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 
2905 Oklahoma St Vacant Commercial 0 L
2904 Kentucky St Vacant Residential 0 L
2900 Kentucky St Single Family 1,264 B
2921 Oklahoma St Vacant Commercial 0 L
590 Texas Ave Vacant Residential 0 L
580 Texas Ave Single Family 1,512 B
2906 Kentucky St Single Family 1,807 B
2896 Oklahoma St Vacant Commercial 0 L
2910 Kentucky St Single Family 720 B
2868 Kentucky St Single Family 1,230 B
2924 Kentucky St Single Family 1,644 B
2845 Oklahoma St Single Family 1,854 B
2934 Oklahoma St Vacant Commercial 0 L
2868 Oklahoma St Vacant Residential 0 L
2934 Kentucky St Single Family 1,666 B
2850 Kentucky St Single Family 520 C
2839 Oklahoma St Single Family 0 B
2965 Oklahoma St Vacant Commercial 0 L
2942 Kentucky St Single Family 1,680 B
2840 Kentucky St Single Family 2,035 B
2838 Oklahoma St Vacant Residential 0 L
2827 Oklahoma St Single Family 864 C
2873 Kentucky St Single Family 772 B
2905 Kentucky St Single Family 1,170 B
2913 Kentucky St Single Family 1,510 B
2830 Kentucky St Single Family 1,750 B
2867 Kentucky St Single Family 1,066 B
2830 Oklahoma St Single Family 1,426 B
2817 Oklahoma St Single Family 842 C
2923 Kentucky St Single Family 1,623 C
2960 Kentucky St Single Family 1,413 B
2859 Kentucky St Single Family 1,031 B
2860 Kentucky St Single Family 2,328 B
2927 Kentucky St Single Family 2,350 B
2822 Kentucky St Multi-family - less than 10 units 1,734 B
2849 Kentucky St Single Family 1,242 B
2820 Oklahoma St Single Family 1,031 C
2811 Oklahoma St Single Family 1,030 B
2943 Kentucky St Single Family 2,201 B
2841 Kentucky St Single Family 1,532 B
2812 Kentucky St Single Family 1,880 B
2812 Oklahoma St Single Family 1,426 B
2835 Kentucky St Vacant Residential 0 L
2801 Oklahoma St Single Family 1,118 B
560 S Congress Ave Vacant Commercial 0 L

Local Household Income

The median household income in this part of Florida is $45,914. The bottom 10% of the population earn less than $15,196 per year. The top 10% earn more than $110,931 per year. The top 1% earn more than $275,274 per year. Most renters earn between $27,132 (20th percentile) and $44,184 (80th percentile) per year. Someone earning the median household income in this area is likely to qualify for a mortgage between $91,828 and $114,785.

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 $1,048. Most renters earn between $2,261 and $3,682 per month. They typically spend 37% of their monthly income on rent. Most rents fall in the $816 (20th percentile) to $1,318 (80th percentile) range. The residential vacancy rate is 7%.

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