East Palatka vs Welaka

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

East Palatka and Welaka 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 1,059 in Welaka). East Palatka has the higher median household income ($72,153 vs $51,528 in Welaka). Welaka has the higher median home value ($271,200 vs $240,100 in East Palatka).

Population, income & housing

	East Palatka	Welaka
Population	1,536	1,059
Median age	39.3 yrs	53.1 yrs
Median household income	$72,153	$51,528
Median home value	$240,100	$271,200
Median gross rent	$1,057	$949
Housing units	616	777
Homeownership rate	81.7%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.0%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Palatka	Welaka
Population	1,713 → 1,536 (-10.3%)	693 → 1,059 (+52.8%)
Median household income	$28,594 → $72,153 (+152.3%)	$44,167 → $51,528 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$119,100 → $240,100 (+101.6%)	$100,000 → $271,200 (+171.2%)
Median gross rent	$823 → $1,057 (+28.4%)	$707 → $949 (+34.2%)

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

Welaka

Population

6931,059

Median household income

$44,167$51,528

Median home value

$100,000$271,200

Median gross rent

$707$949

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Palatka	Welaka
Under 5	2.9%	6.4%
5 to 17	19.0%	9.3%
18 to 24	7.2%	8.1%
25 to 34	10.7%	7.8%
35 to 44	19.4%	11.1%
45 to 54	9.6%	8.3%
55 to 64	2.4%	12.7%
65 to 74	23.6%	12.3%
75 and over	5.2%	24.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Palatka	Welaka
White (non-Hispanic)	51.6%	38.8%
Black or African American	37.3%	44.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	12.4%
Two or more races	4.1%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Palatka	Welaka
No high school diploma	22.8%	12.8%
High school graduate	31.4%	49.2%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Palatka	Welaka
Drove alone	75.8%	69.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	21.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.2%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Palatka	Welaka
1-unit, detached	60.2%	52.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	10.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	27.9%	29.7%

Poverty & households

	East Palatka	Welaka
Poverty rate	25.5%	28.8%
Average household size	2.39	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	49	37
Median year structure built	1981	1985