Delray Beach is a city located in Florida. With a 2020 population of 71,646, it is the 39th largest city in Florida and the 518th largest city in the United States. Delray Beach is currently growing at a rate of 1.62% annually and its population has increased by 18.38% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 60,522 in 2010. Spanning over 17 miles, Delray Beach has a population density of 4,503 people per square mile.
The average household income in Delray Beach is $91,313 with a poverty rate of 15.13%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $1,465 per month, and the median house value is $267,100. The median age in Delray Beach is 46 years, 43.9 years for males, and 48.1 years for females. For every 100 females there are 95.5 males.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Delray Beach was:
| Race | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| White | 40,975 | 60.84% |
| Black or African American | 21,019 | 31.21% |
| Some Other Race | 2,088 | 3.10% |
| Asian | 1,656 | 2.46% |
| Two or More Races | 1,487 | 2.21% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 70 | 0.10% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 58 | 0.09% |
| Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 27,609 | 2.4 | 60 |
| Non Family | 13,087 | 1.37 | 52.7 |
| Married | 10,142 | 3.01 | 75 |
| Female | 2,979 | 4.07 | 48.3 |
| Male | 1,401 | 4.05 | 45.1 |
| Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Less Than 9th Grade | 3,043 | 5.91% |
| 9th to 12th Grade | 3,979 | 7.73% |
| High School Graduate | 11,752 | 22.83% |
| Some College | 9,444 | 18.34% |
| Associates Degree | 4,170 | 8.10% |
| Bachelors Degree | 11,889 | 23.09% |
| Graduate Degree | 7,206 | 14.00% |
| Name | Total | High School | Bachelors |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 30,964 | 29,683 | 14,833 |
| Black | 13,525 | 9,016 | 1,568 |
| Hispanic | 4,788 | 3,618 | 1,604 |
| Other Race | 1,324 | 856 | 214 |
| Asian | 1,219 | 1,166 | 737 |
| Multiple Races | 996 | 985 | 391 |
| Islander | 70 | 70 | 44 |
| Native American | 58 | 47 | 23 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among islander people with a rate of 100.00%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among islander people with a rate of 62.86%.
$35,521
Average Earnings
$38,690
Average Male
$31,601
Average Female
70.67% of Delray Beach residents speak only English, while 29.33% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Other Indo-European, which is spoken by 19.35% of the population.
| Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 20,823 | 5,384 | 25.86% |
| White | 36,103 | 3,564 | 9.87% |
| Hispanic | 7,027 | 1,130 | 16.08% |
| Other | 2,088 | 442 | 21.17% |
| Asian | 1,648 | 117 | 7.10% |
| Multiple | 1,478 | 86 | 5.82% |
| Native | 58 | 11 | 18.97% |
15.13%
Overall Poverty Rate
15.48%
Male Poverty Rate
14.79%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Delray Beach is Black, with 25.86% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Delray Beach is Multiple, with 5.82% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 3.84%. Among those working part-time, it was 17.95%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 21.72%.
38.7%
Overall Marriage Rate
40.3%
Male Marriage Rate
37.2%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.
| Name | Veterans | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| White | 3,124 | 8.44% |
| Black | 368 | 2.31% |
| Hispanic | 221 | 4.15% |
| 2 or More | 86 | 8.21% |
| Asian | 47 | 3.47% |
| Other | 37 | 2.50% |
5.05%
Veteran Poverty Rate
27.16%
Veteran Disability Rate
61.3%
Labor Force Participation
56.8%
Employment Rate
7.3%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
75.30%
Native Born
24.70%
Foreign Born
12.53%
Non Citizen
12.17%
Naturalized
75.30% of Delray Beach residents were born in the United States, with 27.44% having been born in Florida. 12.53% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.
| Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 71,646 | 1,144 | 1.62% |
| 2019 | 70,502 | 1,144 | 1.65% |
| 2018 | 69,358 | 623 | 0.91% |
| 2017 | 68,735 | 1,144 | 1.69% |
| 2016 | 67,591 | 1,348 | 2.03% |
| 2015 | 66,243 | 1,203 | 1.85% |
| 2014 | 65,040 | 833 | 1.30% |
| 2013 | 64,207 | 1,922 | 3.09% |
| 2012 | 62,285 | 779 | 1.27% |
| 2011 | 61,506 | 692 | 1.14% |
| 2010 | 60,814 | 794 | 0.13% |
| 2000 | 60,020 | 12,839 | 2.44% |
| 1990 | 47,181 | 12,852 | 3.23% |
| 1980 | 34,329 | 14,414 | 5.60% |
| 1970 | 19,915 | 7,685 | 5.00% |
| 1960 | 12,230 | 5,918 | 6.84% |
| 1950 | 6,312 | 2,575 | 5.38% |
| 1940 | 3,737 | 0.00% |