Another notable thing is that Pembroke Park is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.
One downside of living in Pembroke Park is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Pembroke Park, the average commute to work is 35.52 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
Pembroke Park, even though it is a small town, has many people who use public transportation every day to get to and from work. This is a great benefit for people in the, town who have a need for low-cost transportation.
The education level of Pembroke Park citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.96% of adults 25 and older in Pembroke Park have a college degree.
The per capita income in Pembroke Park in 2022 was $19,715, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $78,860 for a family of four. However, Pembroke Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Pembroke Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Pembroke Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pembroke Park residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Pembroke Park also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 37.57% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pembroke Park include Haitian, Jamaican, French Canadian, Bahamian, and Canadian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Pembroke Park's cultural character, accounting for 45.63% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Pembroke Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
