal, or van and storage warehousing 23,491 B
2934 Westgate Ave Single Family 1,186 C
2838 Nokomis Ave Single Family 1,447 C
3891 Nokomis Ave Multi-family - less than 10 units 2,696 B
3864 Nokomis Ave Multi-family - less than 10 units 2,687 B
2830 Westgate Ave Multi-family - less than 10 units 2,342 C
2834 Nokomis Ave Single Family 672 C
3862 Cherokee Ave Multi-family - less than 10 units 3,478 B
2911 Nokomis Ave Vacant Residential 0 L
2847 Hiawatha Ave Single Family 666 C
2828 Westgate Ave Vacant Commercial 0 L
3880 Nokomis Ave Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,704 B
3819 Hiawatha Ave Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,586 B
2841 Hiawatha Ave Single Family 1,274 B
2936 Westgate Ave Single Family 745 C
2833 Westgate Ave Single Family 936 B
1550 Wabasso Dr Single Family 1,566 C
2839 Hiawatha Ave Single Family 733 C
2830 Nokomis Ave Single Family 1,954 B
2818 Westgate Ave Vacant Commercial 0 L
3890 Nokomis Ave Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,704 B
510 24th St Ste A Single Family 1,488 B
3897 Hiawatha Ave Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,736 B
3898 Cherokee Ave Single Family 1,769 C
2833 Hiawatha Ave Municipal Owned 0 L
3921 Westgate Ave Warehousing, distribution terminal, trucking terminal, or van and storage warehousing 6,300 B
2913 Nokomis Ave Single Family 940 C
2814 Westgate Ave Vacant Commercial 0 L

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

S.J. Frasco Electric, Inc.
3938 Westgate Ave
Mane Motors Corp
3938 Westgate Ave
Jmj Westgate, LLC
3870 Westgate Ave
Abraham Food Stores, Inc.
3870 Westgate Ave
Westgate, LLC
2818 Westgate Ave
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