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Palm Beach is located at 100km north of Miami.
The island of Palm Beach has long been a playground for the
wealthy. One of our favorite things to do there is to rent a
bicycle and ride past the grand clubs and massive mansions along
South, Ocean and North Boulevards: the Bath and Tennis Club ,the
Woolworth Donahue home, John Lennon's estate the posh Breakers
Hotel, Estee Lauder's mansion and the Kennedy compound. The
nearby city of West Palm Beach is on the mainland and is less
posh than its neighbor. It's home to the CityPlace shopping
development, which looks to Europe for its design.
Population (year 2000): 10,468. Estimated
population in July 2005: 9,852 (-5.9% change)
Males: 4,631 (44.2%), Females: 5,837 (55.8%)
Palm Beach County
Zip code:
33480
Median resident age: 66.6 years
Median household income: $94,562 (year 2000)
Median house value: $1,000,001 (year 2000)
Races in Palm Beach:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.8%)
- Black (2.6%)
- Hispanic (2.6%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: English (12.6%), German (11.4%),
Russian (10.4%), Irish (8.6%), United States (7.4%), Italian
(6.2%).
Elevation: 15 feet
Land area: 3.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Palm Beach
- High school or higher: 95.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 22.0%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Palm Beach town
- Never married: 10.3%
- Now married: 60.6%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 18.3%
- Divorced: 10.4%
15.3% Foreign born (8.3% Europe, 2.8% Asia, 1.9%
North America, 1.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +613 (+6.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Palm Beach:
- GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER (about 2 miles; WEST
PALM BEACH, FL)
- COLUMBIA HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; WEST PALM BEACH,
FL)
- OAKWOOD CENTER OF THE PALM BEACHES (about 4 miles;
WEST PALM BEACH, FL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Palm
Beach:
- PALM BEACH INTL (about 5 miles; WEST PALM BEACH, FL;
ID: PBI)
- FORT LAUDERDALE/HOLLYWOOD INTL (about 46 miles; FORT
LAUDERDALE, FL; ID: FLL)
- MIAMI INTL (about 67 miles; MIAMI, FL; ID: MIA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Palm Beach:
- PALM BEACH COUNTY PARK (about 10 miles; WEST PALM
BEACH, FL; ID: LNA)
- NORTH PALM BEACH COUNTY GENERAL AVIATION (about 15
miles; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; ID: F45)
- BOCA RATON (about 25 miles; BOCA RATON, FL; ID: BCT)
Amtrak stations near Palm Beach:
- 2 miles: WEST PALM BEACH (201 S. TAMARIND AVE.).
Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking, taxi stand, intercity bus
service, public transit connection.
- 19 miles: DELRAY BEACH (345 S. CONGRESS AVE.).
Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, vending machines, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental
service, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Palm Beach:
- PALM BEACH ATLANTIC COLLEGE-WEST PALM BEACH (about 6
miles; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,109)
- PALM BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; LAKE
WORTH, FL; FT enrollment: 8,390)
- FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY-BOCA RATON (about 24
miles; BOCA RATON, FL; FT enrollment: 14,311)
- KEISER COLLEGE (about 38 miles; Ft. Lauderdale, FL;
FT enrollment: 2,879)
- BROWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; FT
LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 12,747)
- ART INSTITUTE OF FORT LAUDERDALE (about 43 miles; FT
LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 2,488)
- NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; FT
LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 12,554)
Public primary/middle school in Palm Beach:
- PALM BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOL (Students: 365;
Location: 240 COCONUT ROW; Grades: KG - 05)
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