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| West Palm Beach |
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| Area codes: | 561 |
| Land area: | 55.1 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 24.5% (19.3% Latin America, 2.7% Europe) |
| Elevation: | 21 feet |
| County: | Palm Beach |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (19.0%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (12.6%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (12.2%), Retail trade (11.0%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 46.0% |
| Black: | 32.2% |
| Hispanic: | 18.2% |
| Other race: | 4.3% |
| Two or more races: | 3.4% |
| American Indian: | 0.8% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 41.8% |
| Never married: | 33.2% |
| Divorced: | 13.0% |
| Widowed: | 8.5% |
| Separated: | 3.5% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $98,000 |
| Household income: | $36,774 |
| Resident age: | 36.7 years |
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| West Palm Beach Compared to Florida State Average |
| Number of rooms per house: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | above |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
| Median age: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 75.5% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 26.9% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 10.3% |
| Unemployed: | 5.4% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 crime index: | 949.1 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 assaults: | 630 (733.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 497 (578.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 56 (65.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 7 (8.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 6,525 (7599.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 1,729 (2013.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 1,159 (1349.9 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| West Indian: | 7.7% |
| German: | 7.4% |
| Irish: | 7.0% |
| English: | 6.1% |
| United States: | 5.2% |
| Italian: | 4.9% |