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Palm Beach County

FIPS 12099 · Fiscal year runs October 1 – September 30

County budget

Official proposed, tentative, adopted or amended budgets — plans for a fiscal year, not what was spent.

No official structured sourceNo official adopted or proposed budget table has been imported for this county yet. Reported actuals (below) are not budgets.

No budget chart for this county: no figures from an official structured budget table are held.

Reported revenues and spending (actuals)

Reported actuals, not a budget. What Palm Beach County Government reported collecting and spending after each fiscal year in its Annual Financial Report to the Florida Department of Financial Services, as compiled by the Legislature’s Office of Economic and Demographic Research. Scope: The county government reporting entity in its Annual Financial Report (Board of County Commissioners, constitutional officers and reported component units). Excludes cities, the school district and independent special districts. Covers every fund type reported, including custodial funds; interfund transfers are not netted out.. Nominal USD, not adjusted for inflation.

Data availableReported actuals for FY 2005–FY 2025 from the state-compiled Annual Financial Reports. These are not budgets.Refreshed Nov 5, 2026.

Total reported revenues and expenditures by fiscal year

All funds, nominal USD. Select a year to see its breakdown.

FY 2024–25: Revenues (actual) $9,520,770,763 · Expenditures (actual) $8,951,719,501

21 fiscal years of reported actuals, FY 2004–05 to FY 2024–25.

$0$2.50B$5.00B$7.50B$10.0B2004–052007–082010–112013–142016–172019–202024–25
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Reported revenues and expenditures by fiscal year
Fiscal yearRevenuesExpendituresRevenues minus expenditures
FY 2024–25$9,520,770,763$8,951,719,501$569,051,262
FY 2023–24$9,061,945,275$8,276,366,298$785,578,977
FY 2022–23$4,647,080,864$3,907,170,338$739,910,526
FY 2021–22$4,354,986,399$3,730,785,971$624,200,428
FY 2020–21$4,025,036,315$3,624,075,715$400,960,600
FY 2019–20$3,587,933,621$3,337,911,718$250,021,903
FY 2018–19$3,327,958,746$3,020,111,904$307,846,842
FY 2017–18$3,135,968,778$2,915,171,925$220,796,853
FY 2016–17$2,954,631,225$2,857,741,367$96,889,858
FY 2015–16$3,066,328,496$2,922,522,591$143,805,905
FY 2014–15$2,906,888,503$2,759,849,772$147,038,731
FY 2013–14$2,670,406,915$2,563,262,905$107,144,010
FY 2012–13$2,591,414,351$2,505,898,432$85,515,919
FY 2011–12$2,722,778,688$2,691,066,726$31,711,962
FY 2010–11$2,596,381,275$2,611,693,476−$15,312,201
FY 2009–10$3,123,636,217$3,290,202,320−$166,566,103
FY 2008–09$3,299,622,416$3,300,894,473−$1,272,057
FY 2007–08$3,466,785,339$3,255,177,570$211,607,769
FY 2006–07$3,257,471,500$3,187,067,227$70,404,273
FY 2005–06$3,215,567,176$2,946,930,811$268,636,365
FY 2004–05Not reported$2,624,339,777Not reported
Revenues, FY 2024–25
$9,520,770,763
Expenditures, FY 2024–25
$8,951,719,501
Revenues minus expenditures (not a budget surplus)
$569,051,262
Revenue per resident (population 1,556,161, 2025)
$6,118
  • Totals include custodial (fiduciary) funds — money collected and held for other governments or individuals: $4,230,882,467 of revenue and $4,237,365,288 of expenditures. These pass-through amounts can make revenue and expenditure totals diverge sharply.

Revenues by account section: $9,520,770,763

Revenues by account section: Charges for Services $5.35B, General Government Taxes $2.17B, Other Sources $798M.

Source: Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research (from FL Dept. of Financial Services Annual Financial Reports), “Palm Beach County Government — Revenues Reported by Account Code and Fund Type” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source

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Revenues by account section
Account sectionNominal USD
Charges for Services$5,352,534,684
General Government Taxes$2,171,653,792
Other Sources$797,844,762
Intergovernmental Revenues$589,394,850
Miscellaneous Revenues$461,975,144
Permits, Fees, and Special Assessments$135,575,466
Judgments, Fines, and Forfeits$11,792,065

Expenditures by account section: $8,951,719,501

Expenditures by account section: General Government Services (Not Court-Related) $4.97B, Public Safety $1.61B, Physical Environment $638M.

