Palm Beach County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. Palm Beach is one of three counties that comprise the South Florida metropolitan area. Palm Beach County was created in 1909 and named for the palm trees and beaches in the area. The median home price in Palm Beach County in 2006 was $380,900. Palm Beach County has a total area of approximately 2,386 square miles of which 83% is land and 17% water. As of the 2000 census, there were 1,131,184 people, 474,175 households, and 303,946 families residing in Palm Beach County, FL.