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Facts & Figures

Population

At more than 2,000 square miles in size, Palm Beach County is one of the largest counties in the eastern United States and 3rd largest among Florida's 67 counties. The population is estimated at over 1.2 million. Population increased approximately 3.1% annually from 1990-2000, compared to double and triple that rate in the 1980's. The area's projected population for the year 2014 is over 1.2million.



					Percent Change
	1990 Census	2000 Census	2009 Estimate	2014 Projection	1990 to 2000	2009 to 2014
Total Population	863,523	1,131,184	1,249,392	1,208,909	31.0%	-3.2%
Population Density (Pop/Sq Mi)	389	510	563.1	544.9	31.0%	-3.2%
Total Households	365,562	474,175	511,821	525,196	29.7%	2.6%

Population by Gender:
Male	414,536	546,739	612,968	599,645	31.9%	-2.2%
Female	448,987	584,445	636,424	609,264	30.2%	-4.3%

Population by Race/Ethnicity
					Percent Change
	1990 Census	2000 Census	2009 Estimate	2014 Projection	1990 to 2000	2009 to 2014
White	732,230	894,207	873,728	810,369	22.1%	-7.3%
Black	107,710	156,055	199,900	202,675	44.9%	1.4%
American Indian or Alaska Native	1,200	2,466	5,892	6,807	105.5%	15.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander	8,979	17,819	31,536	39,251	98.5%	24.5%
Some Other Race	13,354	33,709	71,833	80,004	152.4%	11.4%
Two or More Races		26,928	66,503	69,803		5.0%

Hispanic Ethnicity	66,615	140,675	231,146	262,111	111.2%	13.4%
Not Hispanic or Latino	796,903	990,509	1,018,246	946,798	24.3%	-7.0%

Population by Age
					Percent Change
	1990 Census	2000 Census	2009 Estimate	2014 Projection	1990 to 2000	2009 to 2014
0 to 4	53,207	62,913	71,275	64,323	18.2%	-9.8%
5 to 14	91,033	138,802	145,036	142,429	52.5%	-1.8%
15 to 19	42,984	61,738	73,556	70,879	43.6%	-3.6%
20 to 24	47,223	51,319	69,800	72,580	8.7%	4.0%
25 to 34	136,086	133,020	137,493	136,023	-2.3%	-1.1%
35 to 44	117,805	172,021	158,531	139,022	46.0%	-12.3%
45 to 54	80,564	141,051	178,682	173,439	75.1%	-2.9%
55 to 64	84,375	108,244	147,193	158,782	28.3%	7.9%
65 to 74	116,309	122,729	110,635	117,664	5.5%	6.4%
75 to 84	75,512	104,382	104,341	85,152	38.2%	-18.4%
85+	18,422	34,965	52,821	48,556	89.8%	-8.1%

Median Age:
Total Population	39.8	41.8	43.2	43.6	4.9%	0.9%

Source: DemographicsNow