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Lake Worth Beach, Florida

Lake Worth Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area. It has 43,365 residents. Lake Worth Beach, Florida has a quality-of-life score of 41 out of 100 (moderate), ranking #9,252 of 15,651 US cities and towns. Within Florida it ranks #433 of 780 cities and towns. It ranks best on new business applications (high), depression (low) and arts, entertainment and recreation (high). It ranks worst on uninsured residents (under 65) (high), rent-burdened households (high) and high school diploma or higher (low).

41Moderate

Quality-of-life score: #9,252 of 15,651 cities and towns
Florida: #433 of 780 in FL
Population: 43,365 (2020-2024)
Land area: 6 mi²
Density: 7,358.6 /mi²
FIPS code: 1239081

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 75 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety41#9,224/15,637
Economy23#11,958/15,631
Housing7#13,969/14,977
Health59#6,395/15,609
Healthcare59#6,493/15,650
Environment64#5,559/15,453
Education41#9,246/15,649
Infrastructure17#12,930/15,650
Community59#6,346/15,651
Leisure & amenities92#1,202/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Lake Worth Beach, Florida ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Palm Beach County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

New business applications · high30.8 /1k
98/100Florida 27.6 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census BureauPalm Beach County value
Depression · low16.9%
94/100Florida 18.0%United States 20.7%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate
Arts, entertainment and recreation · high8.5 /10k
93/100Florida 5.9 /10kUnited States 5.5 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsPalm Beach County value
Gyms and fitness centers · high2.1 /10k
92/100Florida 1.4 /10kUnited States 1.3 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsPalm Beach County value
Life expectancy · high81.2 yrs
91/100Florida 78.5 yrsUnited States 77.6 yrs2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstitutePalm Beach County value
Public transit commuters · high3.8%
90/100Florida 1.2%United States 3.2%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08301

Weaknesses

Uninsured residents (under 65) · high33.8%
0/100Florida 13.7%United States 9.8%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B27010
Rent-burdened households · high65.8%
1/100Florida 60.1%United States 51.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25070
High school diploma or higher · low72.1%
4/100Florida 89.9%United States 89.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B15003
Rent as share of income · high37.7%
5/100Florida 35.2%United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071
Hot days · high118 days
5/100Florida 102 daysUnited States 42 days2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPalm Beach County value
Broadband subscriptions · low83.2%
6/100Florida 91.6%United States 91.0%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B28002

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
38,254 (2016-2020) → 43,365 (2020-2024)
+13%4 yearsCensus table B01003US 331,578,104 → 340,003,797
Median household incomeImproving
$41,997 (2016-2020) → $61,200 (2020-2024)
+46%4 yearsCensus table B19013US $67,340 → $81,604
Child poverty rateImproving
40.5% (2016-2020) → 31.6% (2020-2024)
−8.9 pts4 yearsCensus table B17001US 15.7% → 15.5%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
76.4% (2016-2020) → 83.2% (2020-2024)
+6.9 pts4 yearsCensus table B28002US 85.2% → 91.0%
Bachelor's degree or higherImproving
20.1% (2016-2020) → 24.8% (2020-2024)
+4.7 pts4 yearsCensus table B15003US 32.9% → 35.7%
Home price to income ratioWorsening
5.3× (2016-2020) → 6.6× (2020-2024)
+23%4 yearsCensus table B25077US 3.5× → 4.1×

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

There is not enough history to compare Lake Worth Beach, Florida over five years.

Cities and towns like Lake Worth Beach, Florida five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Lake Worth Beach, Florida in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

No place that looked like Lake Worth Beach, Florida five years ago has more measures that improved than declined, with a higher standing among its peers today.

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

43,365 residents (±30)

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79†
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

43,365 residents (±30)

Lake Worth Beach, Florida
Florida share

White28%12,191
Black17%7,402
Hispanic or Latino50%21,831

Education

28,700 residents (±1,015)

Lake Worth Beach, Florida
Florida share

No high school diploma28%8,000
High school or GED25%7,047
Some college15%4,348

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

15,493 households (±742)

Lake Worth Beach, Florida
Florida share

Under $25k16%2,469
$25k–50k25%3,921
$50k–75k20%3,037
$75k–100k14%2,164
$100k–150k12%1,921
$150k–200k6.6%1,018
$200k or more6.2%963

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

15,493 households (±742)

Lake Worth Beach, Florida
Florida share

Own46%7,119
Rent54%8,374

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

8,302 households (±641)

Lake Worth Beach, Florida
Florida share

Under $7502.2%†185
$750–1,0009.6%†798
$1,000–1,50035%2,926

Home values

7,119 homes (±657)

Lake Worth Beach, Florida
Florida share

Under $150k14%974
$150k–250k14%†993
$250k–400k22%1,571

Age of homes

17,949 homes (±678)

Lake Worth Beach, Florida
Florida share

2010 or later4.8%866
2000–20097.6%1,363
1980–199913%2,297
1960–1979

Size of homes

17,949 homes (±678)

Lake Worth Beach, Florida
Florida share

Studio3.7%669
1 bedroom24%4,284
2 bedrooms37%6,639
3 bedrooms

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

20,462 workers (±1,140)

Lake Worth Beach, Florida
Florida share

Drive alone61%12,420
Carpool20%4,093
Public transit3.8%†779
Walk1.6%†335
Bike0.7%†138
Work from home8.6%1,757
Other4.6%†940

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

18,705 workers (±1,117)

Lake Worth Beach, Florida
Florida share

Under 15 min18%3,444
15–29 min41%7,637
30–44 min25%4,719
45–59 min

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Palm Beach County, the county holding most of Lake Worth Beach's residents.

