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Pahokee, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Pahokee is a Census city of 5,609 people across 5.32 square miles of land, in Palm Beach County. Median household income is $53,359, 62.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Pahokee
What Pahokee is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.32 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,055
- County holding the largest share of its areaPalm Beach County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pahokee
How many people live in Pahokee
- Population5,609
- Median age40.5 plus or minus 9.2
- Population under 181,058 plus or minus 385
- Share under 1818.9 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Population 65 and over1,000 plus or minus 314
- Share 65 and over17.8 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Households1,551
- Family households1,254
- Share of households that are families80.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pahokee
Income and work in Pahokee
- Median household income$53,359 plus or minus $13,509
- Per capita income$20,430 plus or minus $5,199
- Civilian labor force2,518
- Employed2,103 plus or minus 558
- Unemployed415 plus or minus 366
- Unemployment rate16.5 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Adults 25 and over3,838
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher65.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.4 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.8 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pahokee
Housing in Pahokee
- Housing units1,782
- Occupied units1,551
- Vacant units231 plus or minus 120
- Vacancy rate13.0 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Owner occupied976 plus or minus 283
- Renter occupied575 plus or minus 191
- Ownership rate62.9 percent plus or minus 16.2
- Median owner-occupied home value$152,300 plus or minus $65,541
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,116
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.1 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Single family units1,035 plus or minus 321
- Share single family58.1 percent plus or minus 16.0
- Units in buildings of two or more314 plus or minus 189
- Share in buildings of two or more17.6 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Mobile homes433 plus or minus 206
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pahokee
How Pahokee gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,039 plus or minus 534
- Commuting under 15 minutes966 plus or minus 368
- Share commuting under 15 minutes47.4 percent plus or minus 13.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more611 plus or minus 259
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.0 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Drove alone57.6 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Carpooled16.4 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Public transport11.4 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Walked9.5 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Worked from home1.8 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pahokee
SBA loans in Pahokee (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,155,000
- Average approval$577,500
- Median approval$577,500
- Largest approval$615,000
- Jobs supported22
- Jobs per approval11.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term309 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pahokee, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Pahokee
SBA loans in Pahokee (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$141,000
- Average approval$141,000
- Median approval$141,000
- Largest approval$141,000
- Jobs supported1
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pahokee, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Pahokee
Flood risk in Pahokee
- NFIP communityCity of Pahokee
- NFIP community number120219
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/05/17
The City of Pahokee participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 120219 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Palm Beach County, not Pahokee
Palm Beach County context, not Pahokee figures
- Establishments in Palm Beach County55,803
- Covered employment, Palm Beach County666,889
- Average annual pay, Palm Beach County$77,246
- Housing units permitted, Palm Beach County4,089
Every figure in this section is published for Palm Beach County as a whole and is not a measurement of Pahokee.
All Palm Beach County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Pahokee questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Pahokee, Florida?
5,609, in 1,551 households. Pahokee city covers 5.32 square miles of land, which is 1,055 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Pahokee in?
Palm Beach County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Pahokee?
$53,359. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $152,300. Median gross rent is $1,116 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Pahokee businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $1.2 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $577,500, plus 1 504 approvals worth $141,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pahokee, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Pahokee borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Pahokee. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Pahokee in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Pahokee appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Pahokee, city of, community 120219, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Pahokee figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Palm Beach County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Pahokee.
Is zoning published for Pahokee?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.