Lake Worth Beach, Florida

Population

Growing. Up 4.1% since 2020.

43,970

people, the 76th-largest of Florida's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Florida's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates

The workday

9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

89.1%

of 9,916 jobs located in Lake Worth Beach are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES

Unemployment, 2026

The low came in March: 4.2%.

4.3%

in August 2026, the latest month released. A year earlier it was 4.0%.

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, monthly, through August 2026. Not seasonally adjusted, so compare with the same month a year earlier. Sources: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Rent

Median rent is $1,545 a month.

$1,545

a month. Florida's median is $1,669.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.

A $2,622 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Palm Beach County.

• $879 Tract 79.17
• $3,501 Tract 78.49

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Room to build

The median rent is above what local wages can carry.

$972–$1,458

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

• $1,545 median

Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year

Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

• 484 homes permitted, 2021–2025
• 82% of those were in multifamily buildings
• 88% of all homes were built before 2000

Census Building Permits Survey, 2021–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.6–0.7% to the 17,949 homes here.

99–118

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

Home value

A median home costs 12% more than Florida's.

$401,200

median home value in Lake Worth Beach.

• $401,200 Lake Worth Beach
• $359,000 Florida
• $332,700 U.S.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year