Jupiter

Jupiter is the northernmost town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. According to the 2020 Census, the town had a population of 61,047 as of April 1, 2020. Jupiter was named the 9th Best Southern Beach Town to live in by Stacker Newsletter for 2022. It was rated as the 12th Best Beach Town in the United States by WalletHub in 2018. Jupiter has a trade-wind Tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) Much of the year is warm to hot in Jupiter, and frost is extremely rare. Jupiter is 84 miles north of Miami, and the northern most community in the Miami metropolitan area, home to 6,012,331 people in a 2015 Census Bureau estimate. The town has a total area of 21.1 square miles (55 km²), of which 20.0 square miles. (52 km²) is land and 1.1 sq miles (2.8 km²") is water. The most notable landmark is the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse, completed in 1860. The lighthouse is often used as the symbol for Jupiter. Jupiter's consort was Juno, inspiring a neighboring town to name itself Juno Beach. Jupiter provides public education to several private schools and a private Christian school. Jupiter also has a private high school, William Tyer High School, which is a Christian school in a private school district. The school district is also home to Jupiter Community High School and Jupiter Christian School, both private Christian schools.

History

Jupiter was originally named for the Hobe Indian tribe which lived at the mouth of the Loxahatchee River. A mapmaker misunderstood the Spanish spelling Jobe of the native people name Hobe and recorded it as Jove. Subsequent mapmakers further misunderstood this to be the name of the Roman god Jupiter, because the declension of the word Jupiter in Latin includes the root Jov- in all cases but the nominative and vocative. The god Jupiter (or Zeus in the Greek mythology) is the chief Roman god, and the god of light, of the sky and weather, and of the state and its welfare and laws. Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse, completed in 1860, was painted red in 1910 to cover discoloration caused by humidity. Hurricane Jeanne in 2004 sandblasted the paint from the upper portion of the tower and the tower was repainted using a potassium silicate mineral coating. The lighthouse is often used as the symbol for Jupiter. Jupiter resident George Andres wanted to display a United States flag in his front yard; however, the homeowners association had a bylaw prohibiting the display of a flagpole in the front lawn. On July 24, 2006, President George W. Bush signed into law the Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2005, allowing residents to display the flag on their residential property despite any homeowners association rules. Jupiter's consort was Juno, inspiring a neighboring town to name itself Juno Beach. Andres later won the case and was allowed to display his flag.

Geography and climate

Jupiter has a trade-wind Tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Much of the year is warm to hot in Jupiter, and frost is extremely rare. Jupiter has a unique geographical location that sticks out into the Atlantic Ocean further than any other point on the Florida coast. Since 1550, ships have considered it an important stop when sailing to Central and South America. The Town of Jupiter is home to a multitude of tropical trees, and is also known for its lush landscaping around private homes and public parks. The town has a total area of 21.1 square miles (55 km²), of which 20.0 square miles is land and 1.1 sq miles (2.8 km²) is water. Jupiter is known for humid summers, and daily thundershowers are common in the hot season, though they are brief. Jupiter also has a mild and dry winter (November through April), and a hot and wet summer (May through October) As is typical in South Florida, there are two basic seasons in Jupiter. There is a warm and wet winter, and a mild, dry winter, as well as a hot, wet summer, as is typical of South Florida. Jupiter, Florida, has a population of 2.1 million people (as of the 2010 U.S. Census), making it one of the most populous towns in the United States. It is the only town in Florida with a population over 100,000, and the second most populous city in Florida.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 61,047 people, 26,597 households, and 17,275 families residing in the town. In 2020, 19.1% of the population was under the age of 18. The average household size was 2.43, and the median income was $87,163. The per capita income for the town was $57,865. Out of the total population, 7.9% were living below the poverty line. Females made up 51.7 percent of the town's population in 2020. The town was named after the town of the same name, which is in the state of New Hampshire. It is the only town in the U.S. to be named after a state that is not a state at all. It was also the first town in New Hampshire to be known as a town of that name. The city's name is also the name of a former state that was also known as New Hampshire, which was known for being a state of that type until the mid-19th century, when it was replaced by New Jersey. The name of the state's town of origin was also named after New Jersey, where it was first recorded in 1783. The state's name was first used as a state name in 1781, and it is still used today as a county name. It has a population of 61,000, and its population was 61,046 as of the 2010 United States Census. The median income for a household in the city was $ 87,163; the per capita incomes for the city is $57.865; and the average household income is $87.43.

Education

The School District of Palm Beach County provides public education. Jupiter is also home to several private schools and religious schools. Jupiter's population is served by two public high schools: Jupiter Community High School and William T. Dwyer High School in Palm Beach Gardens. Jupiter Christian School is a private school in the town. The town is home to the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College at Florida Atlantic University and the John D. MacArthur campus at the University of Florida. The Jupiter High School football team is known as the "Jupiter Jammers" The Jupiter Jammers are a junior high and high school football team. The Jammers have won several state championships and one national championship in the last five years. The team is coached by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who was elected to his second term in office in 2010. The school's mascot is the Jammers, who have won two state titles and one state championship in their first five years of existence. The football team has won two national championships in the past five years, the first in 2010 and the second in 2012. It is the first time the school has won back-to-back national titles in the history of the U.S. college football league. It has also won the national championship twice in the women's division, in 2008 and 2010. It was the first school to win the national title in the men's division in the Women's Division in the 1980s and 1990s, and the first ever in the girls' division in 2000.

