East Palatka vs Palatka

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

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

Palatka has the higher population (10,558 vs 1,536 in East Palatka). East Palatka has the higher median household income ($72,153 vs $33,628 in Palatka). East Palatka has the higher median home value ($240,100 vs $112,300 in Palatka).

Population, income & housing

	East Palatka	Palatka
Population	1,536	10,558
Median age	39.3 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$72,153	$33,628
Median home value	$240,100	$112,300
Median gross rent	$1,057	$914
Housing units	616	4,571
Homeownership rate	81.7%	46.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.0%	12.1%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Palatka	Palatka
Population	1,713 → 1,536 (-10.3%)	10,363 → 10,558 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$28,594 → $72,153 (+152.3%)	$26,881 → $33,628 (+25.1%)
Median home value	$119,100 → $240,100 (+101.6%)	$75,200 → $112,300 (+49.3%)
Median gross rent	$823 → $1,057 (+28.4%)	$714 → $914 (+28.0%)

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

Palatka

Population

10,36310,558

Median household income

$26,881$33,628

Median home value

$75,200$112,300

Median gross rent

$714$914

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Palatka	Palatka
Under 5	2.9%	6.9%
5 to 17	19.0%	19.8%
18 to 24	7.2%	7.2%
25 to 34	10.7%	12.4%
35 to 44	19.4%	9.1%
45 to 54	9.6%	9.3%
55 to 64	2.4%	12.9%
65 to 74	23.6%	12.4%
75 and over	5.2%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Palatka	Palatka
White (non-Hispanic)	51.6%	43.5%
Black or African American	37.3%	44.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.1%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Palatka	Palatka
No high school diploma	22.8%	20.7%
High school graduate	31.4%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Palatka	Palatka
Drove alone	75.8%	80.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	0.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.2%	4.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Palatka	Palatka
1-unit, detached	60.2%	58.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	18.9%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	12.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	27.9%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	East Palatka	Palatka
Poverty rate	25.5%	34.1%
Average household size	2.39	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	49	23
Median year structure built	1981	1971