Daytona Beach

Population & Demographics

Daytona Beach, FL

Daytona Beach is home to 78,992 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 30,197 resident workers commute each day.

FloridaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
78,992
people
Population

78,992 residents

Median age 40.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Daytona Beach population & demographics

Who lives in Daytona Beach — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
78,992
Median age
40.3yrs
Median household income
$52,058
Median home value
$287,700
Median gross rent
$1,328/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
27.8%
Poverty rate
20.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Daytona Beach

How Daytona Beach breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White52.6%
Black29.8%
Hispanic or Latino9.9%
Two or more races4.2%
Asian2.9%
Some other race0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Daytona Beach

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Daytona Beach.

Daytona Beach at a glance
Employed Residents
30,197
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
13.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
29.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
10.9%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Ormond Beach
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Daytona Beach proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Daytona Beach commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

69 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Daytona Beach

30,197 commutes, one dot at a time

Daytona Beach

Where 30,197 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Daytona Beach, by worker count.

1Daytona Beach0.0 mi8,776
2Ormond Beach6.1 mi2,180
3DeLand19.9 mi1,565
4Port Orange6.4 mi1,518
5Jacksonville84.9 mi1,176
6Orlando51.3 mi1,047
7South Daytona3.4 mi750
8Holly Hill2.6 mi709

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Daytona Beach.

1Daytona Beach0.0 mi8,776
2Port Orange6.4 mi5,592
3Ormond Beach6.1 mi4,242
4Palm Coast25.2 mi2,467
5Deltona23.2 mi2,043
6South Daytona3.4 mi1,443
7Jacksonville84.9 mi1,403
8Holly Hill2.6 mi1,336

Top industries

The sectors that employ Daytona Beach’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance29.1%
RTRetail Trade13.1%
AFAccommodation and Food Services12.9%
EDEducational Services6.9%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.6%
PAPublic Administration4.5%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.0%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation3.9%
MFManufacturing3.5%
Connectivity

Internet options for Daytona Beach

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

8 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps96%
5 Gbps96%
8 Gbps51%
See all internet providers in Daytona Beach

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