Palatka, FL
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None of the households in Palatka, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
The largest universities in Palatka, FL are Saint Johns River State College (1,347 degrees awarded in 2022).
In 2023, the median property value in Palatka, FL was $112,300, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.
The economy of Palatka, FL employs 3.2k people. The largest industries in Palatka, FL are Health Care & Social Assistance (629 people), Retail Trade (469 people), and Manufacturing (376 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($115,250), Utilities ($53,839), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($52,969).
Males in Florida have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $56,054. The income inequality in Florida (measured using the Gini index) is 0.474, which is lower than than the national average.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Palatka, FL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (602 people), Sales & Related Occupations (367 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (276 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Palatka, FL.
This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.
The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Palatka, FL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (629 people), Retail Trade (469 people), and Manufacturing (376 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Palatka, FL, though some of these residents may live in Palatka, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($67,292), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,403), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($48,713).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($77,019), Manufacturing ($41,699), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($34,861).
As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.
Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.
The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).
Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).
The following chart shows the popular vote results in Florida for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.
Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.
In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.
Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house.
Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Florida have changed over time starting in 2008.
In 2022, universities in Palatka, FL awarded 1,347 degrees. The student population of Palatka, FL in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 2,365 male students and 4,069 female students.
Most students graduating from Universities in Palatka, FL are White (951 and 70.7%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (149 and 11.1%), Black or African American (103 and 7.66%), and Two or More Races (62 and 4.61%).
The largest universities in Palatka, FL by number of degrees awarded are Saint Johns River State College (1,347 and 100%).
In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Palatka, FL was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 740 degrees awarded.
This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Palatka, FL according to their major.
In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Saint Johns River State College with 1,347 degrees awarded.
In 2022, 474 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Palatka, FL, which is 0.543 times less than the 873 female students who received degrees in the same year.
In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 951 degrees mean that there were 6.38 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 149 degrees awarded.
The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.
In 2022, 1.19% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.2% of women were in the same situation.
This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.
The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (4.97M), Some college (3.58M), and Bachelors Degree (3.32M).
This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.
The median property value in Palatka, FL was $112,300 in 2023, which is 0.37 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $97,800 to $112,300, a 14.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Palatka, FL is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.
The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Palatka, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.
The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Palatka, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in Palatka, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
The following map shows all of the places in Palatka, FL colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).
The following chart displays the households in Palatka, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.
In 2022, the income inequality in Florida was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.285% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in Florida across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
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The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.
Using averages, employees in Palatka, FL have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 1.48% of the workforce in Palatka, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Palatka, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Palatka, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Palatka, FL have 1 car.
N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Palatka, FL (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 25 - 34.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Palatka, FL is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.
The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.
87.8% of the population of Palatka, FL has health coverage, with 15.5% on employee plans, 44.9% on Medicaid, 15.3% on Medicare, 8.97% on non-group plans, and 3.08% on military or VA plans.
Primary care physicians in Putnam County, FL see 2580 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.86% increase from the previous year (2484 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3371 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1399 patients per year.
Primary care physicians in Putnam County, FL see an average of 2,580 patients per year. This represents a 3.86% increase from the previous year (2,484 patients).
The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Putnam County, FL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.
In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.8% under 18 years, 19.2% between 18 and 34 years, 31.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.2% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.9% were men and 56.1% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Palatka, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
