Overview
About West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach is a city in Florida with about 119,508 residents. West Palm Beach was founded in 1884 and sits in Palm Beach County. The median age is 40.2 and the median household income is $69,261. Homes carry a median value of $369,800, and about 50% of residents own where they live. Around 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the typical commute runs about 23 minutes.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).
Who lives here
Demographics
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).
Housing
Property report
Area-level figures. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS (5-year). Parcel-level records coming next.
Education
Schools
West Palm Beach has 57 public schools — 32 elementary, 6 middle, 13 high.
% of students at or above proficient on state assessments.
Public schools + grade-8 proficiency. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES directory + EDFacts assessments), via Urban Institute.
Safety
Crime
Rate per 100,000 residents/year, West Palm Beach Police Department, 2023. Source: FBI UCR/NIBRS (Crime Data Explorer).
Environment
Environmental hazards
16 facilities in West Palm Beach report releasing toxic chemicals to the EPA under the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI).
Facilities reporting to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory. Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts (TRI).
Risk
Natural disaster risk
County-level natural-hazard risk. Source: FEMA National Risk Index.
Context
Neighborhood info
West Palm Beach is in Palm Beach County — see county-wide risk, demographics, and registry.
West Palm Beach was founded in 1884 and sits in Palm Beach County. Elevation ~6 m.
19 on the National Register of Historic Places.
Registered sex offenders in West Palm Beach, FL (16)
Public sex-offender registry records for West Palm Beach, Florida.
Source: Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW) and state registries. Public record. This information is provided for public awareness. Using it to harass, threaten, or discriminate against any registrant, or for any purpose prohibited by law, is illegal. Verify against the official registry record before relying on it.
Common questions