Demographics
| Population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1940 | 723 |
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| 1950 | 992 | 37.2% | |
| 1960 | 6,961 | 601.7% | |
| 1970 | 29,538 | 324.3% | |
| 1980 | 49,477 | 67.5% | |
| 1990 | 61,492 | 24.3% | |
| 2000 | 74,764 | 21.6% | |
| 2010 | 84,392 | 12.9% | |
| Boca Raton Demographics | |||
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| 2010 Census | Boca Raton | Palm Beach County | Florida |
| Total population | 84,392 | 1,320,134 | 18,801,310 |
| Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | +12.9% | +16.7% | +17.6% |
| Population density | 2,877.2/sq mi | 670.2/sq mi | 350.6/sq mi |
| White or Caucasian (including White Hispanic) | 88.5% | 73.5% | 75.0% |
| (Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian) | 79.1% | 60.1% | 57.9% |
| Black or African-American | 5.2% | 17.3% | 16.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 11.9% | 19.0% | 22.5% |
| Asian | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% |
| Native American or Native Alaskan | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.4% |
| Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Two or more races (Multiracial) | 1.6% | 2.3% | 2.5% |
| Some Other Race | 2.0% | 3.9% | 3.6% |
As of 2010, there were 44,539 households, out of which 17.4% were vacant. As of 2000, 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.2% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.81.
In 2000, the city population was spread out with 18.9% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males.
According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $67,531, and the median income for a family was $92,057. Males had a median income of $52,287 versus $33,347 for females. The per capita income for the city was $45,628. About 4.1% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.
According to Forbes, Boca Raton has three of the ten most expensive gated communities in the U.S. The Royal Palm Yacht and Country Club holds the #1 spot, The Sanctuary takes #6, and Le Lac takes the #8 spot.
As of 2000, English was spoken as a first language by 79.89% of the population, Spanish by 9.28%, French by 1.46%, Portuguese by 1.45%, French Creole by 1.29%, and Italian by 1.05% of the population. There is a substantial Jewish population in Boca Raton, and a small percentage of them add to the linguistic variety, with 0.36% of Boca Raton residents speaking Hebrew and 0.27% of the population speaking Yiddish at home.
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