Margate is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 58,593 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Margate is the 60th largest community in Florida.Unlike some cities, Margate isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Margate are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Margate is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Margate who work in office and administrative support (12.62%), management occupations (9.99%), and sales jobs (8.86%). Also of interest is that Margate has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.15% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In Margate, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.15 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The citizens of Margate are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.96% of adults in Margate having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Margate in 2022 was $34,462, which is middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $137,848 for a family of four. However, Margate contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Margate is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Margate home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Margate residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Margate also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.63% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Margate include Jamaican, Haitian, Italian, German, and Irish. In addition, Margate has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (39.21%). The most common language spoken in Margate is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
