Westgate (Florida)

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Westgate
Westgate (Florida)
Westgate
Westgate
Location in Florida
Basic data
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Palm Beach County
Coordinates : 26 ° 42 ′  N , 80 ° 6 ′  W Coordinates: 26 ° 42 ′  N , 80 ° 6 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 7,975 (as of 2010)
Population density : 2,044.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 3.9 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of
which 3.9 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 4 m
Area code : +1 561
FIPS : 12-76305
GNIS ID : 2628539

Westgate is a census-designated place (CDP) in Palm Beach County in the US state of Florida with 7,975 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

Westgate borders directly on the cities of West Palm Beach and Haverhill , and to the south on Palm Beach International Airport . The CDP is affected by Florida State Roads 704 and 809 .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the then 7,975 inhabitants were distributed over 2,231 households. The population density was 2044.9 inh / km². 41.2% of the population identified themselves as whites , 37.1% as African American , 0.9% as Indians and 1.7% as Asian Americans . 13.8% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 5.4% to several ethnic groups. 41.6% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under 18 years of age and 16.0% of all households lived in 53.7% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 76.5% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 3.60 people and the average family size was 3.86 people.

36.0% of the population were younger than 20 years old, 33.6% were 20 to 39 years old, 21.9% were 40 to 59 years old, and 8.4% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 28 years. 51.5% of the population were male and 48.5% were female.

The median annual income was $ 29,756, with 35.6% of the population living below the poverty line.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010. United States Census Bureau , accessed July 19, 2015 .