Margate, FL (Florida) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 54,086 (All urban)

Margate, Florida Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 24,731 (22,714 occupied: 18,173 owner occupied, 4,541 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	30%

Housing density: 2808 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this county: $293,801.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,026 (lower quartile is $881, upper quartile is $1,307)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,068

Median gross rent in Margate, FL in 2007: $1,166

Housing units in Margate with a mortgage: 9,034 (1,204 second mortgage, 679 home equity loan, 22 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,048

Margate,FL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $242,177 (it was $82,300 in 2000)

Margate:	$242,177
Florida:	$230,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $177,832 - $335,668

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $307,500
Here: $307,500
State: $334,342

Townhouses or other attached units: $226,080
Here: $226,080
State: $258,333

In 2-unit structures: $122,395
Here: $122,395
State: $289,450

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $162,492
Here: $162,492
State: $240,504

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $113,766
Here: $113,766
State: $281,565

Mobile homes: $19,709
Here: $19,709
State: $43,568

Household type by relationship

Households: 53,511

In family households: 43,506 (10,621 male householders, 3,737 female householders)
11,457 spouses, 13,741 children (12,717 natural, 362 adopted, 662 stepchildren), 654 grandchildren, 574 brothers or sisters, 773 parents, 870 other relatives, 1,079 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 10,005 (3,285 male householders (2,406 living alone)), 5,094 female householders (4,592 living alone)), 1,626 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 341 (248 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,612 2-persons, 3,289 3-persons, 2,518 4-persons, 1,245 5-persons, 431 6-persons, 263 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,998 1-person, 1,200 2-persons, 141 3-persons, 38 4-persons, 2 6-persons.

7,716 married couples with children.
2,498 single-parent households (606 men, 1,892 women).

74.8% of residents of Margate speak English at home.
13.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
8.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (39% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (65% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 11,850 (22.0%)
(49.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.1
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Margate, Florida:
	1 room: 74 2 rooms: 558 3 rooms: 1,609 4 rooms: 4,446 5 rooms: 4,317 6 rooms: 3,324 7 rooms: 2,585 8 rooms: 987 9 or more rooms: 273

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Margate, Florida:
	1 room: 314 2 rooms: 650 3 rooms: 875 4 rooms: 1,415 5 rooms: 797 6 rooms: 284 7 rooms: 104 8 rooms: 61 9 or more rooms: 41

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 219
1995 to 1998: 1,415
1990 to 1994: 2,782
1980 to 1989: 5,807
1970 to 1979: 11,218
1960 to 1969: 2,353
1950 to 1959: 719
1940 to 1949: 109
1939 or earlier: 109

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Margate:
	no bedroom: 147 1 bedroom: 1,398 2 bedrooms: 8,776 3 bedrooms: 5,747 4 bedrooms: 1,975 5 or more bedrooms: 130

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Margate:
	no bedroom: 373 1 bedroom: 1,347 2 bedrooms: 2,222 3 bedrooms: 447 4 bedrooms: 139 5 or more bedrooms: 13

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Margate in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 1,588 1 vehicle: 8,189 2 vehicles: 6,271 3 vehicles: 1,733 4 vehicles: 327 5 or more vehicles: 65

Cars and other vehicles available in Margate in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 744 1 vehicle: 2,084 2 vehicles: 1,453 3 vehicles: 239 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 21

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Margate, FL:

Less than $10,000: 108
$10,000 to $14,999: 54
$15,000 to $19,999: 54
$20,000 to $24,999: 54
$25,000 to $29,999: 56
$30,000 to $34,999: 70
$35,000 to $39,999: 70
$40,000 to $49,999: 136
$50,000 to $59,999: 165
$60,000 to $69,999: 416
$70,000 to $79,999: 518
$80,000 to $89,999: 583
$90,000 to $99,999: 623
$100,000 to $124,999: 1391
$125,000 to $149,999: 1157
$150,000 to $174,999: 1172
$175,000 to $199,999: 852
$200,000 to $249,999: 2055
$250,000 to $299,999: 2161
$300,000 to $399,999: 3685
$400,000 to $499,999: 2171
$500,000 to $749,999: 648
$750,000 to $999,999: 6
$1,000,000 or more: 26

Margate rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Margate:

Less than $100: 18 people
$100 to $149: 7
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 13
$250 to $299: 22
$300 to $349: 34
$350 to $399: 22
$400 to $449: 20
$450 to $499: 20
$500 to $549: 34
$550 to $599: 22
$600 to $649: 28
$650 to $699: 106
$700 to $749: 175
$750 to $799: 215
$800 to $899: 566
$900 to $999: 710
$1,000 to $1,249: 1,192
$1,250 to $1,499: 677
$1,500 to $1,999: 239
$2,000 or more: 213
No cash rent: 224

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2,352 1990 to 1994: 1,963 1985 to 1989: 1,752 1980 to 1984: 1,753 1975 to 1979: 840 1970 to 1974: 728 1970 to 1974: 750 1965 to 1969: 1,712

