State Florida Incorporated May 24, 1926 ZIP codes 33400-33499 Population 38,696 (2013) | County Palm Beach Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Local time Thursday 8:22 PM Area code 561 | |
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Country United States of America Weather 22°C, Wind SE at 13 km/h, 67% Humidity Colleges and Universities Keiser Career College-Greenacres, Medical Institute of Palm Beach, Evangelical Bible College | ||
Greenacres is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 27,569 at the 2000 census. In 2010, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 37,573.
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Map of Greenacres, FL, USA
History
Greenacres was founded by Lawrence Carter Swain and incorporated as a city in 1926. Originally 320 acres, Swain specifically created the city for the working and middle class. Swain Boulevard and L.C. Swain Middle School are named in his honor. The name Greenacres was the winning entry in a local naming contest.
Geography
Greenacres is located at 26°37′41″N 80°8′7″W (26.628045, -80.135389).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.79 square miles (15.0 km2), all land.
Demographics
As of 2010, there were 17,249 households out of which 16.6% were vacant. As of 2000, 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.80.
In 2000, 20.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.2 males.
In 2000, the median household income was $36,941 and the median family income was $41,250. Males had a median income of $30,207 compared with $25,141 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,298. About 5.0% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, speakers of English as a first language accounted for 73.64% of all residents, while Spanish accounted for 21.02%, Italian for 1.69%, French Creole made up 1.09%, German was at 0.71%, and French was the mother tongue for 0.45% of the population.
As of 2000, Greenacres had the ninety-ninth highest percentage of Cuban residents in the US, with 2.41% of the populace (tied with Forest, Mississippi,) and the ninety-seventh highest percentage of Colombian residents in the US, at 1.67% of the city's population.
Education
Public Elementary Schools
Public Middle Schools
Public High School