Public Safety

Palm Beach County Fire Rescue provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the citizens of Jupiter. Jupiter Police Department consists of 118 sworn officers and 39 civilian support staff personnel, and is headquartered in the town's municipal campus. Its operational divisions include Road Patrol, Criminal Investigations, Traffic, K-9, Marine, Beach Patrol, Crime Scene Investigation, SWAT and Hostage Negotiation. There are three fire stations assigned to the town:Station 16 Engine 16, Rescue 16 and Brush 16;Station 18 Engine 18 and Rescue 18;Station 19 Squad 19, Rescue 19, Special Operations 19, Brush 19 and 3 command vehicles. Station 19 is the headquarters for Battalion 1, which covers Jupiter, Juno Beach, Lake Park and unincorporated areas of Palm Beach County such as Jupiter Farms and Palm Beach Country Estates. Jupiter is located on the Florida Turnpike, which runs from Miami to Fort Lauderdale. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in Florida, according to the Florida Department of Transportation. It has a population of 1.2 million. It was the site of the first U.S. Air Force base in the 1960s. It also hosted the first Air Force Academy in the 1970s. Jupiter was the location of the World War II-era Battle of the Bulge, which ended in 1974. The town is home to one of Florida's largest airports, the Palm Beach International Airport, which was built in the 1930s and 1940s. Its population is 1.3 million.

Economy

Companies based in Jupiter include G4S Secure Solutions, Town Sports International Holdings, Holtec International, and The Babylon Bee. Jupiter is a city in the state of West Virginia, United States. The city has a population of 1.2 million. It is located on the West Coast of the U.S. and has a long history of being a hub for sports and sports-related businesses. It also has a reputation for being a hotbed of crime and violence. The town is home to the Babylon Bee, a newspaper based in Babylon, West Virginia. It was founded in 1881 and is one of the oldest newspapers in the United States, with a circulation of more than 1,000,000. It has been the site of several major sports events, including the World Cup and the World Series of Poker. It's also home to a number of universities, including West Virginia University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and is the birthplace of the university's football team. The Jupiter River runs through the town, and the town's name is derived from the word Jupiter, which means "jupiter" or "river" in the Greek language, and "Jupiter" is the name of the town where the Bee is based. The Babylon River is also known as the "Beverly River" and "Babylon" in English, and was once known as "the city of the same name" by the Babylonians. The river was once a source of water for the Babylonian people.

Points of interest

Jupiter is home to the Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals spring training facilities as well as one of their respective Low-A Minor League Baseball affiliates. The Jupiter Hammerheads and Palm Beach Cardinals share the use of the Roger Dean Stadium complex, located in Abacoa. The Scripps Research Institute has opened a satellite campus adjacent to the MacArthur Campus of Florida Atlantic University in Jupiter. The Max Planck Society has also opened a facility on the FAU campus, theMax Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, and is the first non-European research institute in the country. The Harbourside Place is an outdoor, upscale shopping mall located just South of the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse. William P. Gwinn Airport is located in Jupiter and is a major airport for the state of Florida and the United States. The city's beaches, many of which are dog-friendly, draw many residents and visitors from all over the world. It is also the location of the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, which houses an amphitheater, restaurants, coffee shops, a farmer's market, and the yearly Feast of Little Italy. The town is also home to Jupiter International Airport, which is one of the largest airports in the state, with more than 1,000 flights a day. It also hosts the Jupiter International Raceway, a racing facility built in 1965, and was remodeled in 2008 in an attempt to obtain a FIA Grade II Certification. It currently hosts several IHRA and NHRA sportsman events aswell as an ARCA Remax Series Event.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Jupiter, Palm Beach County, Florida = 92. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 30. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 50. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Jupiter = 6.3 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 61,047 individuals with a median age of 42.7 age the population grows by 27.56% in Jupiter, Palm Beach County, Florida population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 2,822.59 residents per square mile of area (1,089.80/km²). There are average 2.41 people per household in the 20,825 households with an average household income of $68,782 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 8.00% of the available work force and has dropped -5.18% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 21.64%. The number of physicians in Jupiter per 100,000 population = 264.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Jupiter = 61 inches and the annual snowfall = 0 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 132. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 235. 90 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 56.8 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 28, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Jupiter, Palm Beach County, Florida which are owned by the occupant = 65.17%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 20 years with median home cost = $246,310 and home appreciation of -15.97%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $13.37 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $5,153 per student. There are 16.7 students for each teacher in the school, 465 students for each Librarian and 448 students for each Counselor. 9.94% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 23.63% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 13.16% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).