Cities / Florida / Daytona Beach

Daytona Beach, FL

78,992 people

Right Now

Weather

87.8°F

Clear

Today: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 91°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Daytona Beach)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 12.1 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

SFB

33 mi — Orlando Sanford International Airport

Population & People

Population

78,992

Median age

40.3

Median household income

$52,058

Poverty rate

20.4%

Unemployment rate

4.7%

Bachelor's degree+

27.8%

Avg. commute

19 min

Hispanic or Latino

9.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$287,700

Median gross rent

$1,328/mo

Homeownership rate

47.5%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,700

HUD Fair Market Rent (Volusia County, 13 mi from Daytona Beach), 2026. Efficiency $1205, 1BR $1385, 2BR $1700, 3BR $2241, 4BR $2429. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Florida gasoline midgrade

$4.25

Florida commercial electricity

11.47¢/kWh

Florida industrial electricity

8.84¢/kWh

Florida residential electricity

15.24¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1834641.4

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1393837.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Florida

827.88

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

Source: FRED, Florida-specific series.

Nearby Airports

SFB

Orlando Sanford International Airport

33 mi away

MCO

Orlando International Airport

57 mi away

JAX

Jacksonville International Airport

97 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Florida energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Florida economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).