Margate City

Population: 5,260
Median household income: $114,417
Median home value: $645,200

Margate City, a community in Atlantic County, New Jersey, has 5,260 residents. Its median household income of $114,417 runs above the Atlantic County figure of $76,819.

From 2019 to 2023, Margate City's population declined 12.3% from 5,997 to 5,260, while its median home value rose 33.4% from $483,700 to $645,200.

The typical home was built around 1967. 6.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,260
Median age: 57.9 yrs
Median household income: $114,417
Median home value: $645,200
Median gross rent: $1,368
Housing units: 6,940
Homeownership rate: 89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 60.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,9975,260

Median household income

$83,045$114,417

Median home value

$483,700$645,200

Median gross rent

$1,315$1,368

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,997	$83,045	$483,700	$1,315
2020	5,921	$101,354	$490,400	$1,370
2021	5,402	$106,053	$509,700	$1,337
2022	5,331	$112,661	$572,100	$1,298
2023	5,260	$114,417	$645,200	$1,368

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

Age distribution

Under 51.5%

5 to 1712.9%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 343.1%

35 to 445.5%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 6418.3%

65 to 7420.2%

75 and over16.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	77	1.5%
5 to 17	676	12.9%
18 to 24	440	8.4%
25 to 34	165	3.1%
35 to 44	289	5.5%
45 to 54	743	14.1%
55 to 64	964	18.3%
65 to 74	1,063	20.2%
75 and over	843	16.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,968	94.4%
Black or African American	3	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	120	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	70	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	99	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.5%

High school graduate14.9%

Some college or associate's21.6%

Bachelor's degree29.6%

Graduate or professional degree30.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	141	3.5%
High school graduate	605	14.9%
Some college or associate's	878	21.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,204	29.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,239	30.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone63.1%

Carpooled14.0%

Public transit1.1%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle1.9%

Worked from home17.1%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,554	63.1%
Carpooled	345	14.0%
Public transit	26	1.1%
Walked	43	1.7%
Bicycle	48	1.9%
Worked from home	421	17.1%
Other means	25	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	696	34.1%
15 to 29 min	581	28.5%
30 to 44 min	339	16.6%
45 to 59 min	40	2.0%
60+ min	385	18.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.00
Poverty rate: 6.2% (325 of 5,260)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,640	62.5%
Nonfamily households	985	37.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,625	37.8%
Vacant	4,315	62.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,356	89.8%
Renter-occupied	269	10.2%

1-unit, detached59.3%

1-unit, attached5.7%

2 to 4 units10.8%

5 to 19 units6.0%

20 or more units18.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,115	59.3%
1-unit, attached	396	5.7%
2 to 4 units	752	10.8%
5 to 19 units	414	6.0%
20 or more units	1,263	18.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3443890
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.42 sq mi
Water area: 0.22 sq mi
Center point: 39.3309, -74.5068