Palm Beach County vs. Martin County

Palm Beach County (FL)Martin County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)1,485,941160,912
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)12.6%9.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)1,320,135146,852
Population, Census, April 1, 20101,320,134146,318
Persons under 5 years, percent5.1%4.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.1%16.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent23.9%30.9%
Female persons, percent51.5%50.6%
White alone, percent74.8%90.1%
Black or African American alone, percent19.7%5.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.9%
Asian alone, percent2.9%1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent1.8%1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent22.9%13.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent54.1%78.0%
Veterans, 2014-201883,42314,743
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201825.0%10.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)689,90880,410
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.6%78.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$264,400$255,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,765$1,690
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$667$594
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,320$1,107
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201340.6%29.3%
Building permits, 20184,518441
Households, 2014-2018548,21663,865
Persons per household, 2014-20182.602.41
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.6%85.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201831.6%13.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.9%90.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.1%83.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.2%90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201835.7%33.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.7%8.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent17.4%17.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.7%51.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.2%47.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,467,277312,689
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)9,756,686946,314
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,550,4071,103,288
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)19,700,1172,553,285
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,522$17,157
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.625.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$59,943$57,959
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$37,998$40,389
Persons in poverty, percent12.2%10.7%
Total employer establishments, 201748,6895,552
Total employment, 2017526,68156,642
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)25,402,5162,235,236
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.7%-0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017186,15416,568
All firms, 2012175,91917,326
Men-owned firms, 201291,7269,157
Women-owned firms, 201266,6455,824
Minority-owned firms, 201260,0902,215
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012110,62314,501
Veteran-owned firms, 201214,5151,927
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012154,50614,457
Black-owned firms, percent, 20078.9%1.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.1%2.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200714.4%5.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.8%27.6%
Population per square mile, 2010670.2269.2
Land area in square miles, 20101,969.76543.46

Source: United States Census Bureau

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