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Population (year 2000): 35,058. Estimated
population in July 2005: 48,989 (+39.7% change)
Males: 16,606 (47.4%), Females: 18,452 (52.6%)
Palm Beach County
Zip code:
33418
Median resident age: 45.0 years
Median household income: $59,776 (year 2000)
Median house value: $171,500 (year 2000)
Races in Palm Beach Gardens:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.1%)
- Hispanic (5.6%)
- Black (2.3%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Asian Indian (0.7%)
- Other race (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (16.9%), Irish (15.0%),
English (13.1%), Italian (12.7%), United States (6.1%), Polish
(5.6%).
Elevation: 20 feet
Land area: 55.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Palm Beach Gardens
- High school or higher: 94.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 17.3%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Palm Beach Gardens city
- Never married: 18.4%
- Now married: 59.3%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 13.4%
10.7% Foreign born (3.7% Latin America, 3.3%
Europe, 2.0% Asia, 1.4% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +10,944
(+45.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Palm Beach Gardens:
- PALM BEACH GARDENS MEDICAL CENTER (3360 BURNS
RD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Palm Beach Gardens:
- COLUMBIA HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; WEST PALM BEACH,
FL)
- OAKWOOD CENTER OF THE PALM BEACHES (about 6 miles;
WEST PALM BEACH, FL)
- SAINT MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; WEST
PALM BEACH, FL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Palm
Beach Gardens:
- PALM BEACH INTL (about 12 miles; WEST PALM BEACH,
FL; ID: PBI)
- FORT LAUDERDALE/HOLLYWOOD INTL (about 53 miles; FORT
LAUDERDALE, FL; ID: FLL)
- VERO BEACH MUNI (about 61 miles; VERO BEACH, FL; ID:
VRB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Palm Beach Gardens:
- NORTH PALM BEACH COUNTY GENERAL AVIATION (about 8
miles; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; ID: F45)
- PALM BEACH COUNTY PARK (about 17 miles; WEST PALM
BEACH, FL; ID: LNA)
- WITHAM FIELD (about 25 miles; STUART, FL; ID: SUA)
Amtrak station near Palm Beach Gardens:
- 9 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.
College/University in Palm Beach Gardens:
- INSTITUTE OF NAIL SCULPTURING (Location: 4101
BURNS RD; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Palm Beach Gardens:
- PALM BEACH ATLANTIC COLLEGE-WEST PALM BEACH (about
12 miles; WEST PALM BEACH, FL; Full-time enrollment:
2,109)
- PALM BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; LAKE
WORTH, FL; FT enrollment: 8,390)
- FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY-BOCA RATON (about 31
miles; BOCA RATON, FL; FT enrollment: 14,311)
- INDIAN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; FT
PIERCE, FL; FT enrollment: 6,149)
- KEISER COLLEGE (about 45 miles; Ft. Lauderdale, FL;
FT enrollment: 2,879)
- BROWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; FT
LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 12,747)
- ART INSTITUTE OF FORT LAUDERDALE (about 51 miles; FT
LAUDERDALE, FL; FT enrollment: 2,488)
Public high schools in Palm Beach Gardens:
- PALM BEACH GARDENS HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
2,727; Location: 4245 HOLLY DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WILLIAM T. DWYER HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
1,967; Location: 13601 N MILITARY TRAIL; Grades: 09 -
12)
Public primary/middle schools in Palm Beach Gardens:
- WATSON B. DUNCAN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students:
1,196; Location: 5150 117TH COURT N; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HOWELL L. WATKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students:
967; Location: 9480 MCARTHUR BOULEVARD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- TIMBER TRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
935; Location: 5200 117TH COURT N; Grades: KG - 05)
- DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(Students: 660; Location: 2926 LONE PINE ROAD; Grades:
PK - 06)
- PALM BEACH GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(Students: 639; Location: 10060 RIVERSIDE DRIVE; Grades:
KG - 05)
- ALLAMANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 618;
Location: 10300 ALAMANDA DRIVE; Grades: PK - 06)
- RENAISSANCE LEARNING CENTER (Students: 27;
Location: 11980 ALTERNATE A1A; Grades: PK - 05)
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