Palatka city, FL

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 10,471 ( 87 from 2010 )
Land area: 9.8 square miles
Population density: 1073.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,044	48.17%	9.1%
Black:	4,181	39.93%	19.6%
Indian:	69	0.66%	130.0%
Asian:	118	1.13%	90.3%
2+ races:	258	2.46%	79.2%
Hispanic:	794	7.58%	64.4%

Total non-White:	5,427	51.83%	8.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	422	4.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	-509	-5.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

[Display all years]

Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
10,558
4,622	43.78%
5,200	49.25%
30	0.28%
62	0.59%
144	1.36%
483	4.57%
5,936	56.22%

2000
10,207
4,660	45.65%
5,105	50.01%
6	0.06%
59	0.58%
108	1.06%
269	2.64%
5,547	54.35%

1990
10,201
5,281	51.77%
4,755	46.61%
16	0.16%
0	0.00%
n/a
149	1.46%
4,920	48.23%

1980
10,175
5,900	57.99%
4,092	40.22%
0	0.00%
18	0.18%
n/a
183	1.80%
4,275	42.01%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-38	-0.4
389	3.8

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-621	-6.1
627	6.1

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-619	-6.1
645	6.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Palatka city, FL

[Display all years]

Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.9
2,531	24.2%
7,940	75.8%
2,321	22.2%

4,317
2.28

2,027	47.0%
779	38.4%
592	29.2%
2,290	53.0%

2010
Number	Percent
33.9
2,981	28.2%
7,577	71.8%
1,668	15.8%

3,972
2.48

2,419	60.9%
1,166	48.2%
688	28.4%
1,553	39.1%

2000
Number	Percent
33.4
3,014	29.5%
7,193	70.5%
1,717	16.8%

3,960
2.43

2,343	59.2%
1,345	57.4%
632	27.0%
1,617	40.8%

1990
Number	Percent
31.7
3,197	31.3%
7,004	68.7%
1,871	18.3%

3,952
2.52

2,568	65.0%
1,488	57.9%
681	26.5%
1,384	35.0%

1980
Number	Percent
30.4
3,278	32.2%
6,897	67.8%
1,537	15.1%

3,666
2.73

2,631	71.8%
1,842	70.0%
467	17.7%
1,035	28.2%

2022 Housing Data for Palatka city, FL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	591	13.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	311	7.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	435	10.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	390	9.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	365	8.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	319	7.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	265	6.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	161	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	231	5.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	291	6.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	252	5.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	332	7.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	135	3.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	118	2.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	61	1.4%
$200,000 or more	60	1.4%

Median Household Income	30,945
Per Capita Income	19,694

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	523	12.1%
Public Assistance	83	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,311	30.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,733	52.0%
Unemployed	263	5.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,996	57.0%
Not in Labor Force	2,262	43.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		48.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,193	1,086	52.3%
Non-Profit	140	137	50.5%
Self-Employed	93	195	32.3%

Local Government	43	205	17.3%
State Government	88	33	72.7%
Federal Government	17	28	37.8%

Total Private + Self	1,286	1,281	50.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	288	403	41.7%
Total	1,574	1,684	48.3%

Pct. Govt.	12.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	254	7.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,017	31.2%
Professional, Technical	610	18.7%
Service Occupations	600	18.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	50	1.5%
All others	777	23.8%

White Collar		57.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	680	20.9%
Retail trade	466	14.3%
Accommodation and food services	348	10.7%
Educational services	247	7.6%
Construction	242	7.4%
Manufacturing	236	7.2%
Public administration	208	6.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	183	5.6%
Other services	168	5.2%
Transportation and warehousing	126	3.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	101	3.1%
Utilities	70	2.1%
Information	59	1.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	48	1.5%
Wholesale trade	43	1.3%
Finance and insurance	33	1.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	396	3.78%
Puerto Rican	243	2.32%
Cuban	139	1.33%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	16	0.15%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	112	1.07%
Filipino	6	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	9,083	94.0%
Spanish	442	4.6%
Chinese	110	1.1%
German, other Germanic	14	0.1%
Other Indo-European	12	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1	0.0%
Tagalog	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	1,401	13.4%
Irish	1,097	10.5%
American	839	8.0%
German	390	3.7%
Italian	241	2.3%
Swedish	139	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	96	0.9%
Polish	91	0.9%
Jamaican	89	0.8%
African	84	0.8%
French	82	0.8%
European	73	0.7%
French Canadian	72	0.7%
British	65	0.6%
Hungarian	63	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	10,249	97.9%
Not a citizen	222	2.1%

Native	10,023	95.7%
Foreign-born	448	4.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
208	3.0%	1,300	18.5%	2,898	41.2%	1,783	25.4%	443	6.3%	398	5.7%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	208	3.0%
9-12 Years	1,300	18.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,898	41.2%
Some College	1,783	25.4%
Bach. Degree	443	6.3%
Grad Degree	398	5.7%
Average years of education: 12.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +146	R +129	R + 4.0%
D +17
How to interpret this table

Click on the Year to view municipality-level data for this county.
(Some years may be unavailable)

Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	51%	Joe Biden (D)	2,391	57.5%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,706	41.1%	58	1.4%	4,155	-10	-6	0.04%
2016	51%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,374	58.1%	Donald Trump (R)	1,560	38.2%	153	3.7%	4,087	-10	-8	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Palatka city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,391

57.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,706

41.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

4,155

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -6

2016 President, Palatka city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,374

58.1%

Donald Trump (R)

1,560

38.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.1%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.7%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

4,087

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Palatka city, FL

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.
(Some years may be unavailable)

Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	40%	Bill Nelson* (D)	1,963	61.2%	Rick Scott (R)	1,247	38.8%	0	0.0%	3,210	-11	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	40%	Andrew Gillum (D)	1,995	61.7%	Ron DeSantis (R)	1,200	37.1%	38 [+]	1.2%	3,233	-12	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 22 (0.7%); Darcy Richardson (Reform) 16 (0.5%);
2016	S3	50%	Patrick Murphy (D)	2,187	54.6%	Marco Rubio* (R)	1,688	42.1%	134 [+]	3.3%	4,009	-10	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Paul Stanton (Libertarian) 74 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 60 (1.5%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	4,667
Median Value	$97,800

Occupied	4,317	92.5%
Vacant	350	7.5%

Owned	2,102	48.7%
Rented	2,215	51.3%
Median Rent	$792

Single-Family Units	2,725	58.4%
Detached	2,646	56.7%
Attached	79	1.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	774	16.6%
Mobile Homes	149	3.2%

Palatka city, FL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Palatka city, FL

2022 Housing Data for Palatka city, FL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Palatka city, FL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Palatka city, FL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Palatka city, FL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Palatka city, FL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Palatka city, FL