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 
249 Plantation Rd Single Family 2,066 B
265 Plantation Rd Single Family 4,142 A
248 Southland Rd Single Family 3,829 A
254 Plantation Rd Single Family 3,277 A
266 Southland Rd Single Family 3,672 A
260 Plantation Rd Single Family 2,711 A
244 Plantation Rd Single Family 3,483 A
271 Plantation Rd Single Family 4,507 A
241 Plantation Rd Single Family 2,631 B
272 Southland Rd Single Family 3,609 B
240 Southland Rd Single Family 2,843 B
595 N Lake Way Single Family 3,919 A
247 Southland Rd Single Family 3,333 A
238 Plantation Rd Single Family 4,018 A
265 Southland Rd Single Family 3,032 A
233 Plantation Rd Single Family 4,769 A
260 N Woods Rd Single Family 3,770 A
254 N Woods Rd Single Family 3,622 B
232 Southland Rd Single Family 2,577 B
271 Southland Rd Single Family 3,351 A
239 Southland Rd Single Family 3,153 A
583 N Lake Way Single Family 6,100 A
301 Plantation Rd Single Family 3,633 A
242 Via Linda Single Family 2,857 B
230 Plantation Rd Single Family 3,059 B
304 Plantation Rd Single Family 2,425 B
234 Via Linda Single Family 2,798 B
250 Via Linda Single Family 4,242 B
620 N Lake Way Single Family 3,771 A
231 Southland Rd Single Family 2,990 B
225 Plantation Rd Single Family 4,370 A
3720 S Dixie Hwy # 5 Right-of-way, street, road, irrigation channel, ditch, etc. 0 L
238 N Woods Rd Single Family 4,717 A
644 N Lake Way Single Family 2,678 B
226 Via Linda Single Family 2,647 B
249 S Woods Rd Single Family 6,274 A
224 Southland Rd Single Family 2,891 B
624 N Lake Way Single Family 4,652 A
579 N Lake Way Single Family 4,515 A
302 N Woods Rd Single Family 3,578 A
310 Plantation Rd Single Family 4,608 A
257 S Woods Rd Single Family 5,475 A
222 Plantation Rd Single Family 4,128 A
218 Via Linda Single Family 2,914 B
223 Southland Rd Single Family 2,307 B
241 Via Linda Single Family 2,726 B
583 E Woods Rd Single Family 3,991 A

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.

The tax assessed value of this property places it in percentile 96 of all properties in this area. This suggests it would appeal to someone earning around $376,789 per year who should qualify for a mortgage between $753,578 and $941,973.

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%.

This property falls in percentile 96 of all properties in this area. This corresponds to a rent of $2,130 per month and a monthly household income of $5,655 ($67,860 per year)

Nearby Companies

Tropical Sun Lakes, LLC
249 Plantation Rd
Pmglg, LLC
248 Southland Rd
Lga Investments, LLC
248 Southland Rd
Rjg Deerfield, LLC
248 Southland Rd
Amjm Group, LLC
247 Southland Rd
St. Lucie, LLC
239 Southland Rd
J&J1939, LLC
234 Via Linda
6th Street Glad, LLC
234 Via Linda
Gladfen Realty, LLC
234 Via Linda
Clematis 201 LLC
234 Via Linda
Blue Star Equities, Inc.
234 Via Linda
Clematis 201 Corp.
234 Via Linda
K L Style Creative LLC
223 Southland Rd
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