Palm Beach County vs. Glades County
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Palm Beach County (FL) Glades County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 1,485,941 13,724
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 12.6% 6.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 1,320,135 12,881
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 1,320,134 12,884
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.1% 3.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent 19.1% 15.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 23.9% 27.3%
Female persons, percent 51.5% 43.8%
White alone, percent 74.8% 78.8%
Black or African American alone, percent 19.7% 13.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.6% 5.2%
Asian alone, percent 2.9% 0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 1.8% 1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 22.9% 21.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 54.1% 60.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018 83,423 1,202
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 25.0% 9.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 689,908 7,061
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 68.6% 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, 2009-2013 40.6% 5.7%
Building permits, 2018 4,518 36
Households, 2014-2018 548,216 4,433
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.60 2.71
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 84.6% 89.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 31.6% 21.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 90.9% 70.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 83.1% 55.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 88.2% 75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 35.7% 9.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 6.7% 11.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 17.4% 25.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 59.7% 37.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 54.2% 35.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 3,467,277 4,699
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 19,700,117 11,717
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $14,522 $894
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 25.6 33.7
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, percent 12.2% 20.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017 48,689 109
Total employment, 2017 526,681 881
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 25,402,516 30,510
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.7% 11.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 186,154 589
All firms, 2012 175,919 536
Men-owned firms, 2012 91,726 216
Women-owned firms, 2012 66,645 202
Minority-owned firms, 2012 60,090 131
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 110,623 380
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 14,515 42
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 154,506 419
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 8.9% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.5% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.1% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 14.4% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.8% 29.4%
Population per square mile, 2010 670.2 16.0
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,969.76 806.01
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.