Margate

Population: 58,418
Median household income: $60,852
Median home value: $286,200

Margate, a community in Broward County, Florida, has 58,418 residents. Its median household income of $60,852 runs below the Broward County figure of $74,534.

Between 2019 and 2023, Margate's population held roughly steady from 58,023 to 58,418, while its median home value rose 55.7% from $183,800 to $286,200.

11.6% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.36 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 58,418
Median age: 45.7 yrs
Median household income: $60,852
Median home value: $286,200
Median gross rent: $1,662
Housing units: 27,002
Homeownership rate: 77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

58,02358,418

Median household income

$45,594$60,852

Median home value

$183,800$286,200

Median gross rent

$1,311$1,662

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	58,023	$45,594	$183,800	$1,311
2020	58,465	$46,460	$215,300	$1,330
2021	58,331	$52,881	$230,900	$1,416
2022	58,396	$56,324	$262,100	$1,513
2023	58,418	$60,852	$286,200	$1,662

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6415.9%

65 to 7415.2%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,146	3.7%
5 to 17	7,902	13.5%
18 to 24	3,723	6.4%
25 to 34	7,198	12.3%
35 to 44	7,822	13.4%
45 to 54	6,914	11.8%
55 to 64	9,278	15.9%
65 to 74	8,877	15.2%
75 and over	4,558	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,508	30.0%
Black or African American	19,225	32.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	38	0.1%
Asian	2,343	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	958	1.6%
Two or more races	2,791	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15,555	26.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.3%

High school graduate32.3%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree16.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,506	12.3%
High school graduate	14,409	32.3%
Some college or associate's	13,588	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	7,359	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3,785	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone74.5%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit3.1%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home10.1%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	22,511	74.5%
Carpooled	2,611	8.6%
Public transit	949	3.1%
Walked	343	1.1%
Bicycle	53	0.2%
Worked from home	3,067	10.1%
Other means	696	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,946	14.5%
15 to 29 min	9,812	36.1%
30 to 44 min	7,732	28.5%
45 to 59 min	3,605	13.3%
60+ min	2,068	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 11.6% (6,772 of 58,179)

	Count	Share
Family households	15,073	61.2%
Nonfamily households	9,561	38.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	24,634	91.2%
Vacant	2,368	8.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	18,984	77.1%
Renter-occupied	5,650	22.9%

1-unit, detached44.5%

1-unit, attached8.2%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units14.1%

20 or more units24.3%

Mobile home & other3.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,013	44.5%
1-unit, attached	2,213	8.2%
2 to 4 units	1,346	5.0%
5 to 19 units	3,817	14.1%
20 or more units	6,568	24.3%
Mobile home & other	1,045	3.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1243125
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.76 sq mi
Water area: 0.29 sq mi
Center point: 26.2480, -80.2112