County profile
Palm Beach County, FL
United States · GDP 2024
#34 of 3,127 US counties by GDP60th-percentile growthmore diversified than 96% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$140.5B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
592,227
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
55,803
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$74.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
1,575,726
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.6%
Median HH income
$83.6k±$1.0k
Bachelor's degree+
40.5%±0.5%
Poverty rate
11.3%±0.4%
Business applications
48,510 · 2025
Retail establishments
5,675
36.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1NextEra Energy, Inc.Utilities$25.8B77B+2Carrier Global CorporationIndustrials$21.7B63C3Dycom Industries, Inc.Industrials$5.5B70B4ADT Inc.Industrials$5.1B66B5Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.Technology$2.8B82B+6The GEO Group, Inc.Industrials$2.6B72B7Celsius Holdings, Inc.Consumer Defensive$2.5B62C8XPLR Infrastructure, LPUtilities$1.2B44D9Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.Industrials$1.1B50D10DigitalBridge Group, Inc.Financial Services$374.4M60C11Chatham Lodging TrustReal Estate$295.1M48D12Jushi Holdings Inc.Healthcare$262.9M54D13SBA Communications CorporationReal Estate$244.5M66B14CTX Virtual Technologies, Inc.Technology$241.1M——15Q.E.P. Co., Inc.Industrials$233.7M67B16Newsmax, Inc.Communication Services$189.3M30D17PetMed Express, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$179.0M27D18UpHealth, Inc.Healthcare$130.0M——19FlexShopper, Inc.Financial Services$117.0M——20Red Violet, Inc.Technology$90.3M76B+21iPic Entertainment Inc.Communication Services$76.1M——22Bright Mountain Media, Inc.Communication Services$59.2M52D23Onity Group Inc.Financial Services$57.8M64C24InterCloud Systems, Inc.Technology$34.5M——25JFB Construction Holdings Class A Common StockReal Estate$30.5M23DHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care26%
Retail trade21%
Food & accommodation19%
Professional services13%
Admin & support11%
Construction11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
1,575,726
residents · 2025 · +5.5% since 2020
Income per capita $126.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−1,852
International migration+92,245
Natural change−8,451
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$91.6B2019
$93.9B2020
$108.5B2021
$120.5B2022
$133.5B2023
$140.5B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$447.3k±$4.2k
Median gross rent
$1.9k/mo±$19/mo
Vacancy rate
15.8%±0.4%
Affordability
6.0× wages
Residential permits
$1.7B
4,228 units · 2.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
99.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 100Lightning 100Heat wave 98
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4832016
5212017
5612018
5832019
6132020
7042021
8812022
9762023
10362024
10482025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -46% since 20217,8512021
6,0902022
5,4922023
4,0892024
4,2282025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
38.2 km
I-95
Nearest freight rail
12.7 km
SCXF
Nearest port
5.5 km
Port of Palm Beach District, FL
Nearest commercial airport
37.0 km
PALM BEACH INTL
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):2,166,125 short tons/yr · Port of Palm Beach District, FL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR136 filings from 45 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$74.8k
avg. annual pay · +33% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Palm Beach?
Palm Beach's economy produced $140.5B in 2024, growing 5.2% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.