COMPARING TWO PLACES
Tamarac vs Margate
PLACE A
Tamarac, Florida
VS
PLACE B
Margate, Florida
Tamarac is 23% larger than Margate. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Tamarac has grown faster since 2000 (19% vs 10%).
TAMARACMARGATEDIFFERENCE
Total population74,13460,070+23% vs Margate
Population density6,3946,857−463
Population growth19.0%10.2%+8.8 pts
Median age47.045.0+2.0
Male45.3%48.0%−2.6 pts
Female54.7%52.0%+2.6 pts
Foreign-born39.9%40.6%−0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic26.2%29.2%−2.9 pts
Black36.4%33.2%+3.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino31.5%26.7%+4.8 pts
Asian2.8%3.2%−0.4 pts
Other3.1%7.7%−4.7 pts
Median household income$61,718$62,450−$732
Per capita income$35,893$34,214+$1,679
Poverty rate13.0%12.1%+1.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4380.432Even
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%24.7%+4.7 pts
Graduate degree10.7%8.8%+1.9 pts
Unemployment rate5.2%4.1%+1.1 pts
Labor force participation62.5%63.2%−0.6 pts
Median home value$288,600$316,200−$27,600
Median gross rent$1,895$1,750+$145
Owner-occupied76.2%77.2%−1.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.0%7.8%+0.2 pts
Rent-burdened households68.0%60.8%+7.1 pts
Average commute31.430.7+0.7
Worked from home11.9%10.5%+1.4 pts
Public transit to work2.1%2.5%−0.4 pts
Uninsured9.7%10.6%−0.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025