2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Clayton, GA vs Palatka, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Palatka, is 40% less than it is in Clayton and is 146% below the National Average.
- Clayton unemployment rate is 3.2%.
- Palatka unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 Clayton, GAPalatka, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.2%6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.0%-0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth44.7%25.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,159$17,056$37,638
 Household Income$46,875$28,082$69,021
 Family Median Income$47,109$35,284$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Clayton, GAPalatka, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K17.4%26.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.2%8.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K16.5%20.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.9%12.4%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.6%6.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K12.3%7.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K6.8%7.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.3%3.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K9.9%3.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.0%2.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.1%0.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Clayton, GAPalatka, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.5%8.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science0.0%2.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.9%1.2%1.8%
 Legal1.1%0.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%4.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.7%1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology0.7%3.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.4%6.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%1.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving10.3%9.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance7.4%5.8%3.6%
 Personal care2.1%0.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.0%31.5%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%1.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.2%8.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving20.9%13.3%13.1%
Reviews for Clayton    3 Reviews

Clayton is the largest town in mountainous Rabun County, the most northeastern part of Georgia before crossing into North Carolina. It is less than 2 hrs from Atlanta.  More

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With about 66% of the land being national forest, Rabun County is blessed to retain a small town atmosphere and not worry about being over developed. Beautiful  More

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We have lived full time in Rabun County for 12 years and part time for 31 years. It is an absolutely beautful county but it is governed by the locals and it is hard to  More

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Reviews for Palatka    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I have a lovely home on the outskirts of NW Palatka Bannerville area about 15 minutes from publix. Our well water (from the aquafier) is fabulous and the last time I  More

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Would love to hear your views on life in  More

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Over 18 years ago

Palatka is growing and will likely grow more in the near future. Although prices have escalated, housing is still less expensive than St. Augustine. Many people will  More

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