Palm Beach County has 55,803 employer establishments, 358 for every 10,000 residents (1.44× the US rate of 248; 1.27× Florida's), with 592,227 paid employees at an average annual pay of $66,342. The Census Bureau also counts 261,006 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 55,803; 261,006 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 358; US 248 · Florida 282
Paid employees: 592,227
Average annual pay: $66,342; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Palm Beach County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	5,793	37.1	1.78×More than typical	50,402	$71,176	20,694
Lessors of real estate	3,768	24.1	1.96×More than typical	13,623	$75,585	30,169
Specialty trade contractors	3,651	23.4	1.51×More than typical	29,822	$59,392	14,741
Management, scientific and technical consulting	2,962	19	2.83×More than typical	9,370	$100,653	10,841
Restaurants and other eating places	2,865	18.4	1.00×About typical	60,433	$26,007	1,219
Services to buildings and dwellings	2,231	14.3	2.12×More than typical	15,919	$38,612	19,817
Offices of physicians	2,170	13.9	2.15×More than typical	20,320	$93,711	2,467
Legal services	2,090	13.4	2.49×More than typical	10,885	$116,644	2,823
Real estate agents and brokers	1,975	12.7	2.60×More than typical	3,165	$103,352	9,363
Offices of other health practitioners	1,751	11.2	1.85×More than typical	6,475	$47,460	6,426
Construction of buildings	1,606	10.3	1.36×More than typical	8,629	$90,446	7,212
Full-service restaurants	1,370	8.8	1.14×About typical	37,170	$30,048	491

Rank places for an industry Open Palm Beach County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 1,560,348 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $2.6M of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Lake Worth Beach, Florida: $60.74 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $2.6M; +135% vs FY2025
Per resident: $60.74; US $1,994
Sole-source: 2.2%; US 30%
Single offer: 39%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of Veterans Affairs$1.1M42%
Federal Acquisition Service$980.1K37%
Department of the Navy$261.9K9.9%
Defense Logistics Agency$102.6K3.9%
Department of the Army$83.9K3.2%
Department of State$51K1.9%
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$23.1K0.9%
U.S. Coast Guard$6,3570.2%

Top recipients

CROWN MOTORS SALES & SERVICE, INC.$980.1K37%
VETERANS MEDICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.$976.9K37%
FIGHTER JET METALS INC.$282.1K11%
FAITH-HOPE-LOVE-CHARITY, INC.$122.1K4.6%
PRECISION MEASUREMENTS INC$58.8K2.2%

Spending by fiscal year

2.9MFY2017
2.3MFY2018
2.6MFY2019
2.5MFY2020
3.1MFY2021
3.1MFY2022
1.4MFY2023
16.5M

Top industries (NAICS)

Automotive repair and maintenance · 8111$1.1M41%
Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing · 3391$976.9K37%
Forging and stamping · 3321$261.3K9.9%
Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services · 6242$122.1K4.6%
Architectural, engineering, and related services · 5413$58.8K2.2%
Machine shops and screw, nut, and bolt manufacturing · 3327

Largest awards whose ZIP code lies mostly in Lake Worth Beach, Florida

CROWN MOTORS SALES & SERVICE, INC. JACKSONVILLE AND LAKE WORTH, FL MARSHALLING TASK ORDER$1.1M
CROWN MOTORS SALES & SERVICE, INC.· Palm Beach County, FL· Professional services· Dec 4, 2025 – Dec 4, 2025· 47QMCA26F2JKD
DUPLEX CORROSION RESISTANT STEEL - RAW MATERIAL$261.4K
FIGHTER JET METALS INC.· Palm Beach County, FL· Other equipment & supplies· Oct 23, 2025 – Oct 23, 2025· N6833526C1002
SURVEY 24-095$202.8K
PRECISION MEASUREMENTS INC· Palm Beach County, FL· Construction & real property· Apr 8, 2024 – May 18, 2026· W912EP24F0073
PROSTHETIC ORDER - IMPLANT ITEMS

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Lake Worth Beach, Florida, so they do not add up across cities.

Lake Worth Beach, Florida's figures are part of those of Palm Beach County, FL ($3B in FY2026), never added to them: 0.1% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Lake Worth Beach is mostly in Palm Beach County.

See federal money in Palm Beach County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Lake Worth Beach, Florida is split between congressional districts: each representative is shown with the share of its residents in their district (current boundaries).

House

Senate

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County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Palm Beach County76100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL66

Other cities and towns in Palm Beach County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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Strengths

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Trends

What changed in five years

Cities and towns like Lake Worth Beach, Florida five years ago that improved