East Palatka vs Pomona Park

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

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

East Palatka has the higher population (1,536 vs 903 in Pomona Park). East Palatka has the higher median household income ($72,153 vs $41,953 in Pomona Park). East Palatka has the higher median home value ($240,100 vs $150,500 in Pomona Park).

Population, income & housing

	East Palatka	Pomona Park
Population	1,536	903
Median age	39.3 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$72,153	$41,953
Median home value	$240,100	$150,500
Median gross rent	$1,057	$900
Housing units	616	457
Homeownership rate	81.7%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.0%	11.0%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	9.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Palatka	Pomona Park
Population	1,713 → 1,536 (-10.3%)	1,120 → 903 (-19.4%)
Median household income	$28,594 → $72,153 (+152.3%)	$31,184 → $41,953 (+34.5%)
Median home value	$119,100 → $240,100 (+101.6%)	$74,800 → $150,500 (+101.2%)
Median gross rent	$823 → $1,057 (+28.4%)	$816 → $900 (+10.3%)

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

Pomona Park

Population

1,120903

Median household income

$31,184$41,953

Median home value

$74,800$150,500

Median gross rent

$816$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Palatka	Pomona Park
Under 5	2.9%	5.9%
5 to 17	19.0%	25.2%
18 to 24	7.2%	12.5%
25 to 34	10.7%	7.6%
35 to 44	19.4%	12.3%
45 to 54	9.6%	9.0%
55 to 64	2.4%	11.3%
65 to 74	23.6%	10.4%
75 and over	5.2%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Palatka	Pomona Park
White (non-Hispanic)	51.6%	70.1%
Black or African American	37.3%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	23.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Palatka	Pomona Park
No high school diploma	22.8%	22.2%
High school graduate	31.4%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Palatka	Pomona Park
Drove alone	75.8%	71.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	13.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	0.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.2%	10.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Palatka	Pomona Park
1-unit, detached	60.2%	59.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27.9%	40.3%

Poverty & households

	East Palatka	Pomona Park
Poverty rate	25.5%	32.7%
Average household size	2.39	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	49	37
Median year structure built	1981	1979