Margate City, NJ Population

Overview

5,402

Total Population

58.1

Median age

54.66%

Female population %

82.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

82.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

122

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Margate City's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Margate City is 58.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Margate City's population under 18 was 13.27%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Margate City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 34.32% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Margate City, 10.98% were under the age of 15, 12.24% aged 15 to 29, 42.47% aged 30 to 64, 30.08% aged 65 to 84, and 4.24% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 504 more females than males in Margate City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.66% females and 45.34% males in Margate City, NJ.
The Margate City, NJ gender ratio is 82.9:100 i.e. 82.9 men to 100 women (0.829).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 266.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 421.

Margate City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Margate City population: 95.83% are White, 0.02% are Black or African American, 1.24% are Asian, 0.11% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.09% are some other race and 1.70% are multiracial.
Margate City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 122 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,28 (97.74% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Margate City is White with a population of 5,177 (95.83% of the total population).

Margate City's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 8,610 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Margate City's population decreased by 1,847 (22.52%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Margate City's population decreased by 1,060 (16.69%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Margate City's population was lowest in year 2022 at 5,216.