Palatka, Florida: schools and neighborhood data
Palatka in Putnam County. Census figures are 2020-24 American Community Survey estimates.
Open the interactive Palatka view- Population
- 10,650 (2020-24)
- Median household income
- $32,021 (2020-24, in 2024 dollars)
- Below the poverty line
- 37.3% of residents (2020-24)
- Homeowners
- 50.8% of occupied homes (2020-24)
- Residents by group
- 46.5% Black, 38.6% White, 9.1% Hispanic, 0.3% Asian (2020-24)
- Foreign-born residents
- 4.0% (2020-24)
- Public school students at schools in the city
- 3,223 (2024-25)
- Reported crime
- 4.3 violent and 28.0 property offenses per 1,000 residents (2025, Palatka Police Department)
- New homes permitted
- 0 housing units (2020)
School districts serving Palatka
Schools located in Palatka
- Putnam Academy Of Arts And Sciences (middle school)
- Kelley Smith Elementary School (elementary school)
- Mellon Learning Center (school)
- Palatka Jr - Sr High School (school)
- Putnam Virtual Franchise (school)
- Putnam Virtual Instruction Program (District Provided) (school)
- Teen Parent Pk Child Care Program (early childhood school)
- William D. Moseley Elementary School (elementary school)
Sources
- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (via Census Reporter), U.S. Census Bureau
- NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations, National Center for Education Statistics
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Building Permits Survey, U.S. Census Bureau