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West Palm Beach, Florida
37,160 Black residents · 31.6% of the place
West Palm Beach is a city in Florida, entered in this gazetteer on its published 2020 figures: 117,415 residents in all, 37,160 of them Black alone — 31.6% of the place.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 117,415 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 37,160 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 31.6% |
| Rank by Black population among Florida places | 13 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
Across the last two censuses, the Black population of West Palm Beach grew — 32,429 in 2010 and 37,160 in 2020, a change of +14.6%. The Black share of West Palm Beach moved from 32.5% to 31.6% over the same span.
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
Of the 955 places the Census Bureau counts in Florida, West Palm Beach ranks 13 by Black population, with 37,160 Black residents. Every figure here is the published redistricting count for West Palm Beach within its official bounds, printed as released.
Institutions
In West Palm Beach, a place of 117,415, institutions are carried close — the congregation, the school, the business on the main street. The federal counts record them as counts; this entry records West Palm Beach itself, fixed by name, state, population, and share like every other entry in the book.