Lake Worth

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Lake Worth
Map of Florida highlighting Lake Worth.svg
County and state location
Basic data
Foundation : 1912
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Palm Beach County
Coordinates : 26 ° 37 ′  N , 80 ° 4 ′  W Coordinates: 26 ° 37 ′  N , 80 ° 4 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Inhabitants :
-  Metropolitan Area :		 34,910 (status: 2010)
5,564,635 (status: 2010)
Population density : 2,391.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 16.7 km 2  (approx. 6 mi 2 ) of
which 14.6 km 2  (approx. 6 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 5 m
Postal code : 33460
Area code : +1 561
FIPS : 12-39075
GNIS ID : 0285292
Website : www.lakeworth.org
Mayor : Pam Triolo

Lake Worth is a city in Palm Beach County , Florida . The city name comes from William J. Worth , a former US general. In 2010 the population was 34,910.

geography

Lake Worth's coordinates are: 26 ° 37 '11 "N, 80 ° 3' 31" W. The city is seven miles from West Palm Beach and 60 miles north of downtown Miami . The city has an area of ​​16.7 km², of which 14.6 km² are land and 2.1 km² are water.

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the then 34,910 inhabitants were distributed over 16,473 households. The population density was 2391.1 inh / km². 60.0% of the population identified themselves as whites, 19.8% as African American , 5.6% as Indians and 1.0% as Asian Americans . 9.0% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 4.6% to several ethnic groups. 39.6% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under the age of 18 lived in 30.1% of all households and persons aged 65 and over lived in 22.1% of all households. 53.8% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.65 people and the average family size was 3.37 people.

24.8% of the population were younger than 20 years, 32.3% were 20 to 39 years old, 27.3% were 40 to 59 years old, and 15.7% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 35 years. 54.0% of the population were male and 46.0% were female.

The median annual income was $ 37,288, with 27.8% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 56.61% of the population, 26.57% spoke Spanish and 16.82% had another mother tongue.

Attractions

The following properties are listed on the National Register of Historic Places :

education

Lake Worth High School is Palm Beach County's second oldest high school.

traffic

Lake Worth is on Interstate 95, which runs north-south . Other roads in the city are US Highway 1 and Florida State Roads A1A and 802 .

The city also has a stop on the Tri-Rail- operated railway line from Mangonia Park to Miami Airport .

The city can be reached internationally by air from the following airports: Palm Beach International Airport near West Palm Beach , Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport near Fort Lauderdale and Miami International Airport near Miami .

crime

The crime rate in 2018 was 466 points (US average 266), higher than 94% of American cities. There were four murders, 39 rapes, 134 robberies, 192 physical injuries, 242 break-ins, 784 thefts, 127 car thefts and eight arson attacks.

Web links

Commons : Lake Worth, Florida  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  2. ↑ Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ NPS Focus Digital Asset Search. National Park Service , accessed July 19, 2015 .
  4. ↑ http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Lake-Worth-Florida.html