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Wellington, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Wellington is a Census village of 62,146 people across 45.09 square miles of land, in Palm Beach County. Median household income is $115,632, 75.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 93 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $49.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wellington
What Wellington is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area45.09 sq mi
- Water area0.45 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,378
- 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.
Wellington
How many people live in Wellington
- Population62,146
- Median age42.3
- Population under 1814,671
- Share under 1823.6 percent
- Population 65 and over10,963
- Share 65 and over17.6 percent
- Households21,859
- Family households16,952
- Share of households that are families77.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wellington
Income and work in Wellington
- Median household income$115,632
- Per capita income$57,019
- Civilian labor force31,702
- Employed30,197
- Unemployed1,505 plus or minus 501
- Unemployment rate4.7 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over42,932
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher49.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree19.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wellington
Housing in Wellington
- Housing units24,497
- Occupied units21,859
- Vacant units2,638
- Vacancy rate10.8 percent
- Owner occupied16,563
- Renter occupied5,296
- Ownership rate75.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$599,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,562
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.6 percent
- Single family units20,480
- Share single family83.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,907
- Share in buildings of two or more15.9 percent
- Mobile homes66 plus or minus 91
- Median year structure built1995
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wellington
How Wellington gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute23,160
- Commuting under 15 minutes5,032
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more12,261
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more52.9 percent
- Drove alone68.8 percent
- Carpooled7.4 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.1
- Walked0.4 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home20.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wellington
SBA loans in Wellington (7(a))
- Approvals93
- Gross approval$49,791,700
- Average approval$535,395
- Median approval$200,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,470,800
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported910
- Jobs per approval9.8
- Loans with a final outcome13
- Paid in full13
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more6.5 percent
- Share to franchises11.8 percent
- Distinct lenders35
- Distinct industries by NAICS61
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wellington, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 13 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.
Wellington
SBA loans in Wellington (504)
- Approvals20
- Gross approval$18,310,000
- Average approval$915,500
- Median approval$638,000
- Largest approval$3,622,000
- Jobs supported146
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wellington, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 8 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.
Wellington
Flood risk in Wellington
- NFIP communityVillage of Wellington
- NFIP community number125157
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 5
- Currently effective map date10/05/17
The Village of Wellington participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 125157 and carries Community Rating System class 5, 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 Wellington
Palm Beach County context, not Wellington 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 Wellington.
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
Wellington questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wellington, Florida?
62,146, in 21,859 households. Wellington village covers 45.09 square miles of land, which is 1,378 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wellington 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 Wellington?
$115,632. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $599,400. Median gross rent is $2,562 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wellington businesses?
93 7(a) approvals totaling $49.8 m since FY2020, across 35 lenders, median approval $200,000, plus 20 504 approvals worth $18.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wellington, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wellington borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wellington. Only 13 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 Wellington in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wellington appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wellington, village of, community 125157, carrying Community Rating System class 5, 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 Wellington 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 Wellington.
Is zoning published for Wellington?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.