Martin County vs. Palm Beach County

Martin County (FL)Palm Beach County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)160,9121,485,941
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)9.6%12.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)146,8521,320,135
Population, Census, April 1, 2010146,3181,320,134
Persons under 5 years, percent4.1%5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent16.4%19.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent30.9%23.9%
Female persons, percent50.6%51.5%
White alone, percent90.1%74.8%
Black or African American alone, percent5.7%19.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.9%0.6%
Asian alone, percent1.5%2.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.5%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent13.9%22.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent78.0%54.1%
Veterans, 2014-201814,74383,423
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201810.1%25.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)80,410689,908
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201878.1%68.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$255,000$264,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,690$1,765
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$594$667
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,107$1,320
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201329.3%40.6%
Building permits, 20184414,518
Households, 2014-201863,865548,216
Persons per household, 2014-20182.412.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.6%84.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201813.2%31.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.9%90.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.6%83.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.5%88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201833.0%35.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.9%6.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent17.0%17.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201851.5%59.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201847.7%54.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)312,6893,467,277
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)946,3149,756,686
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,103,2883,550,407
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,553,28519,700,117
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$17,157$14,522
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.525.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$57,959$59,943
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$40,389$37,998
Persons in poverty, percent10.7%12.2%
Total employer establishments, 20175,55248,689
Total employment, 201756,642526,681
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,235,23625,402,516
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.7%2.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201716,568186,154
All firms, 201217,326175,919
Men-owned firms, 20129,15791,726
Women-owned firms, 20125,82466,645
Minority-owned firms, 20122,21560,090
Nonminority-owned firms, 201214,501110,623
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,92714,515
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201214,457154,506
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.7%8.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.2%3.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20075.8%14.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.6%27.8%
Population per square mile, 2010269.2670.2
Land area in square miles, 2010543.461,969.76

Source: United States Census Bureau

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