Margate is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 58,209 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Margate is the 60th largest community in Florida.

Also of interest is that Margate has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.23% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Margate is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Margate, the average commute to work is 30.68 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The overall education level of Margate is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.49% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Margate in 2022 was $32,707, which is middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $130,828 for a family of four. However, Margate contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Margate is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Margate home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Margate residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Margate also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.40% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Margate include Jamaican, Italian, Haitian, German, and Irish.

Margate also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 37.39%.

The most common language spoken in Margate is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.