West Palm Beach is a relatively large coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 127,744 people and 65 associated neighborhoods, West Palm Beach is the 17th largest community in Florida.Unlike some cities, West Palm Beach isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in West Palm Beach are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, West Palm Beach is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in West Palm Beach who work in management occupations (12.39%), sales jobs (11.53%), and office and administrative support (9.03%). Also of interest is that West Palm Beach has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.31% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One of the nice things about West Palm Beach is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. The population of West Palm Beach is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.19% of adults in West Palm Beach have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in West Palm Beach in 2022 was $48,223, which is upper middle income relative to Florida, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $192,892 for a family of four. However, West Palm Beach contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. West Palm Beach is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call West Palm Beach home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Palm Beach residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. West Palm Beach also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.61% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in West Palm Beach include German, English, Italian, Haitian, and Irish. Foreign born people are also an important part of West Palm Beach's cultural character, accounting for 28.21% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in West Palm Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
