Above: Old Palm Beach County Courthouse, West Palm Beach. Built from 1916 to 1917 for county offices and a courtroom, it was encased by additions until restoration began in 2004 and now houses the county history museum. Picture credit
This page gathers what a healthcare practice sale in Palm Beach County involves locally: its practice market in official figures, the county and city offices a new owner deals with after closing, and the county's cities and communities.
The practice market in Palm Beach County
Residents, 2025
Palm Beach County had an estimated 1,575,726 residents in 2025, 5.6% more than at the April 2020 base.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, county population estimates, Vintage 2025.Practicing physicians
The Florida Department of Health's 2026 workforce report counts 3,927 practicing physicians in Palm Beach County, 25.3 for every 10,000 residents, against 22 statewide.
Source: Florida Department of Health, 2026 Florida Physician Workforce Annual Report, Appendix B.Licensed veterinarians
Palm Beach County has 810 licensed veterinarians with an address in the county, 5.1 for every 10,000 residents, against 3.7 statewide.
Sources: Florida DBPR, Board of Veterinary Medicine licensee file (lic26vt.csv); U.S. Census Bureau, county population estimates, Vintage 2025.Veterinary establishments
The county has 222 licensed veterinary establishments.
Source: Florida DBPR, Board of Veterinary Medicine licensee file (lic26vt.csv).Dental shortage designations
Parts of Palm Beach County carry 4 dental shortage designations from the Health Resources and Services Administration that are proposed for withdrawal; they stay in place until withdrawn.
Source: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas data download.After a purchase: local filings in Palm Beach County
County business tax receipt
In Palm Beach County, local business tax receipts are issued by the Palm Beach County Tax Collector (301 North Olive Avenue, West Palm Beach), which takes applications online, in person or by mail.
Source: Palm Beach County Tax Collector, checked October 2026.City business tax
Some cities in Palm Beach County levy their own business tax too, so a practice inside one may need both receipts; each city's office is listed with the city below.
Source: Palm Beach County Tax Collector, checked October 2026.Tangible personal property return
The Palm Beach County Property Appraiser takes tangible personal property returns, the yearly return for a business's furniture and equipment, online, by mail, by email or in person.
Source: Palm Beach County Property Appraiser, checked October 2026.Recording the deed
When a sale includes real estate, the deed is recorded by the Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller in the county's Official Records.
Source: Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, checked October 2026.
Cities and communities in Palm Beach County
West Palm Beach
City, county seat
2020 Census population: 117,415.
About 7 miles from Newton's Law PA's Lake Worth Beach office.
City business tax receipts: City of West Palm Beach Development Services Department, 401 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach.
Boca Raton
City
2020 Census population: 97,422.
About 18 miles from Newton's Law PA's Lake Worth Beach office.
City business tax receipts: City of Boca Raton Business Tax / Certificate of Use, 200 NW 2nd Ave, Boca Raton.
Boynton Beach
City
2020 Census population: 80,380.
About 6 miles from Newton's Law PA's Lake Worth Beach office.
City business tax receipts: City of Boynton Beach Development Services Department, 100 E Ocean Avenue, Boynton Beach.
Delray Beach
City
2020 Census population: 66,846.
About 11 miles from Newton's Law PA's Lake Worth Beach office.
Wellington
Village
2020 Census population: 61,637.
About 12 miles from Newton's Law PA's Lake Worth Beach office.
Jupiter
Town
2020 Census population: 61,047.
About 21 miles from Newton's Law PA's Lake Worth Beach office.
Palm Beach Gardens
City
2020 Census population: 59,182.
About 16 miles from Newton's Law PA's Lake Worth Beach office.
City business tax receipts: City of Palm Beach Gardens Unified Services, 10500 N Military Trail, Palm Beach Gardens.
Greenacres
City
2020 Census population: 43,990.
About 5 miles from Newton's Law PA's Lake Worth Beach office.
City business tax receipts: City of Greenacres BTR Division, 5800 Melaleuca Lane, Greenacres.
Lake Worth Beach
City
2020 Census population: 42,219.
Newton's Law PA's office is in Lake Worth Beach.
The Acreage
Unincorporated community
2020 Census population: 41,654.
About 17 miles from Newton's Law PA's Lake Worth Beach office.
Royal Palm Beach
Village
2020 Census population: 38,932.
About 12 miles from Newton's Law PA's Lake Worth Beach office.
City business tax receipts: Village of Royal Palm Beach Business Tax Receipts, 1050 Royal Palm Beach Blvd., Royal Palm Beach.
Riviera Beach
City
2020 Census population: 37,604.
About 11 miles from Newton's Law PA's Lake Worth Beach office.
City business tax receipts: City of Riviera Beach Business Tax Receipt Division, 600 W. Blue Heron Blvd., Riviera Beach.
Mailing-address towns in the county that are not Census places: Lake Worth, Loxahatchee.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census; GeoNames, postal codes, read October 2026. City business tax offices: each city's own pages.
How Newton's Law PA serves Palm Beach County
Newton's Law PA's office is in Lake Worth Beach, about 7 miles from West Palm Beach.
A first consultation is by phone or video, and meetings in person are at the Lake Worth Beach office.
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