You may know that Boca Raton can mean “mouse mouth” in Spanish. But did you know that it is one of the most educated and wealthiest cities in mainland Palm Beach County?
Boca Raton has 97,422 residents, according to the 2020 census. Read on to learn more about how residents of Palm Beach County’s second-most populous city — after West Palm Beach, with about 117,400 residents — make a living and much more, according to the most recent census and the US Census Bureau’s 2022 American Community Survey.
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Commute Times, Average Rent, Other Interesting Facts
About 68% of residents are white, 4% are black, and 20% are Hispanic.
About 5% of residents are veterans.
Workers report that their commutes take about 22 minutes, which is shorter than the state average of 28 minutes.
Half of renters said in 2022 they paid $2,232 per month including utilities, compared with $1,525 across Florida.
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Income and Poverty in Boca Raton
Half of the city’s families earn at least $88,620, far higher than the Florida median of $69,303, Census estimates show. Here’s more:
About 9% of residents live in poverty. Here is the breakdown by age group.
Education levels, number of residents of foreign countries
About 60.5% of residents ages 25 and older have a college degree, compared to 34% statewide. Here is the breakdown of residents by education level.
How Boca Raton Residents Make a Living
The majority of the city’s workforce is in the private sector.
Here are the industries in which residents work.
Here are the residents’ occupations.
About 65% of workers drive alone to work.
How many residents are there in each age group?
About half of residents are under 45 years old. Here is a detailed breakdown of the population by age group.
What languages do Boca Raton residents speak?
An estimated 29% of residents aged 5 and over speak English as their first language. About 16% speak Spanish.
What share of Boca Raton residents are elderly?
About 23% of residents are 65 or older. Here’s the breakdown:
What portion of Boca Raton residents are children?
About 17% of residents are children under the age of 18.
What are families like in Boca Raton?
Families have an average of three people, the Census Bureau estimates. The graph below shows the proportion of households belonging to each type of family.
Where did Boca Raton residents come from?
What is housing like in Boca Raton
The Census Bureau estimates the city’s homeownership rate at 63%. Statewide, 67% of homes are owned by the people who live in them.
Here’s a detailed breakdown of bedroom counts in homes across the city:
Disability in Boca Raton
About 10% of residents claim a disability. Please note that some people may claim more than one disability.
Family and marital status
Here is the percentage of men and women who are married, widowed, divorced, separated or have never been married.
Chris Persaud is the data reporter for The Palm Beach Post. You can contact him at cpersaud@pbpost.com.
This article originally appeared on the Palm Beach Post: Facts about Boca Raton that might surprise you: Education, wealth, housing
