Moving to Greenacres, Florida

About Greenacres, Florida
Greenacres

Greenacres is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area in South Florida. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 43,990 residents.

Frederick E. Bryant, Harold J. Bryant, and William Greenwood of the Palm Beach Farms Company began buying and selling thousands of acres of land in the area by 1909. However, difficulties with farming in wetland conditions left the land mostly unused until the 1920s land boom. Lawrence Carter "L. C." Swain then platted the original section of Greenacres beginning in 1923. The community was incorporated as Greenacres City on May 24, 1926, with the name being drawn out of a hat. The city was dis-incorporated under controversial circumstances in 1945, before being officially re-incorporated in 1947. The city's population remained small until rapid growth began in the 1970s. Residents voted to rename the community Greenacres in 1990.

Today, Greenacres is a diverse and relatively large community in terms of population. John I. Leonard High School, the largest high school in Palm Beach County and one of the largest in Florida, has been located in Greenacres since the city annexed the property in 1994.

Gender
Gender Greenacres Florida Country
Female 52.1% 51.1% 50.8%
Male 47.9% 48.9% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Greenacres Florida Country
Less than $10,000 5.4% 6.2% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 4.6% 4.2% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 11.7% 9.3% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 10.2% 9.9% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 19.9% 13.8% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 20.9% 18.3% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 11.4% 12.5% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 9% 13.7% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 2.3% 5.6% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 4.6% 6.4% 8.3%
Education


Education Greenacres Florida Country
< 9th Grade 9% 5% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 8% 7% 7.0%
High School or GED 31% 28% 27.0%
Other College 19% 20% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 10% 10% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 14% 19% 20.0%
Master's Degree 6% 8% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Greenacres Florida Country
White 27.7% 53.4% 60.1%
African American 24.1% 15.2% 12.2%
American Indian 0% 0.2% 0.6%
Asian 3.4% 2.7% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0.4% 0.4% 0.3%
Multiracial 1.9% 2.2% 2.8%
Hispanic 42.5% 25.8% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity