Welaka, Florida Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 586. Estimated population in July 2024: 615 (+4.9% change)
Males: 272 (46.4%), Females: 314 (53.6%)

Putnam County

Zip code: 32193

Demographics

Median resident age: 52.4 years
Median household income: $25,069
Median house value: $44,200

Population by Race

Races in Welaka:

• White Non-Hispanic (66.0%)
• Black (28.8%)
• Hispanic (3.4%)
• Other race (2.2%)
• Two or more races (1.4%)
• American Indian (1.0%)

Ancestries: United States (14.5%), English (7.8%), German (7.5%), Irish (7.2%), Italian (3.6%), Polish (1.7%).

Elevation: 28 feet

Land area: 1.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Welaka

• High school or higher: 70.7%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
• Unemployed: 0.5%
• Mean travel time to work: 40.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Welaka town

• Never married: 15.2%
• Now married: 56.4%
• Separated: 2.3%
• Widowed: 12.1%
• Divorced: 14.0%

2.0% Foreign born (0.9% Latin America, 0.7% Europe, 0.5% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +51 (+9.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Welaka:

• PUTNAM COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; PALATKA, FL)
• MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FLAGLER SW BEDS (about 26 miles; BUNNELL, FL)
• KINDRED HOSPITAL NORTH FLORIDA (about 34 miles; GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Welaka:

• ST AUGUSTINE (about 40 miles; ST AUGUSTINE, FL; Abbreviation: SGJ)
• GAINESVILLE RGNL (about 44 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; Abbreviation: GNV)
• OCALA INTL-JIM TAYLOR FIELD (about 44 miles; OCALA, FL; Abbreviation: OCF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Welaka:

• KAY LARKIN (about 12 miles; PALATKA, FL; Abbreviation: 28J)
• PIERSON MUNI (about 23 miles; PIERSON, FL; Abbreviation: 2J8)
• FLAGLER COUNTY (about 33 miles; BUNNELL, FL; Abbreviation: X47)

Amtrak station near Welaka:

• 12 miles: PALATKA (11TH & REID STS.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Welaka:

• SAINT JOHNS RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; PALATKA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,509)
• STETSON UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; DELAND, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,966)
• CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; OCALA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,101)
• EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Full-time enrollment: 9,008)
• DAYTONA BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,257)
• BETHUNE COOKMAN COLLEGE (about 48 miles; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Full-time enrollment: 2,638)
• UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (about 50 miles; GAINESVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 41,543)