PlainZIP

Palatka, FL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Palatka, FL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 27,132. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet PALATKA-FL · Palatka, FL 1 ZIPs · 27,132 pop · #22413/25278 · Putnam County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $47,796
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22413/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pomona Park
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 67% owners
  • POP-SMALL 27,132
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $165,500

Nearest income peer: Pomona Park, FL ( $695 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Palatka

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Palatka on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Palatka, FL sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

11th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
27,132
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$47,796
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($47,796 average) · poverty 23.4%. The primary code (32177) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Palatka as a pure owner town.

Within Florida, Greenwood is the closest lower-income city and Hurlburt Field the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Palatka.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 32177, is all of Palatka

There is no split to weigh here: 32177 holds every one of Palatka's 27,132 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Palatka's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 683 establishments, 9,046 employees , annual payroll $437,334k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 32177 (683 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (117) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Palatka, FL

These ZIP codes sit in Putnam County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Palatka. See the Putnam County roll-up →

Palatka lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Putnam County: Hawthorne, Melrose and East Palatka earn more and Interlachen, Crescent City and Satsuma earn less. East Palatka marks the far end of that range at $69,416, 45% above Palatka.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
32177 27,132 $47,796 683 44
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Palatka roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Palatka, .