Palm Beach, FL Profile

Palm Beach, FL, population 9,852, is located in Florida's Palm Beach county, about 33.4 miles from Coral Springs and 40.9 miles from Ft Lauderdale.

Through the 90's Palm Beach's population has grown by about 7%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of this decade the population of Palm Beach has declined by about 6%.

Palm Beach's property crime levels tend to be lower than Florida's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Palm Beach tend to be much lower than Florida's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	44%
	Females	56%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	96%
	African American	3%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	1%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	0%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	66.60
	Males	66.20
	Females	66.90

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	5.00%	Under 20:	5.00%
20 to 40	4.00%	20 to 40:	5.00%
40 to 60	9.00%	40 to 60:	13.00%
Over 60	26.00%	Over 60:	33.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	10,468	N/A
2001	9,739	-6.96%
2002	9,814	0.77%
2003	9,847	0.34%
2004	9,864	0.17%
2005	9,852	-0.12%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$94,562

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	140
2002	55
2003	40
2004	50
2005	99
2006	60
2007	72
2008	42

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Murder, Man-Slaughter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forcible Rape	3	0	2	1	0	1	1	0
Robbery	3	3	1	4	3	1	1	0
Aggravated Assault	9	3	1	0	7	4	5	4

Property Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	2,430
2002	2,357
2003	2,132
2004	2,085
2005	1,835
2006	2,116
2007	1,910
2008	1,705

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Burglary	49	53	43	31	19	25	28	22
Larceny, Theft	194	192	156	164	151	170	148	134
Motor Vehicle Theft	18	13	13	13	15	17	10	5
Arson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Location

Elevation	15 feet above sea level
Land Area	3.9 Square Miles
Water Area	6.5 Square Miles