West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County
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West Palm Beach mixes 1920s–1940s neighborhoods with a large 2000s housing wave. About 8.7% of units were built in 1939 or earlier, a much older tail than most Florida suburbs, while the ACS median year is 1988. Summers are long: 4,166 cooling degree days and only 202 heating degree days.
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Local conditions that shape the work
American Community Survey 2020–2024 estimates put West Palm Beach’s population at 122,290, with 62,464 housing units and a median year built of 1988. About 36% of units were built in 2000 or later, and about 21% 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.
City of West Palm Beach Public Utilities. We used the city’s official report series as the water source reference and did not invent a current hardness number.
West Palm Beach is an Atlantic-coast city in Palm Beach County, outside the High Velocity Hurricane Zone (which is limited to Miami-Dade and Broward) but still in a coastal wind-borne debris region and the June–November hurricane season.
City of West Palm Beach Building Division issues city permits. Palm Beach County is not in the High Velocity Hurricane Zone.
Local numbers used on this page
| ACS 2020–2024 median year built | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Housing units | 62,464 |
| Population | 122,290 |
| Built 2000 or later | 36% |
| Built before 1960 | 21% |
| Climate station | West Palm Beach International Airport 1991–2020 normals |
| 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, West Palm Beach median year built 1988 and year-built counts, via Census Reporter
- City of West Palm Beach water-quality reports (public utilities)
- City of West Palm Beach Building Division
- West Palm Beach is an Atlantic-coast city in Palm Beach County, outside the High Velocity Hurricane Zone (which is limited to Miami-Dade and Broward) but still in a coastal wind-borne debris region and the June–November hurricane season.
- Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, contractor licensing
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