Jury Pool Profile
Palm Beach County, Florida
- County seat
- West Palm Beach
- Judicial district
- 15th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 1,575,726
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 1,533,806.
At a glance
Palm Beach County is a 1,575,726-person venue. The county population is 53% White and 18% Black (Census race-alone categories). 24% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $84,857, $7,170 above the FL state median of $77,687; 40.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 34.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and French, Haitian, or Cajun. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 22.1% of covered employment, average pay $70,583/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.58%, above the 4.5% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 50% to 56% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 1,533,806
- Median household income
- $83,581
- Unemployment
- 4.6%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 53% / 18%.
Palm Beach County has a population of 1,533,806, with a median age of 45.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 53.4%; Black residents 18.5%. Independently, 24.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $84,857; 40.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 22% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 22.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.58%, above the Florida state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 54%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Palm Beach County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 50.0% in 2024, 56.1% in 2020, 56.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 34.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
34.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 5.1% of the adult civilian population (63,752 individuals).