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
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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.
![Margate City, NJ population by age group The graph shows Margate City's population by age group, with age group on x-axis and the respective age group's percent of the total population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/margate-city-nj-population-by-age-group.jpeg)
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Gender
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, NJ population by gender and age The grouped bar chart shows Margate City, NJ population by age and gender across 18 age groups, defined between the age of 0 and 85 and above. The female population is shown in pink color bar and male population is shown in blue color bar. Age group is plotted on x axis and population on y axis.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/margate-city-nj-population-by-gender-and-age.jpeg)
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Race / Ethnicity
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, NJ population by race The bar chart shows Margate City, NJ population by race, in percentage. The numbers shown are based on the American Community Survey respondents self identified race. The Hispanic and Latino population is spread across the races identified and not as a separate race category.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/margate-city-nj-population-by-race.jpeg)
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Year by year
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.
![Margate City, NJ population from 2000 to 2022 The graph shows Margate City's population from 2000 to 2022, with years on x-axis and population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/population-of-margate-city-nj-population-by-year-2000-2022.jpeg)
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)