CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Southgate

Florida · 7,324 residents · 1.68 sq mi

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Southgate is a city of 7,324 people in Florida. At a median age of 54.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 3.8%, under the national 13.2%. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The average commute runs 17 minutes.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 54.2

US median: 33.0

More educated

25% 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

7,324

−2%vs 2000

vs 7,455 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

54.2

+13%vs 2000

vs 48.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.68 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 53.4%(248)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 93.2%(233)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143.2%(234)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 193.9%(286)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244%(294)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.3%(827)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412%(876)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(713)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6413.7%(1,005)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7417.7%(1,293)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8413.5%(990)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.4%(325)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,292

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,762 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,653

−27%vs 2000

vs $24,148 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.8%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$87,900

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $110,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$544

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $689 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.4%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.9% in 2000

21.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.5%(6,825)

Black0.7%(50)

Hispanic / Latino5.7%(426)

Asian1%(72)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(7,281)

Black0.1%(9)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(139)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.5%(34)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Cuban4.5%(260)

South American3%(174)

Mexican1.9%(110)

Venezuelan1.9%(109)

Colombian1%(58)

Puerto Rican0.4%(24)

Ecuadorian0.1%(7)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(17)

Vietnamese0.3%(16)

Chinese0.2%(13)

Taiwanese0.1%(7)

Korean0.1%(7)

Ancestry

English18.3%(1,058)

American16.6%(960)

German14.2%(820)

Irish11.7%(675)

Italian6%(349)

Polish3.8%(220)

Scottish3.2%(187)

French3.1%(177)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(93)

Russian1.4%(80)

British1.4%(78)

Hungarian1.2%(68)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.9%(54)

West Indian0.8%(49)

Jamaican0.8%(48)

Swedish0.8%(45)

Ukrainian0.7%(38)

Subsaharan African0.6%(33)

Slovak0.5%(30)

Dutch0.5%(28)

Arab0.5%(27)

Lebanese0.5%(27)

French Canadian0.3%(20)

Croatian0.3%(15)

Portuguese0.3%(15)

Finnish0.2%(13)

Czech0.2%(10)

Danish0.2%(10)

Austrian0.2%(9)

Welsh0.2%(9)

Iranian0.1%(8)

Lithuanian0.1%(6)

Norwegian0.1%(6)

Haitian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

25.2%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

85.0%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.2%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.5 min

+38%vs 2000

vs 12.0 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 married26.7%(612)

Married56%(1,281)

Widowed5.4%(124)

Divorced11.9%(272)

Women 15+

Never married20.4%(557)

Married44.7%(1,217)

Widowed12.6%(343)

Divorced22.3%(608)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.4%

−6.9 ptssince 2013

from 17.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.6%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 43.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

30.3%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 31.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.6%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 25.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

4.0%

−5.3 ptssince 2020

from 9.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.6%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 73.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.0%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 33.4% 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)13.5%(49)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.8%(83)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.8%(123)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.8%(32)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 364 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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