
Florida · Census place 28045
Gulf Gate, FL population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Gulf Gate, Florida (Gulf Gate, FL — Census place “Gulf Gate CDP”) is 8,317 residents, ranking #370 of 955 places in Florida. Median household income is $64,724, the median home is worth $344,500 and median gross rent runs $1,661 a month. Looking for the Gulf Gate Florida ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Gulf Gate, FL: 34231.
- Population
- 8,317Gulf Gate CDP residents
- Median household income
- $64,724Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $344,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,661Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 51.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61.2%Owner-occupied households
Gulf Gate ZIP codes (Florida)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Gulf Gate.
The Gulf Gate FL ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Gulf Gate CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Gulf Gate CDP median would spend about 30.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.2% of residents and 61.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Gulf Gate CDP, FL in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Gulf Gate CDP is a mid-size town in Florida, with 8,317 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #370 of 955 ranked by population — larger than 61% of them. The median age here is 51.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Gulf Gate CDP earn a median of $64,724 a year, 17.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 6% below the $68,617 median for the 775 Florida cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 12.2% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Gulf Gate CDP is valued at $344,500, 13.5% above the national figure and 13% above the $305,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,661 a month, 18.1% above the national figure, or roughly $19,932 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 30.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is a stretch on median earnings. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 61.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
A median age of 51.3 puts Gulf Gate CDP well into retirement-weighted territory, which pulls median household income down even where household wealth is high, because retirement draws are counted differently from wages.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Florida.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Gulf Gate CDP?
- Gulf Gate CDP has 8,317 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #370 of 955 in Florida.
- What is the median household income in Gulf Gate CDP?
- Median household income in Gulf Gate CDP is $64,724 a year, 17.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Gulf Gate CDP?
- Median gross rent is $1,661 a month and the median home value is $344,500, so rent absorbs about 30.8% of median household income.
- Is Gulf Gate CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 5.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Gulf Gate CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 30.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Gulf Gate CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.