Florida · Census place 53875
Palatka city, FL
Quick answer
Palatka city has 10,558 residents, ranking #336 of 955 places in Florida. Median household income is $33,628, the median home is worth $112,300 and median gross rent runs $914 a month.
- Population
- 10,558Palatka city residents
- Median household income
- $33,628Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $112,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $914Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 46.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Palatka city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Palatka city median would spend about 32.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 34.1% of residents and 46.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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