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Palm Beach County at a Glance


 
General Information                                      General Demographics

Area in Sq. Miles: 2,578                                                       Population

Average Max Temp: 83 (f)                                                     2002 1,173,837

Average Low Temp: 67 (f)                                                     1990 863,503

Average Temp: 76 (f)                                                            % of Change 35.9%

Average Annual Precipitation: 60 (in)                                     Population Projections

Time Zone: Eastern                                                               2005 1,252,700

                                                                                           2010 1,375,200

Meeting Facilities                                                               2015 1,500,800

Hotels 65 10,164 (Rms)                                                       *2000 Census Population

Motels 143 5,703 (Rms)                                                        Total 1,131,184

Convention Center(Fall 2003) 340,000 s/f                                White 894,207

Medical                                                                               Black 156,055

Hospitals 17                                                                         Hispanic 140,675

Physicians 3,056                                                                  Asian or Pacific Islander 17,127

Dentists 840                                                                        Other 63,795

Financial                                                                         Age Breakdown

FDIC Insured C&S Banks 57                                                  0-14       201,715

Banking Offices 446                                                              15-24     113,057

Bank Deposits $21.4 Billion                                                   25-44     305,041

                                                                                           45-64     249,295

Employment by Industry                                           65+       262,076

Total Non-Ag  Employment 539,800         % of Total                Male 546,739

Goods Producing 59,600                             1.04%                 Female 584,445

Natural Resources & Mining 100                  0.02%                 Median Age 41.8

Construction 35,600                                    6.60%

Manufacturing 23,900                                  4.43%         Economic & Housing

Service Providing 480,200                          88.96%                     Employment

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities 103,400      9.16%                  Labor Force 583,985 

Wholesale Trade 20,300                             3.76%                  Employment 555,283

Retail Trade 71,700                                     3.28%                Unemployment 28,702

Food & Beverage Stores 16,200                   3.00%      Unemployment Rate (2002 Avg.) 5.8%

General Merchandise Stores 11,600             2.15%                 

Trans. Warehousing, & Utilities 11,400         2.11%  Med. Household Income *(2000) $45,062

Information 11,500                                      2.13%           Housing Units (2001) 573,566

Financial Activities 39,100                           7.24%                       Avg. Household Size 2.41

Finance & Insurance 26,200                        4.85%     Med. Household Value (app.) $224,000

Depository Credit Intermediation 7,700          1.43%                        Sales (2002)

Professional & Business Services 102,800    9.04%                 Gross Sales $34 billion

Professional & Technical Services 36,600      6.78%                  Taxable Sales $18 billion

Mgt. of Companies & Enterprises 6,500         1.20%

Administrative & Waste Services 59,700        1.06%                        Education

Employment Services 29,900                        5.54%                Enrollment (K-12) 161,600+

Education & Health Services 72,600            13.45%                Growth (student/yr) 5,000+

Ambulatory Health Care Services 31,400        5.82%               Public enrollment 84.73%

Hospitals 16,900                                          3.13%                  Private enrollment 15.27%

Leisure & Hospitality 64,300                        11.91%     Educational Attainment - 25 yrs +

Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation 15,400       2.85%   % high school graduate or higher 83.6

Accommodation & Food Services 48,900        9.06%      % bachelor’s degree or higher 27.7

Accommodation 10,100                                 1.87%                      No. of Schools

Food Services & Drinking Places 38,800         7.19%                   Elementary 93

Other Services 24,000                                    4.45%                  Middle/Junior High 26

Total Government 62,500                              11.58%                   Senior High 24

Federal 4,100                                                0.76%                   Vocational/Exceptional 5

State 8,900                                                   1.65%                   Charter Schools 15

Local 49,500                                                  9.17%                  Other types of Schools 45

                                                     *Data from 2000 Census

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