Palatka, FL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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43%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

50%

Household income NAT. AVG.

10%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Palatka	Florida	National
Income per capita	$25,435	$40,554	$44,883
Median household income	$40,433	$72,078	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$50,079	$88,075	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$37,558	$51,794	$52,080
Median earnings male	$37,618	$45,688	$54,343
Median earnings female	$32,197	$37,493	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.4%	5.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	30.1%	16.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Palatka is 43% lower than the national average
The median household income in Palatka is 50% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Palatka is 10% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Palatka is 99% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$26,952 $40,433 $80,866

City

$48,047 $72,078 $144,156

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Palatka median earnings by income bracket

Palatka employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.4%	13.4%
Manufacturing sector	10.0%	10.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.6%	0.6%
Wholesale & retail services	18.0%	18.0%
Public administration	5.3%	5.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.4%	6.4%
Education, health & social services	10.8%	10.8%
Other	31.7%	31.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hastings, FL	1,347	$65,503	19.5%
Interlachen, FL	1,880	$63,058	22.5%
Flagler Estates, FL	3,446	$62,415	23.3%
Pomona Park, FL	1,223	$49,461	39.2%
East Palatka, FL	1,680	$45,263	44.3%
Palatka, FL	10,701	$40,433	50.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pine Hill, NJ	10,701	$92,060	13.2%
Helena-West Helena, AR	10,702	$35,168	56.8%
Arizona City, AZ	10,694	$64,380	20.8%
Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, QC	10,693	n/a
Sebring, FL	10,710	$45,968	43.5%
Palatka, FL	10,701	$40,433	50.3%

Source: The Palatka, FL employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.