East Palatka vs Interlachen

A side-by-side comparison of East Palatka and Interlachen: population, income, housing, and more.

East Palatka and Interlachen are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Interlachen has the higher population (1,659 vs 1,536 in East Palatka). East Palatka has the higher median household income ($72,153 vs $48,000 in Interlachen). East Palatka has the higher median home value ($240,100 vs $100,500 in Interlachen).

Population, income & housing

	East Palatka	Interlachen
Population	1,536	1,659
Median age	39.3 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$72,153	$48,000
Median home value	$240,100	$100,500
Median gross rent	$1,057	$778
Housing units	616	773
Homeownership rate	81.7%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.0%	11.5%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Palatka	Interlachen
Population	1,713 → 1,536 (-10.3%)	1,526 → 1,659 (+8.7%)
Median household income	$28,594 → $72,153 (+152.3%)	$35,208 → $48,000 (+36.3%)
Median home value	$119,100 → $240,100 (+101.6%)	$69,300 → $100,500 (+45.0%)
Median gross rent	$823 → $1,057 (+28.4%)	$607 → $778 (+28.2%)

East Palatka

Population

1,7131,536

Median household income

$28,594$72,153

Median home value

$119,100$240,100

Median gross rent

$823$1,057

Interlachen

Population

1,5261,659

Median household income

$35,208$48,000

Median home value

$69,300$100,500

Median gross rent

$607$778

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Palatka	Interlachen
Under 5	2.9%	3.4%
5 to 17	19.0%	19.9%
18 to 24	7.2%	10.8%
25 to 34	10.7%	7.2%
35 to 44	19.4%	9.8%
45 to 54	9.6%	11.8%
55 to 64	2.4%	16.8%
65 to 74	23.6%	9.5%
75 and over	5.2%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Palatka	Interlachen
White (non-Hispanic)	51.6%	61.8%
Black or African American	37.3%	8.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.1%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	25.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Palatka	Interlachen
No high school diploma	22.8%	29.6%
High school graduate	31.4%	37.5%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Palatka	Interlachen
Drove alone	75.8%	82.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	15.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.2%	1.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Palatka	Interlachen
1-unit, detached	60.2%	49.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	27.9%	42.9%

Poverty & households

	East Palatka	Interlachen
Poverty rate	25.5%	30.2%
Average household size	2.39	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	49	34
Median year structure built	1981	1985