Golden Gate vs Naples

A side-by-side comparison of Golden Gate and Naples: population, income, housing, and more.

Golden Gate and Naples are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Golden Gate has the higher population (28,767 vs 19,421 in Naples). Naples has the higher median household income ($140,833 vs $64,767 in Golden Gate). Naples has the higher median home value ($1,254,200 vs $365,400 in Golden Gate).

Population, income & housing

	Golden Gate	Naples
Population	28,767	19,421
Median age	35.4 yrs	67.6 yrs
Median household income	$64,767	$140,833
Median home value	$365,400	$1,254,200
Median gross rent	$1,641	$1,968
Housing units	8,613	18,720
Homeownership rate	54.4%	83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	63.7%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Golden Gate	Naples
Population	29,552 → 28,767 (-2.7%)	21,812 → 19,421 (-11.0%)
Median household income	$48,958 → $64,767 (+32.3%)	$107,013 → $140,833 (+31.6%)
Median home value	$233,800 → $365,400 (+56.3%)	$988,500 → $1,254,200 (+26.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,213 → $1,641 (+35.3%)	$1,357 → $1,968 (+45.0%)

Golden Gate

Population

29,55228,767

Median household income

$48,958$64,767

Median home value

$233,800$365,400

Median gross rent

$1,213$1,641

Naples

Population

21,81219,421

Median household income

$107,013$140,833

Median home value

$988,500$1,254,200

Median gross rent

$1,357$1,968

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Golden Gate	Naples
Under 5	7.0%	2.5%
5 to 17	17.1%	6.2%
18 to 24	10.2%	3.8%
25 to 34	15.2%	3.7%
35 to 44	16.8%	3.7%
45 to 54	13.6%	8.4%
55 to 64	10.6%	15.5%
65 to 74	4.8%	24.8%
75 and over	4.6%	31.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Golden Gate	Naples
White (non-Hispanic)	18.0%	87.3%
Black or African American	15.0%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.1%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	65.3%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Golden Gate	Naples
No high school diploma	21.0%	2.8%
High school graduate	42.6%	13.3%
Some college or associate's	23.1%	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	37.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	26.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Golden Gate	Naples
Drove alone	71.7%	58.1%
Carpooled	17.9%	1.9%
Public transit	0.9%	0.2%
Walked	0.5%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.9%
Worked from home	7.3%	34.6%
Other means	1.7%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Golden Gate	Naples
1-unit, detached	52.9%	31.2%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	20.9%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	21.1%	18.8%
20 or more units	2.9%	40.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Golden Gate	Naples
Poverty rate	12.9%	7.1%
Average household size	3.55	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1986	1982