Gulf Gate vs The Meadows

A side-by-side comparison of Gulf Gate and The Meadows: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Gulf Gate has the higher population (8,317 vs 5,463 in The Meadows). The Meadows has the higher median household income ($66,003 vs $64,724 in Gulf Gate). The Meadows has the higher median home value ($344,900 vs $344,500 in Gulf Gate).

Population, income & housing

	Gulf Gate	The Meadows
Population	8,317	5,463
Median age	51.3 yrs	71.4 yrs
Median household income	$64,724	$66,003
Median home value	$344,500	$344,900
Median gross rent	$1,661	$1,625
Housing units	4,684	4,031
Homeownership rate	61.2%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.8%	54.8%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gulf Gate	The Meadows
Population	8,521 → 8,317 (-2.4%)	4,430 → 5,463 (+23.3%)
Median household income	$53,036 → $64,724 (+22.0%)	$57,586 → $66,003 (+14.6%)
Median home value	$260,400 → $344,500 (+32.3%)	$282,200 → $344,900 (+22.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,228 → $1,661 (+35.3%)	$1,260 → $1,625 (+29.0%)

Gulf Gate

Population

8,5218,317

Median household income

$53,036$64,724

Median home value

$260,400$344,500

Median gross rent

$1,228$1,661

The Meadows

Population

4,4305,463

Median household income

$57,586$66,003

Median home value

$282,200$344,900

Median gross rent

$1,260$1,625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gulf Gate	The Meadows
Under 5	1.7%	1.9%
5 to 17	14.0%	3.0%
18 to 24	6.2%	4.5%
25 to 34	12.0%	3.6%
35 to 44	10.0%	0.8%
45 to 54	9.3%	7.9%
55 to 64	17.5%	11.3%
65 to 74	14.0%	27.4%
75 and over	15.3%	39.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gulf Gate	The Meadows
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	95.4%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gulf Gate	The Meadows
No high school diploma	3.7%	2.7%
High school graduate	32.3%	21.0%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.9%	31.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13.9%	23.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gulf Gate	The Meadows
Drove alone	77.1%	59.8%
Carpooled	5.4%	4.7%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	4.8%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.2%	1.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	32.8%
Other means	1.3%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gulf Gate	The Meadows
1-unit, detached	63.0%	27.6%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	35.8%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	16.1%
20 or more units	10.5%	9.9%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Gulf Gate	The Meadows
Poverty rate	12.2%	10.7%
Average household size	1.94	1.66
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1973	1985