Greenacres is a city in Palm Beach County

Palm Beach County, Florida

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, Florida

Florida

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, United States

United States

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. The population was 27,569 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the estimated population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 32,019.

Geography

Greenacres is located at 26°37′41"N 80°8′7"W (26.628045, -80.135389).

According to the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, the city has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12.2 km²). 4.7 square miles (12.2 km²) of it is land and 0.21% is water.

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 27,569 people, 12,059 households, and 7,585 families residing in the city. The population density

Population density

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 was 5,917.6 inhabitants per square mile (2,284.2/km²). There were 14,153 housing units at an average density of 3,037.9 per square mile (1,172.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 83.21% White (69.2% were Non-Hispanic White,) 6.49% African American, 0.35% Native American, 1.83% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 5.61% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 2.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21.25% of the population.

There were 12,059 households out of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.9% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,941, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $30,207 versus $25,141 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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 for the city was $19,298. About 5.0% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2000, speakers of English

English language

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 as a first language

First language

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 accounted for 73.64% of all residents, while Spanish

Spanish language

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 accounted for 21.02%, Italian

Italian language

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 for 1.69%, French Creole made up 1.09%, German

German language

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 was at 0.71%, and French

French language

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 was the mother tongue for 0.45% of the population.

As of 2000, Greenacres had the ninety-ninth highest percentage of Cuba

Cuba

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n residents in the US, with 2.41% of the populace (tied with Forest, Mississippi

Forest, Mississippi

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,) while it had the ninety-seventh highest percentage of Colombia

Colombia

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n residents in the US, at 1.67% of the city's population.

External links

• Greenacres official website