| Golden Gate, Florida | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Collier |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 10.65 |
| Area Land Km2: | 10.11 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.53 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.11 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.90 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.21 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 25321 |
| Population Density Km2: | 2503.82 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 6484.25 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 26.1853°N -81.7036°W |
| Elevation M: | 3 |
| Elevation Ft: | 10 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 34116 |
| Area Code: | 239 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 12-26300[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0283146[3] |
Golden Gate is a community and census-designated place (CDP) in Collier County, Florida, United States. Golden Gate's boundaries coincide with a 2by square of significantly higher density development than surrounding areas. The population was 25,321 as recorded in the 2020 census,[4] up from 23,961 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Naples - Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Golden Gate is located in western Collier County at 26.1853°N -81.7036°W,[5] 8miles northeast of Naples.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 10.6km2, of which 10.1km2 is land and 0.5km2, or 5.08%, is water.[6]
| 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 |
As of the census of 2000, there were 20,951 people, 6,518 households, and 5,012 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 5190.7sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 7,010 housing units at an average density of 1736.8sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 77.00% White, 10.15% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 7.34% from other races, and 4.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 37.14% of the population.
There were 6,518 households, out of which 44.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 14.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.21 and the average family size was 3.44.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 30.1% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 36.0% from 25 to 44, 16.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $42,295, and the median income for a family was $41,774. Males had a median income of $28,630 versus $22,911 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $15,923. About 11.4% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.
Golden Gate is served by Collier Area Transit's 3A, 3B, 4, and 10 routes.[8]