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Race and Ethnicity
age is 44.6 years of age.
Table 2.4: Palm Beach County Population Age, 2010-2018
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Age Total 2010 Percent Total 2014 Percent Total 2018 Percent Under 5 yrs. 70,165 5.4% 70,672 5.2% 75,957 5.1% 5 to 19 yrs. 227,387 17.5% 232,402 17.1% 239,876 16.1% 20 to 34 yrs. 213,094 16.4% 233,761 17.2% 257,943 17.4% 35 to 54 yrs. 354,724 27.3% 354,718 26.1% 360,027 24.2% 55 to 64 yrs. 153,324 11.8% 169,884 12.5% 197,300 13.3% 65 and over 278,062 21.4% 301,714 22.2% 354,838 23.9% Total population 1,299,356 100.0% 1,359,074 100.0% 1,485,941 100.0%
Source: US Census, ACS, 2010, 2014, & 2018 5-Year Estimates
Race and Ethnicity
The racial and ethnic composition of Palm Beach County shows an increasing trend in growth among the Hispanic or Latino population. Since 2014, the County’s Hispanic or Latino population grew by 16.4 percent (44,492 persons) and now comprises 21.9 percent of the County’s overall population. The second largest percentage increase was among Black or African Americans (11.3 percent/27,353 persons) followed by the White alone population (4.4 percent/44,954 persons). The County’s Asian population grew by 15.4 percent (5,191 persons) but remains a small (2.7 percent) percentage of the County’s total population.
Table 2.5: Palm Beach County Race & Ethnicity, 2014 & 2018
Race & Ethnicity 2014 2018 Estimate Percent Estimate Percent
Total population Hispanic or Latino (of any race) Not Hispanic or Latino White alone
1,359,074 100.0% 1,446,277 100.0% 271,524 20.0% 316,016 21.9% 1,087,550 80.0% 1,130,261 78.1% 1,025,542 75.5% 1,070,496 74.0% Black or African American alone 241,136 17.7% 268,489 18.6% American Indian and Alaska Native alone 2,506 0.2% 2,402 0.2% Asian alone 33,688 2.5% 38,879 2.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 702 0.1% 592 0.0% Some other race alone 28,167 2.1% 35,122 2.4% Two or more races 27,333 2.0% 30,297 2.1%
Source: US Census, ACS, 2014 & 2018 5-Year Estimates
The County’s Hispanic or Latino and Black or African American populations are concentrated in certain municipalities. The largest Hispanic or Latino populations are
