The Acreage, Florida Demographics
Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.
The Acreage, FL Population Density Map and Area Scores
Area Score
Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.
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B
Health Around average
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B
Income Around average
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D
Education Well below average
Source: Map AI Methodology
Population
| Metric | The Acreage | Florida Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 32,213 | 22,388,905 | 337,468,954 |
| Population density (per sq mi) | 946.4 | 313.4 | 86.4 |
| Population growth (%/yr) | 6.01% | 1.47% | 0.59% |
| Median age | 40.6 | 40.2 | 37.3 |
| Households | 10,341 | 8,743,019 | 130,235,071 |
Population in The Acreage grew by 65.8% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 32,213 in 2024.
Population Growth 2009–2024
Race & Ethnicity
Age & Sex
The largest generation in The Acreage is Gen X, aged 45–60, at 27.8% of residents. That is 7.1 points above Florida as a whole.
- Gen Z 13–28 6,312 19.6% +0.2 pts
- Millennials 29–44 6,679 20.7% +0.1 pts
- Gen X 45–60 8,969 27.8% +7.1 pts
- Boomers 61–79 4,741 14.7% -4.9 pts
Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Florida, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.
Male and female share
Women are 48.6% of the people living in The Acreage and men 51.4%.
- Women 48.6% Florida 51.0%
- Men 51.4% Florida 49.0%
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Economy
The Acreage has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.
| Metric | The Acreage | Florida Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $108,823 | $74,580 | $80,455 |
| Income growth (%/yr) | 3.61% | 5.42% | 4.80% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.9% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
The median household income in The Acreage is about 46% higher than in Florida.
Housing
| Metric | The Acreage | Florida Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home price | $1,188,136 | $311,338 | $248,835 |
| Median rent | $1,857 | $1,668 | $1,407 |
| Homeownership rate | 92.3% | 67.6% | 65.2% |
The median home price in The Acreage is about 53.3 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $1,857 per month for that long.
Commute Time & Mobility
Commuters in The Acreage spend about 66 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 275 hours, about 11.4 full days, spent commuting.
| Metric | The Acreage | Florida Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| One-way commute (min) | 33.0 | 24.0 | 22.4 |
| Round-trip commute (min) | 66.0 | 47.9 | 44.8 |
| Yearly time spent (hours) | 275 | 200 | 187 |
| Estimated yearly cost | $8,519 | $6,189 | $5,790 |
| Work from home | 11.7% | 15.7% | 15.0% |
| Highway traffic (vehicles/day) | 9,079 | 14,318 | 8,813 |
| Local road traffic (vehicles/day) | 3,552 | 3,068 | 1,355 |
The average commute time in The Acreage is 33 minutes, longer than the 24 minutes in Florida.
Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.
Education & Households
The Acreage has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.
| Metric | The Acreage | Florida Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 25.3% | 30.1% | 31.6% |
| Average household size | 3.10 | 2.50 | 2.53 |
Health
The Acreage has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.
| Metric | The Acreage | Florida Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy (years) | 79.1 | 77.2 | 78.3 |
| Self-rated poor health | 13.5% | 19.5% | 16.3% |
| Smokers | 17.8% | 21.3% | 19.0% |
The Acreage, FL Compared With Nearby Cities
The Acreage, FL is the smallest of the 4 cities compared here, 32,213 residents against a local median of 61,106. The measure that sets The Acreage, FL apart most is median home price: $1,188,136, 98% above the local median of $601,257.
The cities themselves sit within $215,777 of each other on median home price, a tighter band than the gap between any of them and The Acreage, FL, which makes it a genuine outlier here rather than one end of a wide local spread. The Acreage, FL has the highest median home price of the 4 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Median household income | Median home price | Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Acreage, FL | 32,213 | $108,823 #3/4 | $1,188,136 #1/4 | 33.0 min #4/4 |
| Royal Palm Beach, FL | 36,723 | $92,694 | $601,257 | 31.0 min |
| Wellington, FL | 61,106 | $117,736 | $635,013 | 30.8 min |
| Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 64,023 | $109,368 | $419,236 | 20.5 min |
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about The Acreage, Florida.
How many people live in The Acreage, Florida?
About 32,213 people live in The Acreage, Florida, in 10,341 households of 3.1 people on average. The median age is 40.6, so residents are older than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 3 years.
How densely populated is The Acreage, Florida?
Averaged over its land area, The Acreage, Florida has 946 people per square mile, a density typical of a mix of suburbs, small towns and farmland. That is about 11 times the U.S. average of 86.
How affordable is housing in The Acreage, Florida?
The median home costs 10.9 times the median household income ($1,188,136 against $108,823), compared with 3.1 times nationally. A ratio of about 3 is traditionally considered affordable. Median rent of $1,857 a month takes about 20% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.
How strong is the job market in The Acreage, Florida?
Unemployment in The Acreage, Florida is only 3.9%, well below the U.S. rate of 5.2%, a sign of a tight labor market where employers compete for workers.
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