Palm Beach Shores, Florida

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Palm Beach Shores is a town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,269 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 1,511.^[1]

[edit] Geography

Location of Palm Beach Shores in Palm Beach County, Florida

Palm Beach Shores is located at 26°46′41″N, 80°2′4″W (26.778140, -80.034561).^GR1

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²). 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (34.21%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,269 people, 697 households, and 322 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,959.9/km² (5,010.5/mi²). There were 1,171 housing units at an average density of 1,808.5/km² (4,623.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 89.13% White, 9.06% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.13% of the population.

There were 697 households out of which 8.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.7% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 53.8% were non-families. 44.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.82 and the average family size was 2.52.

In the town the population was spread out with 11.3% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 33.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $47,262, and the median income for a family was $60,833. Males had a median income of $34,107 versus $31,944 for females. The per capita income for the town was $40,612. About 1.9% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over.