Margate, FL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 82.5%
Number of people working at home: 429 (1.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 250
5 to 9 minutes: 1552
10 to 14 minutes: 2616
15 to 19 minutes: 3519
20 to 24 minutes: 3560
25 to 29 minutes: 1578
30 to 34 minutes: 4944
35 to 39 minutes: 1050
40 to 44 minutes: 1177
45 to 59 minutes: 2136
60 to 89 minutes: 879
90 or more minutes: 506

Margate mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 19,799 (82%)
Carpooled: 3,037 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 267 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 6 (0%)
Railroad: 39 (0%)
Motorcycle: 94 (0%)
Bicycle: 136 (1%)
Walked: 219 (1%)
Other means: 170 (1%)
Worked at home: 429 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1911
$10,000 to $14,999: 1745
$15,000 to $19,999: 1727
$20,000 to $24,999: 1700
$25,000 to $29,999: 1579
$30,000 to $34,999: 1625
$35,000 to $39,999: 1421
$40,000 to $44,999: 1420
$45,000 to $49,999: 1180
$50,000 to $59,999: 2148
$60,000 to $74,999: 2377
$75,000 to $99,999: 2292
$100,000 to $124,999: 914
$125,000 to $149,999: 345
$150,000 to $199,999: 181
$200,000 or more: 172

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 13700

Italian: 6158

Irish: 3947

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 3894

German: 3823

United States or American: 3332

English: 2751

Polish: 1832

Haitian: 1757

Jamaican: 1673

Russian: 1337

French Canadian: 627

French (except Basque): 592

Scottish: 482

Hungarian: 405

Scotch-Irish: 302

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 298

Greek: 279

Subsaharan African:: 265

Dutch: 255

African: 232

Canadian: 231

Brazilian: 228

Ukrainian: 223

Arab:: 218

Swedish: 212

Portuguese: 170

European: 167

British: 157

Norwegian: 155

Austrian: 142

Romanian: 134

Welsh: 133

Slovak: 131

Lebanese: 91

Lithuanian: 90

Czechoslovakian: 79

Czech: 72

Eastern European: 67

Danish: 56

Finnish: 54

West Indian: 53

Swiss: 46

Palestinian: 40

Israeli: 39

Croatian: 35

Arab/Arabic: 35

Barbadian: 35

Slavic: 35

Bahamian: 33

Latvian: 27

Turkish: 27

Iranian: 26

Jordanian: 25

British West Indian: 25

Yugoslavian: 23

Egyptian: 19

Nigerian: 18

Guyanese: 16

Armenian: 16

Ethiopian: 15

Bulgarian: 10

Bermudan: 10

U.S. Virgin Islander: 10

Pennsylvania German: 9

Syrian: 8

Maltese: 7

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Jamaica (13%)
Haiti (11%)
Colombia (9%)
Canada (5%)
Mexico (5%)
Trinidad and Tobago (4%)
Cuba (4%)

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

This state: 11547
Northeast: 19623
Midwest: 5133
South: 3616
West: 729

55% of Margate residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 28% lived in Florida.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 94
Nursery to 4th grade: 33
5th and 6th grade: 266
7th and 8th grade: 598
9th grade: 501
10th grade: 478
11th grade: 483
12th grade, no diploma: 1,085
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,566
Less than 1 year of college: 1,145
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,807
Associate degree: 1,363
Bachelor's degree: 2,426
Master's degree: 739
Professional school degree: 303
Doctorate degree: 106

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 226
Nursery to 4th grade: 105
5th and 6th grade: 229
7th and 8th grade: 599
9th grade: 506
10th grade: 584
11th grade: 569
12th grade, no diploma: 1,441
High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,763
Less than 1 year of college: 1,445
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,925
Associate degree: 1,934
Bachelor's degree: 2,046
Master's degree: 745
Professional school degree: 265
Doctorate degree: 80

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 6.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 6.9%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 35.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 8.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 6.6%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 9.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 1.5%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 2.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 9.7%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 10.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $47,626
Black householders: $54,428
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $48,987
Asian householders: $60,846
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $60,969
Some other race householders: $54,229
Two or more races householders: $56,271
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $52,650

Margate household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Margate household income for Black householders

Margate household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Margate household income for Asian householders

Margate household income for Some other race householders

Margate household income for Two or more races householders

Margate household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Margate marital status for males

Margate marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $316,918
Black or African American householders: $347,521
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $459,929
Asian householders: $331,043
Some other race householders: $327,217
Two or more races householders: $328,689
Hispanic or Latino householders: $319,272

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 10,652
One, attached: 1,918
Two: 142
3 or 4: 518
5 to 9: 1,170
10 to 19: 3,380
20 to 49: 4,267
50 or more: 1,336
Mobile homes: 1,348

Median worth of mobile homes: $27,221

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Margate:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (96%) No fuel used (2%) Utility gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (94%) No fuel used (3%) Utility gas (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 331

Here:	6.4%
Florida:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 181

Here:	7.5%
Florida:	9.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 352

Here:	17.7%
Florida:	21.0%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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