Palatka is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 10,730 people and five associated neighborhoods, Palatka is the 209th largest community in Florida.Palatka is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Palatka is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Palatka who work in office and administrative support (18.82%), sales jobs (11.47%), and food service (8.63%). Also of interest is that Palatka has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. In Palatka, just 12.14% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Palatka in 2022 was $19,217, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $76,868 for a family of four. Palatka also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 34.12% of its population below the federal poverty line.Palatka is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Palatka home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Palatka residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Palatka include English, Irish, German, Haitian, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Palatka is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
