Moving to Margate City, New Jersey

Population: 8,193. Estimated population in July 2024: 8,666 (+5.8% change)
Males: 3,861 (47.1%), Females: 4,332 (52.9%)

Atlantic County

Demographics

Median resident age: 49.8 years
Median household income: $45,876
Median house value: $189,300

Population by Race

Races in Margate City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.0%)
  • Hispanic (2.7%)
  • Other race (0.9%)
  • Black (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

Ancestries: Italian (21.2%), Irish (20.9%), Russian (10.0%), German (9.7%), Polish (5.5%), English (5.2%).

Elevation: 8 feet

Land area: 1.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Margate City

  • High school or higher: 88.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 36.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 13.4%
  • Unemployed: 5.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Margate City city

  • Never married: 21.7%
  • Now married: 57.6%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 11.5%
  • Divorced: 7.3%

7.4% Foreign born (3.5% Europe, 2.3% Latin America, 1.2% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: -289 (-3.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Margate City:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Margate City:

  • ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL (about 10 miles; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Abbreviation: ACY)
  • MC GUIRE AFB (about 47 miles; WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: WRI)
  • LAKEHURST NAES /MAXFIELD FIELD (about 50 miles; LAKEHURST, NJ; Abbreviation: NEL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Margate City:

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Margate City:

  • THE RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 12 miles; POMONA, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,526)
  • ATLANTIC CAPE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; MAYS LANDING, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,086)
  • BURLINGTON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; PEMBERTON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,751)
  • CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; BLACKWOOD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,662)
  • OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; TOMS RIVER, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,651)
  • ROWAN UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; GLASSBORO, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,587)
  • GLOUCESTER COUNTY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; SEWELL, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,135)

Private primary/middle school in Margate City:

  • BLESSED SACRAMENT REGIONAL SCH (Students: 252; Location: 14 N JEROME AVE; Grades: PK – 8)