Palatka, FL (Florida) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 10,813 (Urban population: 10,177 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 636 (all nonfarm))

Palatka, Florida Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,340 (3,948 occupied: 2,133 owner occupied, 1,815 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	46%
State:	30%

Housing density: 624 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $289,425.

Median contract rent in 2007: $375 (lower quartile is $142, upper quartile is $482)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $539

Median gross rent in Palatka, FL in 2007: $487

Housing units in Palatka with a mortgage: 1,058 (97 second mortgage, 32 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 870

Palatka,FL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $100,637 (it was $52,200 in 2000)

Palatka:	$100,637
Florida:	$230,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $51,265 - $137,164

Household type by relationship

Households: 9,622

In family households: 7,769 (1,243 male householders, 1,100 female householders)
1,331 spouses, 3,090 children (2,888 natural, 82 adopted, 120 stepchildren), 524 grandchildren, 90 brothers or sisters, 49 parents, 188 other relatives, 154 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,853 (503 male householders (400 living alone)), 1,114 female householders (1,029 living alone)), 236 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 585 (375 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 992 2-persons, 530 3-persons, 355 4-persons, 242 5-persons, 193 6-persons, 31 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,429 1-person, 154 2-persons, 34 3-persons.

1,011 married couples with children.
1,446 single-parent households (116 men, 1,330 women).

95.5% of residents of Palatka speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (43% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 205 (2.0%)
(70.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.7
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Palatka, Florida:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 20 3 rooms: 112 4 rooms: 214 5 rooms: 571 6 rooms: 539 7 rooms: 410 8 rooms: 90 9 or more rooms: 177

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Palatka, Florida:
	1 room: 91 2 rooms: 134 3 rooms: 571 4 rooms: 448 5 rooms: 263 6 rooms: 188 7 rooms: 43 8 rooms: 40 9 or more rooms: 37

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 11
1995 to 1998: 184
1990 to 1994: 211
1980 to 1989: 701
1970 to 1979: 1,080
1960 to 1969: 661
1950 to 1959: 871
1940 to 1949: 240
1939 or earlier: 381

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Palatka:
	no bedroom: 13 1 bedroom: 66 2 bedrooms: 516 3 bedrooms: 1,303 4 bedrooms: 175 5 or more bedrooms: 60

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Palatka:
	no bedroom: 101 1 bedroom: 703 2 bedrooms: 578 3 bedrooms: 335 4 bedrooms: 69 5 or more bedrooms: 29

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Palatka in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 233 1 vehicle: 870 2 vehicles: 680 3 vehicles: 276 4 vehicles: 55 5 or more vehicles: 19

Cars and other vehicles available in Palatka in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 791 1 vehicle: 783 2 vehicles: 208 3 vehicles: 33 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Palatka, FL:

Less than $10,000: 17
$10,000 to $14,999: 8
$15,000 to $19,999: 9
$20,000 to $24,999: 12
$25,000 to $29,999: 16
$30,000 to $34,999: 32
$35,000 to $39,999: 42
$40,000 to $49,999: 133
$50,000 to $59,999: 120
$60,000 to $69,999: 142
$70,000 to $79,999: 205
$80,000 to $89,999: 208
$90,000 to $99,999: 193
$100,000 to $124,999: 369
$125,000 to $149,999: 241
$150,000 to $174,999: 240
$175,000 to $199,999: 126
$200,000 to $249,999: 64
$250,000 to $299,999: 28
$300,000 to $399,999: 61
$400,000 to $499,999: 14
$500,000 to $749,999: 11
$750,000 to $999,999: 8
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Palatka rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Palatka:

Less than $100: 171 people
$100 to $149: 131
$150 to $199: 269
$200 to $249: 127
$250 to $299: 92
$300 to $349: 86
$350 to $399: 150
$400 to $449: 151
$450 to $499: 165
$500 to $549: 189
$550 to $599: 111
$600 to $649: 64
$650 to $699: 38
$700 to $749: 49
$750 to $799: 38
$800 to $899: 33
$900 to $999: 17
$1,000 to $1,249: 11
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 14
$2,000 or more: 3
No cash rent: 43

