West Palm Beach Population and Demographics

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West Palm Beach City, Florida Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent West Palm Beach Population: 82103 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 40491 49.32% Female 41612 50.68%       Under 5 years 4982 6.07% 5 to 9 years 4976 6.06% 10 to 14 years 4784 5.83% 15 to 19 years 5053 6.15% 20 to 24 years 5764 7.02% 25 to 34 years 13096 15.95% 35 to 44 years 12756 15.54% 45 to 54 years 10335 12.59% 55 to 59 years 3872 4.72% 60 to 64 years 3344 4.07% 65 to 74 years 6206 7.56% 75 to 84 years 4487 5.47% 85 years and over 2448 2.98%       Median age (years) 36.7       18 years and over 64581 78.66% Male 31422 38.27% Female 33159 40.39% 21 years and over 61083 74.4% 62 years and over 15123 18.42% 65 years and over 13141 16.01% Male 5312 6.47% Female 7829 9.54%       Race     One race 79314 96.6% White 47696 58.09% Black or African American 26446 32.21% American Indian and Alaska Native 274 0.33% Asian 1197 1.46% Asian indian 382 0.47% Chinese 164 0.2% Filipino 200 0.24% Japanese 52 0.06% Korean 107 0.13% Vietnamese 130 0.16% Other Asian 162 0.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 133 0.16% Native Hawaiian 15 0.02% Guamanian or Chamorro 84 0.1% Samoan 8 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 26 0.03% Some other race 3568 4.35% Two or more races 2789 3.4%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 82103 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 14955 18.21% Mexican 1975 2.41% Puerto Rican 2130 2.59% Cuban 4343 5.29% Other Hispanic or Latino 6507 7.93% Not Hispanic or Latino 67148 81.79% White alone 37771 46%       Relationship     Total Population 82103 100.00% In households 78468 95.57% Householder 34769 42.35% Spouse 11910 14.51% Child 19054 23.21% Own child under 18 years 14485 17.64% Other relatives 5941 7.24% Under 18 years 2231 2.72% Nonrelatives 6794 8.27% Unmarried partner 2379 2.9% In group quarters 3635 4.43% Institutionalized population 970 1.18% Non-Institutionalized population 2665 3.25%       Households by Type     Total Households 34769 100.0 % Family households (families) 18270 52.55% With own children under 18 years 7801 22.44% Married-couple family 11910 34.25% With own children under 18 years 4316 12.41% Female householder, no husband present 4732 13.61% With own children under 18 years 2761 7.94% Non Family households 16499 47.45% Householder living alone 13075 37.61% Householder 65 years and over 4099 11.79%       Households with individuals under 18 years 9005 25.9% Households with individuals 65 years and over 8947 25.73%       Average Household size 2.26 Average family size 3.02       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 40461 100.00% Occupied housing units 34769 85.93% Vacant housing units 5692 14.07% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2014 4.98% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10.3       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 34769 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 18080 52% Renter-occupied housing units. 16689 48%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.31 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.2

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