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Palm Bay, Florida
21,386 Black residents · 17.9% of the place
The 2020 Census counted 119,760 people in Palm Bay, Florida, and 21,386 of them — 17.9% — were Black alone. That count, and the share it makes, are the facts this entry for Palm Bay is built on.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 119,760 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 21,386 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 17.9% |
| Rank by Black population among Florida places | 32 of 955 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
The two-census record for Palm Bay: 18,475 Black residents in 2010 and 21,386 in 2020. The population grew by 15.8%, and the Black share in Palm Bay moved from 17.9% to 17.9%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
Palm Bay stands in the gazetteer as one of the 955 places the Census Bureau counts in Florida. Palm Bay's Black population of 21,386 ranks 32 among them. The figures on this page are the published redistricting counts for Palm Bay as the Bureau bounds it, reproduced as released and cited to their table.
Institutions
The institutions of Palm Bay — its congregations, schools, and businesses — stand at the scale of its 119,760 people, and this gazetteer sets them within the county and state frames above. The entry itself fixes Palm Bay: name, state, people, and share, on the same terms as every place in the edition.