City safety & data profile

PalatkaFL

Palatka, FL is a 10K-resident city in Putnam County with a median household income of $32,021.

Putnam County, Florida. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Palatka, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Palatka has a population larger than 3% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $150,500, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-03

10K
Population (place)
Bottom 4%
By size
$32,021
Median income (place)
$150,500
Median home (place)
37.3%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Palatka

Palatka posts a median household income higher than 0% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Palatka area.

Bottom 1%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Palatka

Where Palatka income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$32,021 Bottom 1% higher than 0% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Palatka $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in FL

Population among 310 FL places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Jacksonville is the largest FL city on this list; Pinecrest leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in FL

Median household income among the same 310-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Pinecrest posts the highest place-level median income in FL; Jacksonville is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Palatka, FL beyond the headline numbers

Palatka sits inside Putnam County, Florida, at roughly 29.65°N, -81.64°W. Population 10,390, $32,021 median household income. Median home value $150,500, median rent $901. Poverty rate 37.3%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Palatka, 2/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

37.3% of Palatka, FL residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

A median home in Palatka runs about 4.7 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

Only 7.9% of Palatka workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, stroke departs furthest from its peer median: 6.6% in Palatka, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

2.3% of Palatka workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Palatka's median age is 35.3 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Palatka from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
10,390
Palatka · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$32,021
-64% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$150,500
-64% vs avg
Median Age (place)
35.3
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Putnam County): Palatka's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
75K+2%
Median Income
$47,934+48%
Median Home Value
$160,300+79%
Poverty Rate
23.4%-11%
Unemployment
7.4%-48%

Economics

Economics indicators for Palatka, FL
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$901/mo
Poverty Rate
37.3% +201% vs avg
Unemployment 9.3%
Bachelor's Degree+ 10.7%
Work From Home 7.9%
Public Transit 2.3%

Population

White 41.4%
African American 46.5%
Asian 0.3%
Two or More Ethnicities 2.7%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
46.2%
Short Sleep Duration
45.3%
Physical Inactivity
38.4%
Obesity
37.6%
Current Smoking
23.3%
Frequent Mental Distress
21.5%
Frequent Physical Distress
20.4%
Diabetes
20.2%
Lack of Health Insurance
19.4%
Current Asthma
12.2%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 41.7%
Annual Checkup 79.6%

Other Measures

Binge Drinking
11.5%
Coronary Heart Disease
10.5%
Stroke
6.6%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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Average Rating
2/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
HCA FLORIDA PUTNAM HOSPITAL
PALATKA · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
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What alerts and safety updates affect Palatka?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Palatka right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet FL-PALATKA · Palatka

Palatka: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Palatka, FL? ▼
Palatka, FL has a population of 10,390 people, located in Putnam County, Florida.
What is the median household income in Palatka? ▼
The median household income in Palatka, FL is $32,021 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 37.3%.
What is the median home value in Palatka? ▼
The median home value in Palatka, FL is $150,500. Median rent is $901/month.
What are the top health concerns in Palatka? ▼
The top health indicators in Palatka include High Blood Pressure (46.2%), Short Sleep Duration (45.3%), Physical Inactivity (38.4%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Palatka? ▼
Palatka has 1 hospital with an average rating of 2/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Palatka? ▼
The median age in Palatka, FL is 35.3 years. 10.7% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Palatka, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside FL (37.3% here).

Youngstown, OH 37.3% West Lafayette, IN 37.3% Carbondale, IL 37.4% Opelousas, LA 37.4%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside FL ($32,021 here).

Carbondale, IL $32,128 Bastrop, LA $32,605 Ruston, LA $31,120 Opelousas, LA $32,964

Compare Palatka with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

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Using Palatka's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Putnam County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.