CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Golden Gate

Florida · 14,148 residents · 3.91 sq mi

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Golden Gate is a city of 14,148 people in Florida. There are 6,803 fewer people here than in 2000. The median age is 29.2, younger than the US median of 33.0. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The poverty rate is 5.5%, under the national 13.2%. 57% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,148

−32%vs 2000

vs 20,951 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

29.2

−1%vs 2000

vs 29.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.91 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202429K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.9%(1,394)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(1,143)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(1,188)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.9%(834)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248%(1,133)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3423.4%(3,308)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.2%(2,145)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.9%(1,116)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.6%(787)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.4%(764)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.3%(325)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.1%(11)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,345

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,295 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,651

−21%vs 2000

vs $15,923 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.5%

−8.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$79,400

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $97,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$578

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $743 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

56.9%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.4% in 2000

43.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic49.6%(10,402)

Black9.7%(2,037)

Hispanic / Latino37.1%(7,781)

Asian0.7%(147)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.1%(13,168)

Black4.7%(671)

Hispanic / Latino9.9%(1,401)

Asian0.5%(67)

Other1.7%(242)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican22.8%(6,659)

Cuban19.9%(5,803)

Central American12.5%(3,660)

South American9.5%(2,787)

Honduran7.1%(2,072)

Guatemalan3.6%(1,064)

Venezuelan3%(867)

Colombian2.6%(768)

Puerto Rican2.1%(608)

Bolivian1.7%(490)

Ecuadorian1.3%(374)

Salvadoran1.1%(325)

+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data

Peruvian0.8%(243)

Dominican0.6%(188)

Nicaraguan0.5%(153)

Spaniard0.2%(55)

Panamanian0.1%(30)

Argentine0.1%(24)

Chilean0.1%(21)

Costa Rican0.1%(16)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.2%(62)

Chinese0.2%(47)

Thai0.1%(19)

Ancestry

West Indian10.5%(3,081)

Haitian10.1%(2,949)

German2.9%(844)

American2%(572)

Italian1.6%(455)

Irish1.5%(426)

English1.1%(307)

Scottish0.7%(209)

Polish0.5%(147)

French0.5%(134)

Jamaican0.4%(113)

Norwegian0.2%(73)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Brazilian0.2%(51)

French Canadian0.2%(46)

Guyanese0.1%(39)

Swedish0.1%(37)

Portuguese0.1%(36)

Hungarian0.1%(34)

Romanian0.1%(25)

Greek0.1%(22)

Swiss0.1%(22)

Israeli0.1%(21)

Arab0.1%(20)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(17)

Dutch0%(13)

Subsaharan African0%(13)

Palestinian0%(12)

Czech0%(11)

Syrian0%(8)

Scotch-Irish0%(4)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Cuban population · Largest Central American population · Largest West Indian population · Largest Haitian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.0%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 11.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.8%

+9.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.2%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.1 min

+31%vs 2000

vs 13.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married45.4%(5,511)

Married46.2%(5,615)

Widowed2.5%(302)

Divorced5.9%(713)

Women 15+

Never married35.8%(3,950)

Married48.1%(5,310)

Widowed6.3%(699)

Divorced9.8%(1,081)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

22.7%

−21.3 ptssince 2013

from 44.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

35.6%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 31.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.7%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 12.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

9.6%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 10.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.6%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 24.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.6%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 0.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

51.0%

+7.4 ptssince 2020

from 43.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.2%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 31.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)20.7%(93)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.7%(66)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.6%(169)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.7%(30)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II6.9%(31)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 449 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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