Palm Beach County vs. Glades County

Palm Beach County (FL)Glades County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)1,485,94113,724
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)12.6%6.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)1,320,13512,881
Population, Census, April 1, 20101,320,13412,884
Persons under 5 years, percent5.1%3.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.1%15.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent23.9%27.3%
Female persons, percent51.5%43.8%
White alone, percent74.8%78.8%
Black or African American alone, percent19.7%13.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%5.2%
Asian alone, percent2.9%0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.8%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent22.9%21.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent54.1%60.1%
Veterans, 2014-201883,4231,202
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201825.0%9.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)689,9087,061
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.6%79.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$264,400$76,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,765$1,054
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$667$300
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,320$746
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201340.6%5.7%
Building permits, 20184,51836
Households, 2014-2018548,2164,433
Persons per household, 2014-20182.602.71
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.6%89.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201831.6%21.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.9%70.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.1%55.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.2%75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201835.7%9.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.7%11.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent17.4%25.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.7%37.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.2%35.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,467,2774,699
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)19,700,11711,717
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,522$894
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.633.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$59,943$39,879
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$37,998$21,020
Persons in poverty, percent12.2%20.1%
Total employer establishments, 201748,689109
Total employment, 2017526,681881
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)25,402,51630,510
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.7%11.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017186,154589
All firms, 2012175,919536
Men-owned firms, 201291,726216
Women-owned firms, 201266,645202
Minority-owned firms, 201260,090131
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012110,623380
Veteran-owned firms, 201214,51542
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012154,506419
Black-owned firms, percent, 20078.9%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.1%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200714.4%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.8%29.4%
Population per square mile, 2010670.216.0
Land area in square miles, 20101,969.76806.01

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Palm Beach county (FL) and Glades county (FL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.