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Tequesta, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Tequesta is a Census village of 6,193 people across 1.83 square miles of land, in Palm Beach County. Median household income is $98,271, 80.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 13 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $8.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Tequesta
What Tequesta is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.83 sq mi
- Water area0.42 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,381
- 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.
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How many people live in Tequesta
- Population6,193
- Median age52.0
- Population under 181,009 plus or minus 269
- Share under 1816.3 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Population 65 and over1,924 plus or minus 487
- Share 65 and over31.1 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Households2,795
- Family households1,584
- Share of households that are families56.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Tequesta
- Median household income$98,271 plus or minus $21,498
- Per capita income$72,785
- Civilian labor force2,949
- Employed2,767
- Unemployed182 plus or minus 109
- Unemployment rate6.2 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Adults 25 and over4,897
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher51.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree16.4 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Tequesta
- Housing units3,424
- Occupied units2,795
- Vacant units629 plus or minus 206
- Vacancy rate18.4 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Owner occupied2,242
- Renter occupied553 plus or minus 196
- Ownership rate80.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$572,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,852
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.6 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Single family units1,881 plus or minus 380
- Share single family54.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,543
- Share in buildings of two or more45.1 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1977
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Tequesta gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,676
- Commuting under 15 minutes410 plus or minus 184
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.5 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more693 plus or minus 171
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.3 percent
- Drove alone53.8 percent
- Carpooled4.2 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Public transport0.3 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home39.0 percent plus or minus 10.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Tequesta (7(a))
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$8,238,300
- Average approval$633,715
- Median approval$320,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported64
- Jobs per approval4.9
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more15.4 percent
- Share to franchises15.4 percent
- Distinct lenders12
- Distinct industries by NAICS12
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tequesta, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
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SBA loans in Tequesta (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$1,588,000
- Average approval$397,000
- Median approval$355,000
- Largest approval$668,000
- Jobs supported59
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tequesta, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 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.
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Flood risk in Tequesta
- NFIP communityVillage of Tequesta
- NFIP community number120228
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 6
- Currently effective map date12/20/24
The Village of Tequesta participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 120228 and carries Community Rating System class 6, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Palm Beach County, not Tequesta
Palm Beach County context, not Tequesta 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 Tequesta.
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.
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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
Tequesta questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Tequesta, Florida?
6,193, in 2,795 households. Tequesta village covers 1.83 square miles of land, which is 3,381 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Tequesta 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 Tequesta?
$98,271. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $572,800. Median gross rent is $1,852 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Tequesta businesses?
13 7(a) approvals totaling $8.2 m since FY2020, across 12 lenders, median approval $320,000, plus 4 504 approvals worth $1.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tequesta, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Tequesta borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Tequesta. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Tequesta in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Tequesta appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Tequesta, village of, community 120228, carrying Community Rating System class 6, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Tequesta 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 Tequesta.
Is zoning published for Tequesta?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.