Margate City, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

Back to: Margate City, New Jersey main profile, New Jersey, New Jersey smaller cities, New Jersey small towns, New Jersey forum, All US cities. Total population: 8,193 (All urban) Houses: 7,006 (3,984 occupied: 2,958 owner occupied, 1,026 renter occupied) % of renters here:   26% State:   34% Housing density: 4981 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Margate City, New Jersey on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: Atlantic county teacher salaries-advice needed  (7 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $128,600 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $728 Median gross rent in Margate City, NJ in 2000: $739 Housing units in Margate City with a mortgage: 1,355 (89 second mortgage, 235 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,198 Household type by relationship Households: 8,189 In family households: 6,291 (1,913 male householders, 409 female householders) 1,970 spouses, 1,523 children (1,419 natural, 60 adopted, 44 stepchildren), 154 grandchildren, 84 brothers or sisters, 30 parents, 71 other relatives, 137 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 1,898 (629 male householders (481 living alone)), 1,028 female householders (960 living alone)), 241 nonrelatives In group quarters: 4 (0 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 1,426 2-persons, 402 3-persons, 328 4-persons, 112 5-persons, 29 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 1,441 1-person, 199 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 5 5-persons. 899 married couples with children. 264 single-parent households (56 men, 208 women). 88.6% of residents of Margate City speak English at home. 3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). 6.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 3% speak English not well). 1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (35% speak English very well, 51% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all). 0.4% of residents speak other language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well). Foreign born population: 607 (7.4%) (47.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Margate City, NJ: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 0 $25,000 to $29,999: 0 $30,000 to $34,999: 0 $35,000 to $39,999: 0 $40,000 to $49,999: 0 $50,000 to $59,999: 0 $60,000 to $69,999: 0 $70,000 to $79,999: 8 $80,000 to $89,999: 37 $90,000 to $99,999: 45 $100,000 to $124,999: 200 $125,000 to $149,999: 410 $150,000 to $174,999: 466 $175,000 to $199,999: 193 $200,000 to $249,999: 480 $250,000 to $299,999: 272 $300,000 to $399,999: 171 $400,000 to $499,999: 80 $500,000 to $749,999: 88 $750,000 to $999,999: 54 $1,000,000 or more: 49

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Margate City: Less than $100: 0 $100 to $149: 15 $150 to $199: 29 $200 to $249: 0 $250 to $299: 24 $300 to $349: 0 $350 to $399: 47 $400 to $449: 34 $450 to $499: 57 $500 to $549: 75 $550 to $599: 80 $600 to $649: 127 $650 to $699: 119 $700 to $749: 84 $750 to $799: 83 $800 to $899: 146 $900 to $999: 15 $1,000 to $1,249: 24 $1,250 to $1,499: 7 $1,500 to $1,999: 0 $2,000 or more: 7 No cash rent: 53

Percentage of workers working in this county: 84.4%
Number of people working at home: 153 (4.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 144 5 to 9 minutes: 373 10 to 14 minutes: 527 15 to 19 minutes: 712 20 to 24 minutes: 666 25 to 29 minutes: 213 30 to 34 minutes: 258 35 to 39 minutes: 50 40 to 44 minutes: 75 45 to 59 minutes: 193 60 to 89 minutes: 151 90 or more minutes: 171

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,897 (79%) Carpooled: 386 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 125 (3%) Railroad: 7 (0%) Motorcycle: 7 (0%) Walked: 105 (3%) Other means: 6 (0%) Worked at home: 153 (4%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 319 $10,000 to $14,999: 217 $15,000 to $19,999: 276 $20,000 to $24,999: 246 $25,000 to $29,999: 238 $30,000 to $34,999: 316 $35,000 to $39,999: 145 $40,000 to $44,999: 202 $45,000 to $49,999: 189 $50,000 to $59,999: 304 $60,000 to $74,999: 401 $75,000 to $99,999: 457 $100,000 to $124,999: 241 $125,000 to $149,999: 103 $150,000 to $199,999: 99 $200,000 or more: 226

First ancestries reported:

• Italian: 1517
• Irish: 1259
• Other groups: 1056
• Russian: 678
• German: 535
• Polish: 385
• United States or American: 383
• English: 235
• Scotch-Irish: 103
• French (except Basque): 91
• Scottish: 89
• Greek: 76
• Hungarian: 73
• Ukrainian: 57
• Austrian: 47
• Danish: 45
• Romanian: 44
• Welsh: 41
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 41
• Jamaican: 41
• Lithuanian: 40
• Czech: 35
• Albanian: 33
• Arab:: 32
• Swedish: 31
• Czechoslovakian: 26
• European: 26
• British: 20
• French Canadian: 19
• Turkish: 19
• Palestinian: 15
• Israeli: 13
• Portuguese: 11
• Dutch: 10
• Lebanese: 9
• Canadian: 9
• Egyptian: 8
• Latvian: 6

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 3481
• Northeast: 3576
• Midwest: 114
• South: 289
• West: 75

62% of Margate City residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 34% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 29
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 12
• 7th and 8th grade: 22
• 9th grade: 96
• 10th grade: 84
• 11th grade: 50
• 12th grade, no diploma: 112
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 763
• Less than 1 year of college: 178
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 369
• Associate degree: 67
• Bachelor's degree: 775
• Master's degree: 148
• Professional school degree: 315
• Doctorate degree: 106

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 5
• Nursery to 4th grade: 7
• 5th and 6th grade: 0
• 7th and 8th grade: 60
• 9th grade: 68
• 10th grade: 76
• 11th grade: 37
• 12th grade, no diploma: 124
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,247
• Less than 1 year of college: 192
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 445
• Associate degree: 190
• Bachelor's degree: 765
• Master's degree: 254
• Professional school degree: 61
• Doctorate degree: 11

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.8%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 22.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 15.6%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $47,029
• Black householders: $27,375
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $18,750
• Asian householders: $100,638
• Some other race householders: $14,659
• Two or more races householders: $31,641
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $35,000

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $192,600
• Black or African American householders: $137,500
• Asian householders: $117,600
• Two or more races householders: $130,800

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,282
• One, attached: 239
• Two: 572
• 3 or 4: 248
• 5 to 9: 212
• 10 to 19: 289
• 20 to 49: 205
• 50 or more: 959

Here:	30.5%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Here:	26.6%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Here:	20.8%
New Jersey:	30.1%

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