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West Palm Beach vs Wilmington

West Palm Beach, FL compared with Wilmington, NC · 533 miles apart

West Palm Beach has 127,189 residents to Wilmington’s 126,809. West Palm Beach comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate. Wilmington does better on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +.

West Palm Beach, FL Wilmington, NC
Population 127,189 126,809
Density (per sq mi) 2,361 2,467
Median household income $73,446 $66,738
Median home value $414,200 $383,800
Median rent $1,772 $1,395
Homeownership 50.5% 47.6%
Average commute 23.4 min 18.5 min
Median age 41.1 37.1
Bachelor's degree + 39.2% 46.8%
Poverty rate 14.1% 16%
Unemployment 5.1% 4.3%
Price to income 5.6× 5.8×

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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