Daytona Beach is home to 78,992 people in Florida. Owners hold 47% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 30% less than in Florida as a whole. 20.4% of locals live below the federal poverty line. About 28% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 14,880 more people live here than in 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $52,058, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 111%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Daytona Beach
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$148,804 → $287,700(+93%)US over the same years: +67%
Daytona Beach's population equals 14% of Volusia County's. Its number of households without a car equals 30% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 24% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)25.9%(1,579)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.6%(1,073)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.2%(2,023)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.8%(291)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(27)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 6,094 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Daytona Beach, decade by decade
Daytona Beach population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
61,921
$44,716
$148,804
16.5%
59.7
2000
64,112
$46,341
$136,078
18.8%
66.2
2010
61,005
$44,217
$234,343
21.4%
72.3
2020
72,647
$46,889
$199,259
22.6%
78.1
2024
78,992
$52,058
$287,700
27.8%
77.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
