Highland Beach (Florida)

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Highland Beach
Map of Florida highlighting Highland Beach.svg
County and state location
Basic data
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Palm Beach County
Coordinates : 26 ° 24 ′  N , 80 ° 4 ′  W Coordinates: 26 ° 24 ′  N , 80 ° 4 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 3,539 (as of 2010)
Population density : 2,722.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 2.9 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of
which 1.3 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 4 m
Postal code : 33487
Area code : +1 561
FIPS : 12-30200
GNIS ID : 0283999
Website : Website
Mayor : Carl Feldman

Highland Beach is a city in Palm Beach County in the US state of Florida with 3539 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

The city is located on an elongated island on the Atlantic Ocean . It borders on Delray Beach to the north and Boca Raton to the west and south . Florida State Road A1A runs through the city .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the then 3539 inhabitants were distributed among 3564 households, most of which were holiday homes used as second homes. The population density was 2722.3 inh / km². 97.7% of the population identified themselves as white , 0.3% as African-American and 0.7% as Asian Americans . 0.5% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 0.7% to several ethnic groups. 3.6% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under 18 years of age and 63.7% of all households lived in 5.4% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 55.7% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 1.74 and the average family size was 2.20.

5.4% of the population were younger than 20 years old, 6.7% were 20 to 39 years old, 21.8% were 40 to 59 years old, and 66.1% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 67 years. 47.1% of the population were male and 52.9% were female.

The median annual income was $ 90,729, with 4.9% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 90.63% of the population, 3.26% spoke German and 6.11% had another mother tongue.

crime

The crime rate in 2010 was 77 points (US average: 266 points) in the low range. There was one rape, two assaults, seven break-ins, 31 thefts and one car theft.

Web links

Commons : Highland Beach, Florida  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://highlandbeach.us/our-commission/
  2. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  4. ↑ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Highland-Beach-Florida.html