Boca Raton, Palm Beach County
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Boca Raton’s housing peaked in the 1970s and 1980s — those two decades account for about half of all units — and the ACS median year built is 1983. Unlike West Palm Beach, it has very little pre-1940 housing (under 1%).
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Local conditions that shape the work
American Community Survey 2020–2024 estimates put Boca Raton’s population at 100,234, with 49,128 housing units and a median year built of 1983. About 19% of units were built in 2000 or later, and about 5.2% were built before 1960.
Florida Climate Center 1991–2020 normals for West Palm Beach International Airport show a July average high of 90.0°F, a January average low of 57.9°F, 4,166 cooling degree days, 202 heating degree days, and 61.75 inches of rain a year, with August the wettest month at 8.68 inches. There is no official Boca Raton row in the Florida Climate Center 1991–2020 normals, so these pages use West Palm Beach International Airport, the official Palm Beach County station.
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Boca Raton is in southern Palm Beach County, outside the High Velocity Hurricane Zone (Miami-Dade and Broward only) but still on the Atlantic coast in the June–November hurricane season.
The City of Boca Raton issues its own building permits. Palm Beach County is not in the High Velocity Hurricane Zone.
Local numbers used on this page
| ACS 2020–2024 median year built | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Housing units | 49,128 |
| Population | 100,234 |
| Built 2000 or later | 19% |
| Built before 1960 | 5.2% |
| Climate station | West Palm Beach International Airport 1991–2020 normals (There is no official Boca Raton row in the Florida Climate Center 1991–2020 normals, so these pages use West Palm Beach International Airport, the official Palm Beach County station.) |
| July average high | 90.0°F |
| January average low | 57.9°F |
| Annual rainfall | 61.75 inches, wettest month August (8.68 inches) |
| Cooling / heating degree days | 4,166 CDD / 202 HDD |
Sources for local facts on this page
We used public records and official reports. We did not invent statistics, reviews, or licenses.
- Florida Climate Center, West Palm Beach International Airport 1991–2020 normals
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Boca Raton median year built 1983 and year-built counts, via Census Reporter
- Boca Raton is in southern Palm Beach County, outside the High Velocity Hurricane Zone (Miami-Dade and Broward only) but still on the Atlantic coast in the June–November hurricane season.
- Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, contractor licensing
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