South Bay vs Watergate

A side-by-side comparison of South Bay and Watergate: population, income, housing, and more.

South Bay and Watergate are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Bay has the higher population (4,828 vs 3,709 in Watergate). Watergate has the higher median household income ($72,641 vs $51,827 in South Bay). Watergate has the higher median home value ($214,200 vs $125,000 in South Bay).

Population, income & housing

	South Bay	Watergate
Population	4,828	3,709
Median age	38.1 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$51,827	$72,641
Median home value	$125,000	$214,200
Median gross rent	$1,067	$2,109
Housing units	877	1,242
Homeownership rate	60.2%	63.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.5%	10.0%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Bay	Watergate
Population	5,158 → 4,828 (-6.4%)	3,216 → 3,709 (+15.3%)
Median household income	$32,250 → $51,827 (+60.7%)	$41,215 → $72,641 (+76.2%)
Median home value	$83,100 → $125,000 (+50.4%)	$87,400 → $214,200 (+145.1%)
Median gross rent	$803 → $1,067 (+32.9%)	$1,462 → $2,109 (+44.3%)

South Bay

Population

5,1584,828

Median household income

$32,250$51,827

Median home value

$83,100$125,000

Median gross rent

$803$1,067

Watergate

Population

3,2163,709

Median household income

$41,215$72,641

Median home value

$87,400$214,200

Median gross rent

$1,462$2,109

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Bay	Watergate
Under 5	3.5%	4.7%
5 to 17	13.6%	10.6%
18 to 24	2.9%	12.4%
25 to 34	22.0%	12.0%
35 to 44	21.3%	9.5%
45 to 54	14.2%	16.6%
55 to 64	12.4%	23.9%
65 to 74	7.5%	6.6%
75 and over	2.5%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Bay	Watergate
White (non-Hispanic)	11.3%	42.9%
Black or African American	64.6%	11.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	5.9%
Two or more races	2.0%	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino	20.9%	30.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Bay	Watergate
No high school diploma	41.9%	27.9%
High school graduate	34.3%	44.6%
Some college or associate's	15.4%	17.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Bay	Watergate
Drove alone	68.0%	76.7%
Carpooled	16.2%	11.4%
Public transit	5.6%	1.1%
Walked	3.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.8%	1.8%
Worked from home	5.1%	3.4%
Other means	1.0%	5.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Bay	Watergate
1-unit, detached	64.3%	30.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	16.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.8%	68.0%

Poverty & households

	South Bay	Watergate
Poverty rate	32.2%	24.5%
Average household size	3.35	3.03
Mean commute (minutes)	36	31
Median year structure built	1974	1984