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Volusia County

Florida · 606,573 residents (2025 est.) · 1,101 sq mi
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Volusia County is a county of 579,622 people in Florida. At a median age of 46.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That puts it in the top 10% of US counties for household income. Growth has run 31% since 2000, or 136,279 more people. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 107%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
579,622
+31%since 2000
from 443,343 in 2000
606,573 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
526 / sq mi
+17%since 2009
from 449 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
46.5
+10%since 2000
from 42.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
1,101 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
350K412K475K538K601K19902000201020202024Volusia County
2024580K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.4%(25,539)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.9%(28,348)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145%(28,752)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.5%(31,787)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.6%(32,555)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.6%(67,251)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.1%(64,579)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.5%(66,718)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6415%(86,959)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7414.4%(83,240)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 848.4%(48,525)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.7%(15,369)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$70,044
+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $35,219 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$39,154
+99%since 2000
from $19,664 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
46.8%
+23.5 ptssince 2009
from 23.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.8%
+0.1 ptssince 2000
from 11.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.449
Unchangedsince 2010
from 0.451 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information13.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade8.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services7.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Retail trade5.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance5.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Public administration5.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical4.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.7%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$313,000
+107%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $83,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,467
+35%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $597 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
73.7%
−1.6 ptssince 2000
from 75.3% in 2000
26.3% rent
Vacancy rate
14.3%
−4.2 ptssince 2009
from 18.4% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.33 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.40 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
26.5%
−7.8 ptssince 2009
from 34.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
53.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 53.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.5
+3%since 2009
from 4.3 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
61
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic81.9%(363,045)
Black9.1%(40,380)
Hispanic / Latino6.6%(29,111)
Asian1%(4,360)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic67.6%(391,808)
Black10.3%(59,786)
Hispanic / Latino16.3%(94,499)
Asian2%(11,446)
Other3.8%(22,083)
Diversity Score
63
+30%since 2009
from 48 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
38
−3%since 2020
from 40 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican7.6%(44,253)
Mexican3.1%(17,709)
South American1.8%(10,520)
Cuban1.2%(7,060)
Colombian0.8%(4,694)
Dominican0.7%(4,277)
Central American0.6%(3,765)
Venezuelan0.4%(2,336)
Ecuadorian0.2%(1,256)
Peruvian0.2%(1,204)
Salvadoran0.2%(967)
Spaniard0.1%(825)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Costa Rican0.1%(753)
Guatemalan0.1%(705)
Panamanian0.1%(625)
Honduran0.1%(500)
Argentine0.1%(349)
Uruguayan0%(262)
Chilean0%(233)
Nicaraguan0%(215)
Bolivian0%(33)
Asian origin
Vietnamese0.4%(2,380)
Filipino0.4%(2,355)
Chinese0.4%(2,251)
Asian Indian0.4%(2,118)
Korean0.1%(582)
Japanese0.1%(327)
Thai0%(261)
Burmese0%(151)
Taiwanese0%(132)
Pakistani0%(127)
Laotian0%(117)
Cambodian0%(80)
+ 3 more asian origin groups with data
Hmong0%(42)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(62)
Guamanian0%(26)
Chamorro0%(16)
Fijian0%(11)
Ancestry
German10.7%(61,967)
Irish10.6%(61,442)
English9.9%(57,591)
Italian7.3%(42,517)
American5%(28,739)
Polish2.7%(15,601)
French2.1%(12,002)
Scottish1.8%(10,564)
West Indian1.2%(6,817)
Dutch0.9%(5,227)
Swedish0.8%(4,793)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(4,527)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Hungarian0.7%(3,937)
Jamaican0.7%(3,837)
Norwegian0.6%(3,629)
French Canadian0.6%(3,265)
Arab0.5%(3,141)
Russian0.5%(2,972)
Welsh0.4%(2,603)
Greek0.4%(2,461)
British0.4%(2,414)
Portuguese0.4%(2,189)
Canadian0.4%(2,156)
Czech0.3%(1,779)
Ukrainian0.3%(1,697)
Haitian0.3%(1,483)
Danish0.2%(1,211)
Lebanese0.2%(1,156)
Austrian0.2%(1,051)
Lithuanian0.2%(1,001)
Nigerian0.1%(863)
Swiss0.1%(849)
Brazilian0.1%(792)
Croatian0.1%(789)
Egyptian0.1%(774)
Slovak0.1%(725)
Finnish0.1%(605)
Slovene0.1%(522)
Syrian0.1%(414)
Romanian0.1%(382)
Iranian0.1%(368)
Guyanese0.1%(351)
Belgian0.1%(302)
Cape Verdean0.1%(296)
Armenian0%(207)
Serbian0%(193)
Moroccan0%(191)
Australian0%(189)
Bulgarian0%(187)
Turkish0%(143)
Latvian0%(122)
Israeli0%(84)
Ethiopian0%(76)
Ghanaian0%(68)
Somali0%(43)
Iraqi0%(36)
Kenyan0%(23)
Barbadian0%(23)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
28.4%
+10.7 ptssince 2000
from 17.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.1%
+10.0 ptssince 2000
from 82.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
10.0%
+3.9 ptssince 2000
from 6.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
27.5 min
+56%since 2000
from 17.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
72.7%
−8.4 ptssince 2009
from 81.0% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.3%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 9.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.4%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
14.4%
+10.3 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.1%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 2.0% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.3%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 5.9% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.1%
−5.3 ptssince 2011
from 9.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
54.8%
−0.7 ptssince 2011
from 55.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.2%
+3.1 ptssince 2020
from 69.1% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.0%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 12.7% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
38.4%
+8.4 ptssince 2009
from 30.0% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 49.0% in 2009
Female
51.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 51.0% in 2009
Foreign born
8.8%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 7.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
9.7%
−5.2 ptssince 2009
from 14.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
17.3%
+2.5 ptssince 2012
from 14.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
10.2%
−8.4 ptssince 2013
from 18.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.6%
+15.9 ptssince 2017
from 75.7% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.1%
+3.5 ptssince 2020
from 92.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.2%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 86.3% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
84.3%
−2.5 ptssince 2016
from 86.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
11.2%
+2.0 ptssince 2016
from 9.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married32.5%(78,637)
Married50.4%(121,854)
Widowed4%(9,639)
Divorced13.1%(31,558)
Women 15+
Never married24.9%(63,608)
Married47.7%(121,871)
Widowed11.1%(28,211)
Divorced16.3%(41,605)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.2%
−8.4 ptssince 2013
from 18.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
45.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 45.2% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
19.2%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 18.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
26.8%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 26.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
17.8%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 17.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.8%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 3.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
64.1%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 63.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
41.8%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 41.6% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)21.5%(9,986)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21%(9,749)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.1%(16,284)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.4%(2,483)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.3%(580)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 46,354 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Volusia County, Florida?

Volusia County, Florida has about 579,622 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Volusia County, Florida?

The typical household in Volusia County, Florida earns about $70,044 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Volusia County, Florida expensive?

In Volusia County, Florida, the median home is worth about $313,000, and the typical rent is about $1,467 a month.

How educated are people in Volusia County, Florida?

About 28.4% of adults age 25 and over in Volusia County, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Volusia County, Florida?

About 11.8% of people in Volusia County, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

Has Volusia County, Florida grown since 1990?

Yes, Volusia County, Florida has grown since 1990. The population has added about 208,910 residents, a change of about 56 percent over that period.

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