Golden Gate is a community and census-designated place (CDP) in Collier County, Florida, United States. Golden Gate's boundaries coincide with a square of significantly higher density development than surrounding areas. The population was 25,321 as recorded in the 2020 census, up from 23,961 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Golden Gate is located in western Collier County northeast of Naples.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 5.08%, is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Golden Gate had a population of 25,321. The median age was 35.7 years. 25.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 10.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 104.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 103.4 males age 18 and over.

There were 7,821 households in Golden Gate, of which 43.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 46.7% were married-couple households, 19.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

! Race !! Number !! Percent

|-

| White || 7,551 || 29.8%

|-

| Black or African American || 3,788 || 15.0%

|-

| American Indian and Alaska Native || 298 || 1.2%

|-

| Asian || 144 || 0.6%

|-

| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 5 || 0.0%

|-

| Some other race || 5,464 || 21.6%

|-

| Two or more races || 8,071 || 31.9%

|-

| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 16,549 || 65.4%

|}

{| class="wikitable"

|+Golden Gate racial composition<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (NH = Non-Hispanic)

!Race

!Number

!Percentage

|-

|White (NH)

|4,513

|17.82%

|-

|Black or African American (NH)

|3,650

|14.41%

|-

|Native American or Alaska Native (NH)

|17

|0.07%

|-

|Asian (NH)

|136

|0.54%

|-

|Pacific Islander (NH)

|2

|0.01%

|-

|Some Other Race (NH)

|104

|0.41%

|-

|Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)

|350

|1.38%

|-

|Hispanic or Latino

|16,549

|65.36%

|-

|Total

|25,321

|

|}

2000 census

As of the census

References

  • Information about Golden Gate