$47,262, and the median income for a family was $60,833. Males had a median income of $34,107 versus $31,944 for females. The per capita income for the town was $40,612. About 1.9% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over. As of 2000, speakers of English as a first language accounted for 91.10% of all residents, while Spanish accounted for 5.61%, Russian made up 1.20%, French and Italian were at 0.86%, and German as a mother tongue was at 0.34% of the population. As of 2000, Palm Beach Shores had the twentieth highest percentage of Canadian residents in the United States, making up 1.70% of the total population (which tied with Ocean Ridge, FL and 28 other areas in the US.) Education Palm Beach Shores is served by the School District of Palm Beach County, but there are no public or private schools within the town. Notable people John D. MacArthur (1897–1978), insurance and real estate magnate and philanthropist, had a house on Singer Island with his wife Catherine T. MacArthur. He later resided at his well-known "Colonnades" hotel in Palm Beach Shores. Paul Harvey would frequently broadcast from the Colonnades, and the television series "Treasure Isle", and, later, Burt Reynolds "B.L Stryker" were filmed there. Noted artist and stylist Ilis (Donne) Price was an early resident Arthur Octavius Edwards (1876–1960), founder and developer of Palm Beach Shores References External links Town of Palm Beach Shores City-Data.com Comprehensive Statistical Data and more about Palm Beach Shores Towns in Palm Beach County, Florida Towns in Florida Populated coastal places in Florida on the Atlantic Ocean Beaches of Palm Beach County, Florida Beaches of Florida