Golden Gate

Population: 28,767
Median household income: $64,767
Median home value: $365,400

Located in Collier County, Florida, Golden Gate is a community with a population of 28,767. At $64,767, its median household income sits below Collier County's $86,173.

Between 2019 and 2023, Golden Gate's population declined 2.7% from 29,552 to 28,767, while its median home value rose 56.3% from $233,800 to $365,400.

Owners occupy 54.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 35.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,767
Median age: 35.4 yrs
Median household income: $64,767
Median home value: $365,400
Median gross rent: $1,641
Housing units: 8,613
Homeownership rate: 54.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	29,552	$48,958	$233,800	$1,213
2020	30,376	$52,126	$254,700	$1,282
2021	29,271	$58,216	$271,000	$1,329
2022	29,400	$61,905	$323,100	$1,479
2023	28,767	$64,767	$365,400	$1,641

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4416.8%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 744.8%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,007	7.0%
5 to 17	4,911	17.1%
18 to 24	2,946	10.2%
25 to 34	4,368	15.2%
35 to 44	4,837	16.8%
45 to 54	3,923	13.6%
55 to 64	3,063	10.6%
65 to 74	1,385	4.8%
75 and over	1,327	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,191	18.0%
Black or African American	4,302	15.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	38	0.1%
Asian	74	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	62	0.2%
Two or more races	307	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18,793	65.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.0%

High school graduate42.6%

Some college or associate's23.1%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,976	21.0%
High school graduate	8,059	42.6%
Some college or associate's	4,359	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,671	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	838	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone71.7%

Carpooled17.9%

Public transit0.9%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.3%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,122	71.7%
Carpooled	2,781	17.9%
Public transit	135	0.9%
Walked	72	0.5%
Bicycle	2	0.0%
Worked from home	1,133	7.3%
Other means	267	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,444	17.0%
15 to 29 min	7,522	52.3%
30 to 44 min	3,462	24.1%
45 to 59 min	561	3.9%
60+ min	390	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.55
Poverty rate: 12.9% (3,700 of 28,700)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,293	77.7%
Nonfamily households	1,807	22.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,100	94.0%
Vacant	513	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,408	54.4%
Renter-occupied	3,692	45.6%

1-unit, detached52.9%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units20.9%

5 to 19 units21.1%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,554	52.9%
1-unit, attached	190	2.2%
2 to 4 units	1,803	20.9%
5 to 19 units	1,816	21.1%
20 or more units	250	2.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1226300
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.9 sq mi
Water area: 0.21 sq mi
Center point: 26.1836, -81.7037