With 31,974 people, New Smyrna Beach is a city in Florida. The median age is 57.8, about 19 years above the US median. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 11,926 people. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. 7% of people here were born outside the United States. About 40% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $83,865, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 57.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
40% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 119%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about New Smyrna Beach
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$173,765 → $395,300(+127%)US over the same years: +67%
Population16,548 → 31,974(+93%)US over the same years: +35%
White share90.7% → 83.8%(−6.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
New Smyrna Beach's population equals 5.5% of Volusia County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 8.9% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 8.1% 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)13.4%(420)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.5%(670)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.8%(1,087)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.5%(233)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(16)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,123 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
New Smyrna Beach, decade by decade
New Smyrna 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
16,548
$56,714
$173,765
18.0%
21.4
2000
20,048
$64,436
$180,162
22.9%
22.1
2010
22,464
$66,255
$347,127
27.5%
25.8
2020
30,142
$75,007
$329,796
35.3%
32.2
2024
31,974
$83,865
$395,300
40.2%
36.1
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.
