Population, land area, income, and incorporation facts for Jupiter, the northernmost town in Palm Beach County, compiled from Census and town sources.
Call (954) 290-5177, Free Estimate →Jupiter, Florida is an incorporated town in northern Palm Beach County. The 2020 Census recorded a population of 61,047 across 21.63 square miles of land, and the Census Bureau estimates 62,350 residents as of July 1, 2025. The town was incorporated on February 9, 1925. Median household income is $110,240 and the median owner-occupied home value is $608,600 (both 2020-2024 ACS, per Census QuickFacts), higher than most Palm Beach County municipalities, reflecting Jupiter's waterfront, golf, and gated-community housing stock.
Jupiter's 2020 Census population of 61,047 makes it one of the larger municipalities in Palm Beach County, though still well behind West Palm Beach and Boynton Beach. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates 62,350 residents as of July 1, 2025, growth of about 2.1 percent since 2020, which suggests population growth has been modest and stable rather than explosive. Jupiter attracts families, retirees, boaters, and professionals, and demand is strongest near the water, the beaches, and the golf communities.
Jupiter covers 21.63 square miles at the northern edge of Palm Beach County, near the Martin County line. It is the northernmost town in the county. The Loxahatchee River, the Jupiter Inlet, the Intracoastal Waterway, and the Atlantic beaches define its geography, and much of its residential character follows the water. Neighboring communities include Tequesta, Juno Beach, and Palm Beach Gardens.
Jupiter's median household income of $110,240 (2020-2024 ACS, per Census QuickFacts) sits above most of its Palm Beach County neighbors. The median owner-occupied home value is $608,600 and 78.5 percent of housing is owner occupied (2020-2024 ACS). More than half of adults 25 and older, 53.5 percent, hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the mean commute is a manageable 24.9 minutes. Housing costs run higher than in many inland communities, especially near the water, the beaches, the golf courses, and the gated communities. The housing stock ranges from older single-family homes and townhomes to waterfront estates and newer luxury construction, and a large share of properties include pools, spas, docks, and outdoor living areas.
Compare Jupiter to its Palm Beach County neighbors and the numbers tell a clear story. Boynton Beach has more people, 80,380 at the 2020 Census, on less land at 16.16 square miles. Lake Worth Beach is smaller and denser, 42,219 residents on just 5.89 square miles. Jupiter has more land per resident than either, and its median household income of $110,240 runs well ahead of both. That combination, more space, more waterfront, higher home values, is why Jupiter reads as the premium coastal market of the county's north end.
For pool owners, those same statistics have a practical meaning. Higher-value homes in Jupiter often carry more complex pools, spas, water features, infinity edges, and automation systems, and coastal salt exposure works on equipment year round. A leak in a system like that deserves careful, documented diagnosis rather than guesswork.
The statistics on this page match what I see from the equipment pad. Jupiter pools tend to be bigger investments than pools elsewhere in the county, more spas, more water features, more automation. When something like that starts losing water, the fix starts with knowing exactly where the water is going.
That is why our Jupiter visits lean heavily on documentation. On a high-value pool, a photographed, tested, confirmed finding protects the homeowner as much as it guides the repair.
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