CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Golden Gate

Florida · 20,951 residents · 3.91 sq mi

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Golden Gate is home to 20,951 people in Florida. 6,803 more people live here than in 1990. The median age is 29.6, younger than the US median of 35.2. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. Owners hold 57% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $97,000.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 29.6

US median: 35.2

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

20,951

+48%since 1990

from 14,148 in 1990

1990 – 2024

Median age

29.6

+1%since 1990

from 29.2 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

3.91 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202429K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 58.7%(1,815)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 98.7%(1,818)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(1,656)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 198.2%(1,710)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 248.3%(1,735)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3418.7%(3,927)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4417.3%(3,620)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5410.1%(2,112)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 646%(1,262)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 743.5%(733)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 842.2%(459)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.5%(104)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$42,295

−1%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $32,345 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,923

+26%since 1990

from $12,651 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

14.1%

+8.6 ptssince 1990

from 5.5% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$97,000

−7%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $79,400 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$743

−2%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $578 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

57.4%

+0.5 ptssince 1990

from 56.9% in 1990

42.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black4.7%(671)

Hispanic / Latino9.9%(1,401)

Asian0.5%(67)

2000

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

Black9.7%(2,037)

Hispanic / Latino37.1%(7,781)

Asian0.7%(147)

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%

Unchangedsince 1990

from 11.0% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

67.6%

−9.2 ptssince 1990

from 76.8% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.1%

−1.1 ptssince 1990

from 4.2% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.8 min

−24%since 1990

from 18.1 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married37.7%(3,094)

Married51.9%(4,263)

Widowed1.1%(91)

Divorced9.3%(765)

Women 15+

Never married26%(1,934)

Married56.1%(4,167)

Widowed5.6%(418)

Divorced12.3%(911)

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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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