Population, land area, incorporation, and income figures for northern Palm Beach County's planned golf-and-gardens city.
Call (954) 290-5177, Free Estimate →Palm Beach Gardens had a 2020 Census population of 59,182, with a 2023 estimate around 61,146. The city covers a large 59.24 square miles in northern Palm Beach County and was incorporated on June 20, 1959 as a planned city assembled by John D. MacArthur. Median household income is roughly $110,563 by recent estimates, among the highest of the county's larger cities.
The most striking Palm Beach Gardens statistic is the land area. At 59.24 square miles, the city is physically larger than West Palm Beach (53.82 square miles) while holding roughly half the population. That works out to about 1,000 people per square mile, versus more than 7,300 in Greenacres. The low density is by design: golf courses, preserves, lakes, and master-planned communities take up space that denser cities fill with rooftops.
Palm Beach Gardens incorporated on June 20, 1959, making it a young city by Palm Beach County standards. It did not grow organically from a rail stop or farm town. John D. MacArthur assembled the land, submitted more than 4,000 acres for incorporation, and planned a city of homes, churches, recreation, and industry. He also donated more than $2 million to bring PGA-related development to the city, which is why golf remains stitched into its identity, and why PGA National has hosted events including the Ryder Cup and PGA Championship.
Recent estimates put median household income near $110,563, well above most Palm Beach County cities and far above neighboring comparisons like Greenacres (about $70,491) or West Palm Beach ($56,549 in the 2017 to 2021 ACS). The housing stock matches: gated communities, golf-course homes, luxury estates, townhomes, and condos, with a high share of owner-occupied properties. Many homes carry pools, spas, water features, summer kitchens, and automation systems.
The Palm Beach Gardens numbers tell you what its pools look like. High home values and big lots mean complex pool systems, spas, water features, multiple pumps, heaters, salt systems. When one of those pools loses water, there are more circuits to test and more places for a leak to hide, and the cost of guessing wrong is higher.
That is why high-value properties get the same systematic process, every circuit tested, findings documented, nothing assumed.
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