Demographics of Palatka city, Florida

Palatka city, Florida had 10,872 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +423 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Palatka city, in four figures

10,872
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,650 ±24.; +4.0%
Change since July 2020: +423 people.; 35.3 ±2.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $32,021 ±$4,827
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Palatka city, Florida's population grew 4.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Palatka city, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Palatka city, Florida's population grew 4.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Palatka city, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	10,449	100.0	100.0
2021	10,536	100.8	100.2
2022	10,571	101.2	100.7
2023	10,723	102.6	101.6
2024	10,828	103.6	102.5
2025	10,872	104.0	103.1

Population of Palatka city, Florida on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,449	—
2021	10,536	+87
2022	10,571	+35
2023	10,723	+152
2024	10,828	+105
2025	10,872	+44

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.3 ±2.1: for men 33.5 ±5.2 and for women 35.7 ±3.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Palatka city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Florida	United States
Under 5	874 ±218	8.2% ±2.0	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,074 ±416	19.5% ±3.9	14.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	965 ±276	9.1% ±2.6	8.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,360 ±430	22.2% ±4.0	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,392 ±377	22.5% ±3.5	25.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,985 ±290	18.6% ±2.7	21.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $32,021 ±$4,827, and income per person $20,076 ±$2,048, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,568 ±$284 in Florida and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Palatka city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Florida	United States
Under $25,000	1,712 ±396	40.3% ±8.8	15.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,022 ±278	24.1% ±6.3	18.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	565 ±165	13.3% ±3.8	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	465 ±181	11.0% ±4.2	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	339 ±152	8.0% ±3.5	17.2% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	0 to 120	0% to 2.8%	8.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	15 to 155	0.4% to 3.6%	11.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Palatka city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Florida	United States
All ages	3,787 ±704	37.3% ±6.9	12.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,371 ±416	46.5% ±11.0	16.5% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,619 ±333	32.8% ±5.6	11.5% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	797 ±247	35.0% ±9.3	11.8% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Palatka city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Palatka city	Florida	United States
Housing units	4,574 ±326	10,256,470 ±942	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.8% ±2.0	85.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.2% ±2.8	14.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	50.8% ±6.1	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	49.2% ±5.3	32.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$150,500 ±$37,236	$359,000 ±$930	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$901 ±$240	$1,669 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±4	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Palatka city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Florida	United States
Hispanic or Latino	965 ±434	9.1% ±4.1	27.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,109 ±544	38.6% ±5.1	50.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,948 ±626	46.5% ±5.9	14.6% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 69	0% to 0.6%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	8 to 92	0.1% to 0.9%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	264 to 816	2.5% to 7.7%	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Palatka city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Florida	United States
Born in the state	7,866 ±589	73.9% ±5.5	35.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,040 ±383	19.2% ±3.6	38.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	88 to 556	0.8% to 5.2%	4.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	148 to 696	1.4% to 6.5%	21.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	18 to 140	0.2% to 1.3%	12.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	78 to 608	0.7% to 5.7%	9.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Palatka city among the places of Florida

332nd of 482 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Florida page.

Places of Florida near Palatka city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Medulla CDP	10,985 ±1,301
Sugarmill Woods CDP	10,782 ±856
Pine Ridge CDP (Citrus County)	10,762 ±935
Alachua city	10,743 ±44
Milton city	10,733 ±33
Palatka city	10,650 ±24
Union Park CDP	10,615 ±1,571
Lighthouse Point city	10,600 ±32
Westwood Lakes CDP	10,553 ±1,313
Bithlo CDP	10,486 ±1,396
West Vero Corridor CDP	10,461 ±966

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Florida by poverty rate
No. 7 Places by poverty rate
No. 261 Places in Florida by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 302 Places in Florida by median age
No. 328 Places in Florida by homeownership rate
No. 373 Places in Florida by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026