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 20 1990 to 1994: 26 1985 to 1989: 22 1980 to 1984: 11 1975 to 1979: 31 1970 to 1974: 10 1970 to 1974: 14 1965 to 1969: 71

Palatka, FL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 79.1%
Number of people working at home: 71 (2.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 168
5 to 9 minutes: 703
10 to 14 minutes: 735
15 to 19 minutes: 552
20 to 24 minutes: 258
25 to 29 minutes: 72
30 to 34 minutes: 128
35 to 39 minutes: 86
40 to 44 minutes: 85
45 to 59 minutes: 136
60 to 89 minutes: 137
90 or more minutes: 55

Palatka mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,207 (69%)
Carpooled: 689 (22%)
Bus or trolley bus: 74 (2%)
Taxi: 25 (1%)
Bicycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 86 (3%)
Other means: 26 (1%)
Worked at home: 71 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1120
$10,000 to $14,999: 601
$15,000 to $19,999: 366
$20,000 to $24,999: 330
$25,000 to $29,999: 251
$30,000 to $34,999: 239
$35,000 to $39,999: 167
$40,000 to $44,999: 87
$45,000 to $49,999: 97
$50,000 to $59,999: 198
$60,000 to $74,999: 241
$75,000 to $99,999: 169
$100,000 to $124,999: 42
$125,000 to $149,999: 32
$150,000 to $199,999: 15
$200,000 or more: 5

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 4020

United States or American: 1045

English: 407

Irish: 379

German: 307

Scottish: 145

Scotch-Irish: 132

Italian: 100

Polish: 64

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 64

Portuguese: 57

Subsaharan African:: 53

African: 53

French (except Basque): 46

Swedish: 42

Haitian: 37

Norwegian: 29

Jamaican: 27

British: 22

Scandinavian: 22

Dutch: 17

Canadian: 16

French Canadian: 14

European: 12

Danish: 12

Armenian: 12

Slovak: 11

Serbian: 11

Guyanese: 10

Celtic: 9

Hungarian: 8

Greek: 7

Lithuanian: 7

Welsh: 7

Croatian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

United Kingdom (16%)
Haiti (15%)
Philippines (12%)
Cambodia (9%)
Germany (7%)
Cuba (6%)
Other Northern Europe (6%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 7060
Northeast: 708
Midwest: 456
South: 1552
West: 75

56% of Palatka residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Florida.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 31
Nursery to 4th grade: 36
5th and 6th grade: 50
7th and 8th grade: 142
9th grade: 111
10th grade: 180
11th grade: 159
12th grade, no diploma: 155
High school graduate (or equivalency): 806
Less than 1 year of college: 204
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 296
Associate degree: 138
Bachelor's degree: 215
Master's degree: 90
Professional school degree: 24
Doctorate degree: 15

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 40
Nursery to 4th grade: 57
5th and 6th grade: 87
7th and 8th grade: 164
9th grade: 73
10th grade: 237
11th grade: 207
12th grade, no diploma: 318
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,235
Less than 1 year of college: 181
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 433
Associate degree: 175
Bachelor's degree: 155
Master's degree: 116
Professional school degree: 15
Doctorate degree: 24

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 13.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 19.7%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $27,654
Black householders: $17,495
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $5,412
Asian householders: $15,684
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $94,225
Some other race householders: $5,096
Two or more races householders: $6,421
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $9,106

Palatka household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Palatka household income for Black householders

Palatka household income for Asian householders

Palatka household income for Some other race householders

Palatka household income for Two or more races householders

Palatka household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Palatka marital status for males

Palatka marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $108,926
Black or African American householders: $84,249
Asian householders: $176,018
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $265,087
Some other race householders: $138,616
Hispanic or Latino householders: $148,256

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,651
One, attached: 179
Two: 262
3 or 4: 367
5 to 9: 245
10 to 19: 26
20 to 49: 122
50 or more: 305
Mobile homes: 177
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $125,987

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Palatka:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (51%) Utility gas (45%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (70%) Utility gas (27%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 64

Here:	4.0%
Florida:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18

Here:	3.2%
Florida:	9.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 32

Here:	8.6%
Florida:	21.0%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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