Interlachen vs Palatka

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

Interlachen 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 1,659 in Interlachen). Interlachen has the higher median household income ($48,000 vs $33,628 in Palatka). Palatka has the higher median home value ($112,300 vs $100,500 in Interlachen).

Population, income & housing

	Interlachen	Palatka
Population	1,659	10,558
Median age	43.1 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$48,000	$33,628
Median home value	$100,500	$112,300
Median gross rent	$778	$914
Housing units	773	4,571
Homeownership rate	79.3%	46.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	12.1%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Interlachen	Palatka
Population	1,526 → 1,659 (+8.7%)	10,363 → 10,558 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$35,208 → $48,000 (+36.3%)	$26,881 → $33,628 (+25.1%)
Median home value	$69,300 → $100,500 (+45.0%)	$75,200 → $112,300 (+49.3%)
Median gross rent	$607 → $778 (+28.2%)	$714 → $914 (+28.0%)

Interlachen

Population

1,5261,659

Median household income

$35,208$48,000

Median home value

$69,300$100,500

Median gross rent

$607$778

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)

	Interlachen	Palatka
Under 5	3.4%	6.9%
5 to 17	19.9%	19.8%
18 to 24	10.8%	7.2%
25 to 34	7.2%	12.4%
35 to 44	9.8%	9.1%
45 to 54	11.8%	9.3%
55 to 64	16.8%	12.9%
65 to 74	9.5%	12.4%
75 and over	10.8%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Interlachen	Palatka
White (non-Hispanic)	61.8%	43.5%
Black or African American	8.6%	44.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.3%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	25.9%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Interlachen	Palatka
No high school diploma	29.6%	20.7%
High school graduate	37.5%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	21.4%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Interlachen	Palatka
Drove alone	82.9%	80.9%
Carpooled	15.2%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	0.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.0%	4.9%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Interlachen	Palatka
1-unit, detached	49.9%	58.9%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	18.9%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	12.1%
20 or more units	2.8%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	42.9%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Interlachen	Palatka
Poverty rate	30.2%	34.1%
Average household size	2.58	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	34	23
Median year structure built	1985	1971