Lake Worth Beach, FL

Full City Profile · Florida · Palm Beach County County

2.7 /5.0

C+ Fair

42,650 Population 7,241/sq mi density

$60,978 Median Income $29,711 per capita

$329,300 Home Value $432,577 Zillow

$1,439 Median Rent 35.3% income on rent

76°F Avg Temperature 330 sunny days/yr

200 Violent Crime/100K 1,488 property/100K

C+

Overall

2.7 / 5.0

Fair overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

Economy

3.3 / 5.0

$60,978 median income, 4.4% unemployment

B+

Affordability

3.6 / 5.0

$329,300 home value, $1,439/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

200 violent crimes/100K

C+

Education

3.0 / 5.0

24.9% bachelor's degree or higher

Change Over Time (2021–2023)

Population Change

+3.6%

42,496 → 44,016

over 2 years

Annual Pop. Growth

+1.77%

Compound annual growth rate

Median Income Change

+19.3%

$51,134 → $60,978

nominal, not inflation-adjusted

Annual Income Growth

+9.2%

Compound annual growth rate

Population Over Time

Total population for Lake Worth Beach across each available Census ACS release.

Median Household Income Over Time

Median household income reported by U.S. Census ACS. Values are nominal (not adjusted for inflation).

Projected 2030

Simple projections extrapolating the 2021–2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts — real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.

Projected Population 2030

49,768

+5,752 from 2023 (44,016)

Projected Median Income 2030

$112,910

+$51,932 from 2023 ($60,978)

Year-by-Year Detail

Year	Population	YoY %	Median Income	YoY %
2021	42,496	—	$51,134	—
2023	44,016	+3.6%	$60,978	+19.3%

Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.