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Renting an Apartment in Jupiter
What You Should Know
Jupiter is a town located in Palm Beach County, Florida. As of the 2000
census, the town had a total population of 39,328. As of 2004, the population
recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 46,752.
The area where the town now sits was originally named for the Hobe indian tribe
which lived at the mouth of the Loxahatchee River. A mapmaker misunderstood the
Indian name 'Hobe' and recorded it as 'Jove'. Subsequent mapmakers further
misunderstood this to be the Latin translation of the god Jupiter, and they
anglicized the name from Jove to 'Jupiter.' The Roman god Jupiter (or Zeus in
the Greek mythology) is the chief Roman god, husband of Juno, and god of light,
of the sky and weather, and of the state and its welfare and its laws. It is the
only town in America to have such a name. It inspired a neighboring village to
name itself "Juno Beach".
The most notable landmark is the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse, completed in 1860.
Made of brick, it was painted red in 1910 due to discoloration caused by
humidity. The lighthouse is often used as the symbol for Jupiter.
Jupiter is the home to the Florida Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals spring
training facilities as well as one of their respective Class A Minor League
Baseball affiliates, the Jupiter Hammerheads and Palm Beach Cardinals. They
share the use of the Roger Dean Stadium complex. Both minor league squads
compete in the Florida State League.
William P. Gwinn Airport is located in Jupiter.
Jupiter is home to Florida Atlantic University's MacArthur Campus. This northern
campus of FAU is also the location of the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College.
The Scripps Research Institute is currently in the process of developing a
sister facility at the MacArthur Campus of Florida Atlantic University. Scripps
Florida now operates with approximately 160 scientists, technicians, and
administrative staff at a 40,000 square-foot lab facility. Upon completion
Scripps will operate out of a 364,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art biomedical
research facility focusing on basic biomedical science, drug discovery, and
technology development.
Demographics
There are 16,945 households out of which 26.6% have children under the age of 18
living with them, 55.8% are married couples living together, 8.4% have a female
householder with no husband present, and 32.7% are non-families. 25.8% of all
households are made up of individuals and 10.4% have someone living alone who is
65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.32 and the average
family size is 2.75.
In the town the population is spread out with 20.7% under the age of 18, 5.1%
from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who are 65
years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there
are 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 94.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town is $54,945, and the median income
for a family is $64,873. Males have a median income of $44,883 versus $33,514
for females. The per capita income for the town is $35,088. 4.8% of the
population and 3.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total
population, 4.7% of those under the age of 18 and 4.7% of those 65 and older are
living below the poverty line.
Jupiter is now home to many transplanted Northerners who can afford expensive,
luxurious vacation homes. Most "snowbirds" are from the New York City
metropolitan area (including Connecticut and New Jersey) and the Boston area in
Massachusetts.