Palatka is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 10,867 people and five associated neighborhoods, Palatka is the 209th largest community in Florida.

Also of interest is that Palatka has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.86% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Palatka, just 10.66% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Palatka in 2022 was $20,076, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $80,304 for a family of four. However, Palatka contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Palatka also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 37.30% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Palatka is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Palatka home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Palatka residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Palatka include English, Irish, German, Haitian, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Palatka is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.