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 where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Margate is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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. A relatively large number of people in Margate telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.15% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. One downside of living in Margate is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Margate, the average commute to work is 31.15 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The education level of Margate citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.96% of adults in Margate have at least a bachelor's 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.
