CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Palatka

Florida · 10,201 residents · 9.85 sq mi

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Palatka is a city of 10,201 people in Florida. The poverty rate is 36.5%, above the 13.2% national rate. Households here earn about 47% less than in Florida as a whole. Median home value sits at $39,800. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 52% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

10,201

+2%vs 2000

vs 10,033 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.7

−8%vs 2000

vs 34.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

9.85 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59%(920)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.2%(941)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(846)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(799)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(654)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.8%(1,408)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.4%(1,168)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.1%(721)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(873)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(953)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.1%(726)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(192)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,579

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $18,129 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,989

−30%vs 2000

vs $11,351 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

36.5%

+3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 33.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,800

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$234

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $336 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

51.9%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 53.2% in 2000

48.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic47.5%(4,762)

Black48.2%(4,840)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(284)

Asian0.4%(44)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic52.7%(5,377)

Black46.9%(4,783)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(149)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.4%(41)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican4.9%(522)

Mexican3.1%(333)

Dominican0.3%(36)

South American0.3%(32)

Cuban0.3%(28)

Colombian0.2%(24)

Central American0.1%(14)

Salvadoran0.1%(14)

Ecuadorian0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(32)

Ancestry

English19.8%(2,106)

American7.6%(811)

Irish6.1%(650)

German2.8%(298)

West Indian2.8%(297)

Haitian2.7%(290)

Swedish1.8%(193)

Italian1.3%(134)

Subsaharan African1.2%(130)

Scottish1%(108)

Dutch0.3%(31)

French0.3%(31)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Portuguese0.3%(29)

Polish0.2%(25)

British0.2%(22)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(17)

Finnish0.1%(15)

French Canadian0.1%(15)

Hungarian0.1%(14)

Swiss0.1%(10)

Welsh0.1%(10)

Norwegian0.1%(8)

Czech0.1%(7)

Jamaican0.1%(7)

Brazilian0.1%(6)

Russian0.1%(6)

Arab0%(5)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.0%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.2%

−7.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.1 min

+13%vs 2000

vs 14.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married47.5%(1,663)

Married31%(1,087)

Widowed4%(141)

Divorced17.5%(613)

Women 15+

Never married40.9%(1,914)

Married25.5%(1,194)

Widowed14.5%(678)

Divorced19.1%(896)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.5%

−4.9 ptssince 2013

from 18.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

23.7%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 23.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.9%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 8.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.7%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 24.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

47.3%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 41.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.7%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

33.5%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 31.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

62.7%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 61.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)58.3%(360)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.7%(128)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era21.4%(132)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 617 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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