 |
|
|
Average Temperature (°F) |
High |
Low |
|
|
| January: |
74 |
56 |
| July: |
90 |
75 |
|
|
| Florida
Mean Annual Precipitation |
..............................
|
53
in. |
| Average
Annual Rain Days |
..............................
|
134 |
|
|
|
Palm
Beach |
| 1980: |
576,758
|
| 1990: |
863,503
|
| 2001: |
1,154,464
|
| 2005(p): |
1,252,700
|
| 2010(p): |
1,375,200
|
| (p)
Denotes Projection |
|
| Florida |
| 9,746,961 |
| 12,938,071 |
| 16,331,739 |
| 17,376,900 |
| 18,776,400 |
|
| Percentage |
| 5.92% |
| 6.67% |
| 7.07% |
| 7.21% |
| 7.32% |
|
|
| (1999
Data) |
| In-Migration |
52,671 |
| Out-Migration |
44,672 |
|
|
| Net-Migration |
7,999 |
|
|
|
Palm
Beach
|
Florida
|
| 1998 |
$39,182
|
$26,161
|
| 1999 |
$39,545
|
$26,593
|
| 2000 |
$41,007
|
$27,764
|
|
| (2001
Data) |
| Labor
Force |
538,442
|
| Labor
Force % of County Population |
46.6%
|
| Number
in County Unemployed |
27,484
|
| Unemployment
Rate |
5.1%
|
|
|
| (2000
Data) |
Palm
Beach |
Florida |
| Total
Employment |
481,051 |
6,837,050 |
|
|
| Agriculture,
Forestry & Fishing |
3.6% |
2.3% |
| Construction |
6.3% |
5.7% |
| Finance,
Insurance & Real Estate |
7.0% |
6.4% |
| Government |
11.9% |
14.3% |
| Manufacturing |
6.4% |
7.1% |
| Mining |
0.0% |
0.1% |
| Retail
Trade |
19.7% |
20.2% |
| Services |
36.7% |
36.2% |
| Transportation
/ Public Utilities |
3.4% |
5.1% |
| Wholesale
Trade |
4.8% |
5.6% |
 |
| Average
Wages by Industry |
| (2000
Data) |
| All
Industries
| $35,265 |
| Agriculture,
Forestry & Fishing |
$21,451 |
| Construction |
$34,978 |
| Finance,
Insurance & Real Estate |
$57,714 |
| Government |
$36,641 |
| Manufacturing |
$52,509 |
| Mining |
N/A |
| Retail
Trade |
$20,247 |
| Services |
$33,874 |
| Transportation
/ Public Utilities |
$46,000 |
| Wholesale
Trade |
$46,192 |
|
| Federal
Interstates |
I-95 |
| Federal
Highways |
US-1,
US-441 |
| State
Highways |
SR-70,
SR-80, Florida Turnpike |
|
|
| Railroads |
CSX
Transportation, FEC |
|
|
| Nearest
Airport with Scheduled Commerical
Airline Service: |
Palm
Beach International Airport |
| #
Runways |
3 |
| Longest
Paved Runway |
10,000
ft. |
| General
Aviation Airports |
North
County Airport; Belle Glade
Airport; Lantana Airport;
Boca Raton |
|
|
| Local
Deep Water Port |
Port
of Palm Beach |
|
|
|
|
