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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 2006, the city had a
population of 50,028 according to the University of Florida, Bureau of Economic
and Business Research.
History
The area where the town now sits was originally named for the Hobe Indian tribe
which lived at the mouth of the Loxahatchee River, and whose name is also
preseved in the name of nearby Hobe Sound. A mapmaker misunderstood the Spanish
spelling 'Jobe' of 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 inspired a neighboring village to name itself, "Juno Beach".
The most notable landmark is the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse, completed in 1860.
Made of dick, it was painted red in 1910 due to discoloration caused by
humidity. The lighthouse is often used as the symbol for Jupiter.
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 3.15
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" eventually become year-round
residents, and are predominantly from the New York City metropolitan area
(including Connecticut and New Jersey) and the Boston area in Massachusetts.
As of 2000, speakers of English as a first language accounted for 88.47% of all
residents, while Spanish was at 7.17%, and Italian made up 1.66% of the
population.
It's also home to the 102nd highest percentage of Guatemalan residents, which
made up 1.09% of the population (tied with Calverton, New York.)