Source: Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research (from FL Dept. of Financial Services Annual Financial Reports), “Palm Beach County Government — Expenditures Reported by Account Code and Fund Type” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source

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Expenditures by account section
Account sectionNominal USD
General Government Services (Not Court-Related)$4,967,833,208
Public Safety$1,612,883,305
Physical Environment$637,730,741
Other Uses and Non-Operating$570,286,829
Transportation$404,661,025
Culture / Recreation$225,155,176
Court-Related Expenditures$203,331,012
Economic Environment$176,761,142
Human Services$153,077,063

County statistics

American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Detailed Tables, table-based Summary File), 2020–2024 (vintage 2024). Five-year estimates describe the whole period, not a single year; ranges are 90% margins of error.

Data available12 of 12 indicators published for 2020–2024 (5-year estimates describe the whole period, not a single year).Refreshed Nov 5, 2026.

Rates, percent of each indicator’s universe

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Share of people below the poverty level 11.3%; Unemployment rate 5.5%; Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher 40.5%; Owner-occupied share of occupied homes 70.1%

0%25%50%75%100%Share of people below the poverty level11.3%Unemployment rate5.5%Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher40.5%Owner-occupied share of occupied homes70.1%
Total population
1,533,806 people
±0 · 2020–2024
Median age
45.3 years
±0.1 years · 2020–2024
Median household income
$83,581
±$1,022 · 2020–2024
Per capita income
$52,359
±$729 · 2020–2024
Households
605,430 households
±2,705 · 2020–2024
Housing units
719,463 housing units
±352 · 2020–2024
Median home value (owner-occupied)
$447,300
±$4,180 · 2020–2024
Median gross rent
$1,916
±$19 · 2020–2024
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Census indicators
IndicatorEstimateMargin of error (90%)PeriodCensus variablesUniverse
Total population1,533,806 people±02020–2024B01003_001 Total population—
Median age45.3 years±0.1 years2020–2024B01002_001 Median age, total population—
Median household income$83,581±$1,0222020–2024B19013_001 Median household income in the past 12 months (in inflation-adjusted dollars of the ACS end year)—
Per capita income$52,359±$7292020–2024B19301_001 Per capita income in the past 12 months (in inflation-adjusted dollars of the ACS end year)—
Share of people below the poverty level11.3%±0.4 pts2020–2024B17001_002 / B17001_001 × 100 (MOE derived with the ACS proportion formula)Population for whom poverty status is determined (B17001_001)
Unemployment rate5.5%±0.3 pts2020–2024B23025_005 / B23025_003 × 100 (MOE derived with the ACS proportion formula)Civilian labor force, population 16 years and over (B23025_003)
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher40.5%±0.5 pts2020–2024Sum of B15003_022…025 / B15003_001 × 100 (MOE: root-sum-of-squares numerator, ACS proportion formula)Population 25 years and over (B15003_001)
Households605,430 households±2,7052020–2024B11001_001 Total households—
Housing units719,463 housing units±3522020–2024B25001_001 Total housing units—
Owner-occupied share of occupied homes70.1%±0.5 pts2020–2024B25003_002 / B25003_001 × 100 (MOE derived with the ACS proportion formula)Occupied housing units (B25003_001)
Median home value (owner-occupied)$447,300±$4,1802020–2024B25077_001 Median value, owner-occupied housing units—
Median gross rent$1,916±$192020–2024B25064_001 Median gross rent, renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent—

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “ACS 5-Year 2020–2024, table B01003 (summary file)” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “ACS 5-Year 2020–2024, table B01002 (summary file)” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “ACS 5-Year 2020–2024, table B19013 (summary file)” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “ACS 5-Year 2020–2024, table B19301 (summary file)” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “ACS 5-Year 2020–2024, table B17001 (summary file)” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “ACS 5-Year 2020–2024, table B23025 (summary file)” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “ACS 5-Year 2020–2024, table B15003 (summary file)” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “ACS 5-Year 2020–2024, table B11001 (summary file)” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “ACS 5-Year 2020–2024, table B25001 (summary file)” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “ACS 5-Year 2020–2024, table B25003 (summary file)” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “ACS 5-Year 2020–2024, table B25077 (summary file)” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “ACS 5-Year 2020–2024, table B25064 (summary file)” (retrieved Nov 5, 2026). Open source

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