DeBary is home to 22,869 people in Florida. Owners hold 87% of the housing stock. The median age is 45.6, about 7 years above the US median. Growth has run 47% since 2000, or 7,310 more people. Poverty is uncommon here, at 5.3% of residents. Households here earn about 19% more than in Florida as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $88,569, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 124%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about DeBary
What changed most since 1990
Population7,176 → 22,869(+219%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$139,444 → $349,700(+151%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree9.3% → 32.8%(+23.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
DeBary's population equals 3.9% of Volusia County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.8% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 2.5% 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)19.5%(372)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.3%(368)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.5%(622)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.4%(160)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II7.6%(146)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,911 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
DeBary, decade by decade
DeBary 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
7,176
$57,890
$139,444
9.3%
9.4
2000
15,559
$78,994
$156,298
17.2%
19.2
2010
19,320
$83,896
$332,310
26.3%
36.2
2020
22,260
$86,726
$281,920
26.2%
54.0
2024
22,869
$88,569
$349,700
32.8%
52.4
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.
