Latest news about poverty in Margate, FL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
12.3% of Margate, FL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 3.0% less than the poverty level of 12.7% across the entire state of Florida. 10.3% of high school graduates and 24.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 19.4% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 26.4%. For comparison, it was 20.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Margate, FL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Margate:
12.3%
Whole state:
12.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Margate:
3.8%
Whole state:
6.1%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Margate:
19.4%
Florida:
18.7%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 13.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Margate:
22.9%
Florida:
20.3%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
26.4%
Residents above poverty level:
20.0%
Poverty by age in Margate, FL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Margate,FL (percentage below poverty level)
17.2%Under 5 years
41.2%5 years
12.7%6 to 11 years
14.5%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
6.0%16 and 17 years
11.9%18 to 24 years
16.2%25 to 34 years
6.6%35 to 44 years
10.6%45 to 54 years
6.0%55 to 64 years
10.9%65 to 74 years
14.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Margate,FL (percentage below poverty level)
17.1%Under 5 years
13.6%5 years
26.7%6 to 11 years
9.3%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
46.2%16 and 17 years
6.5%18 to 24 years
8.7%25 to 34 years
10.7%35 to 44 years
3.6%45 to 54 years
14.0%55 to 64 years
18.5%65 to 74 years
25.4%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Margate,FL (% below half of poverty level)
1.4%Under 6 years
5.3%6 to 11 years
1.7%12 to 17 years
3.0%18 to 24 years
2.2%25 to 34 years
2.6%35 to 44 years
3.3%45 to 54 years
2.7%55 to 64 years
6.3%65 to 74 years
8.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Margate, FL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Margate, FL (%)
10.2%White
14.0%Black
0.0%American Indian
7.2%Asian
24.2%Other race
10.7%2+ races
18.7%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Margate, FL (absolute numbers)
1,728White
2,684Black
0American Indian
173Asian
1,058Other race
1,4002+ races
2,879Hispanic
12.1%Below poverty level
87.9%Above poverty level
14.9%Below poverty level
85.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Margate, FL
Children below poverty level:
Margate, Florida:
18.7%
State:
16.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Margate:
10.3%
Florida:
9.5%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Margate:
24.5%
Florida:
24.8%
61.5%Married-couple family
11.9%Male, no wife present
26.6%Female, no husband present
7.5%Worked full-time, year-round
28.2%Worked part-time
64.3%Did not work
7.7%Both worked full-time
0.6%One full-time, other part-time
37.1%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
16.8%One part-time, other didn't work
37.8%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
2.8%1995 to 1998
6.6%1990 to 1994
23.1%1980 to 1989
54.9%1970 to 1979
9.1%1960 to 1969
2.2%1950 to 1959
1.2%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.1%1999 to 2000
6.7%1995 to 1998
10.1%1990 to 1994
21.7%1980 to 1989
46.0%1970 to 1979
10.1%1960 to 1969
3.2%1950 to 1959
0.5%1940 to 1949
0.6%1939 or earlier
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