Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL

Metro Area Profile

706,150 residents. Jobs, income, development, climate and physical risk across the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metropolitan area.

55out of 100
Area Score
Bottom 20% of 379 profiles measured

How we calculate this

How this area ranks
Opportunity272nd of 379 metros measured45
GrowthTop 23% of 821 metros measured67
Housing affordability746th of 822 metros measured66
ClimateTop 3% of 822 metros measured82
Physical resilience726th of 822 metros measured23
AccessTop 28% of 822 metros measured88
Economic stability521st of 822 metros measured41
The quick read

Employment conditions sit below most comparable published metro profiles: unemployment is 5.3% and the Opportunity signal places Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach in the bottom 28%.

Housing sits below most published city profiles for affordability: rent takes 25% of median household income and the median home is 4.5 times it — each just short of the thresholds that would count as strained, but both toward the costly end.

Physical-risk exposure is above the national median, driven mainly by hurricane, wildfire and coastal flooding.

At a glance

Population
706,150
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income
$71,277
Top 38% nationally
Density
445/sq mi
1587.3 sq mi of land
Median age
47.8
2024 ACS 5-Year
County
Metro area
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
Nearest major airport
SFB
28 mi · Orlando Sanford Intl
Median home value
$324,300
2024 ACS 5-Year

Jobs & opportunity

Unemployment of 5.3% is lower than 14% of the 379 measured US metros.

Employment fell 0.3% over the past year, to 306,618 employed residents.

MetricValueCompared nationallySource period
Median household income ±$998$71,277Top 38%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$809$40,213Top 27%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate11.5%Bottom 28%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute29.2 minTop 10%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher28.9%Top 36%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Employment306,618Top 24%of 379June 2026
Employment change (3 years)-0.3%Bottom 44%of 379June 2026
Employment change (year over year)-0.3%Top 39%of 379June 2026
Labor force323,767Top 23%of 379June 2026
Labor force participation53.7%Bottom 14%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Mean annual wage$57,390Bottom 29%of 3812025 OEWS
Median annual wage$44,940Bottom 19%of 3812025 OEWS
Metro employment219,740Top 28%of 3812025 OEWS
Unemployment change (year over year)0.8%Top 11%of 379June 2026
Unemployment rate5.3%Top 14%of 379June 2026
Unemployment rate
2021/062022/032022/122023/092024/062025/032025/102026/065.52.9
Monthly unemployment rate from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, most recent value 5.3% in June 2026. A break in the line is a month the Bureau of Labor Statistics did not publish for this area — it is left empty rather than estimated.
Largest occupations — Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
OccupationPeople employedMedian annual wage
Retail Salespersons8,780$33,370
Fast Food and Counter Workers7,240$28,660
Registered Nurses6,600$84,180
Cashiers6,070$29,950
Waiters and Waitresses5,920$35,440
General and Operations Managers4,800$91,710

Occupational employment and wages are published for metropolitan areas rather than for individual cities or ZIP areas, so these describe the wider labor market this location sits in. 2025 OEWS, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Housing & affordability

How it’s calculated →

Prices for everything a household buys run about 1% below the national average, on the Bureau of Economic Analysis index. Housing drives most of that difference.

Median rent of $1,500 takes 25% of median household income, below the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.

A median home costs 4.5 times median household income here, above the historic benchmark of about three times income.

Cost of living
99.1

Prices here run about 1% below the national average. The spread between places is driven mostly by housing — goods vary far less — and this excludes taxes.

Rent as a share of income
25.3%
Below the 30% cost-burdened threshold
Home price to income
4.5×
median home value ÷ median income
Median gross rent
$1,500
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value
$324,300
2024 ACS 5-Year
MetricValueCompared nationallySource period
Cost of living index99.1Top 21%of 3812023
Home price to income4.55Top 19%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate75.4%Top 18%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±167343,043Top 8%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$27$1,500Top 9%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$2,857$324,300Top 21%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income25.3%Top 3%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate14.2%Top 32%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year

Both affordability measures come from the same ACS release as the income they are compared with, so the comparison is like for like. They describe housing cost against local earnings and are not a cost-of-living index — transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes are not included, and a place can look affordable here and still be expensive to live in for reasons this does not capture.

Growth & development

How it’s calculated →
Development Momentum
67/ 100
Top 23% of 821 published city profiles
Permitting is decreasing, measured from 2024 to 2025.

An AreaProfile calculation combining permit volume per resident, its direction over one and three years, population change and employment growth. Permit volume alone is not the measure.

Population has grown 10% since 2020, reaching 739,516 in 2024.

Population is still rising, but more slowly than in the preceding year.

New construction is predominantly single-family: only 20% of permitted units are in buildings of five or more homes.

At 6.5 permitted units per 1,000 residents, building activity is above the median for measured US metros.

Units permitted
4,612
12 months ending July 2026
Per 1,000 residents
6.5
Top 16% nationally
Year over year
−13%
vs the prior twelve months
Multifamily share
19.7%
units in 5+ unit buildings
Population, annual estimates
20202021202220232024740k672k
Census Population Estimates Program, July 1 of each year. These annual estimates are designed for year-over-year comparison, unlike the ACS five-year figure shown as this profile's population.

Weather & climate

8 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 90°F and January a low of 49°F.

Normal annual precipitation is 51.3 inches.

40°60°80°100°JFMAMJJASOND
Solid line: normal daily high. Dashed line: normal daily low. 1991-2020 normals from NOAA station DAYTONA BEACH INTL AP, 8.5 miles from this location.
Precipitation
JFMAMJJASOND7.2"
Normal monthly precipitation, in inches.
MetricValueSource period
Annual precipitation51.3"1991-2020 Normals
Average January low49°F1991-2020 Normals
Average July high90°F1991-2020 Normals
Comfortable months81991-2020 Normals
Seasonal temperature swing23°F1991-2020 Normals

Climate figures are thirty-year normals, not current conditions. They describe what a typical year looks like rather than what the weather is doing today.

Physical risk

23 / 100
Physical resilience

The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are hurricane, wildfire and coastal flooding.

HurricaneElevated
WildfireModerate
Coastal floodingModerate
Cold waveModerate

Low or minimal exposure: tornado, lightning, inland flooding, heat wave, strong wind, earthquake, landslide, hail, drought.

Hazard ratings are AreaProfile calculations derived from the FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0 (December 2025). FEMA publishes at county level. This value is the population-weighted mean of all component counties; expected annual loss is their sum. FEMA does not endorse this presentation. Higher physical resilience means lower exposure.

What this profile does not cover

Three things people look for are missing from every AreaProfile page, and each is missing for a reason rather than by oversight. The Area Score is calculated without them and the weighting is documented on the methodology page.

Reported crime
Offences reported to police are published by department rather than by town, and only where a department reported every month of the year. No municipal department reports for this place — many smaller communities are policed by the county — so there is no figure to show. A partial year is never scaled up to look complete, and arrest counts or news volume are never substituted for it.
Taxes
Taxes are not published: no source covers them nationally with a method open enough to check. Cost of living now is — the index above is the Bureau of Economic Analysis price parity for this area — but it is a price level for all consumption rather than a budget for a household, its spread is driven mostly by housing, and it excludes taxes. Housing affordability is computed separately from rent, price and income, because that answers a narrower and more actionable question. Nothing here is individualised tax advice.
Anything about a specific address
Every figure describes an area, not a street or a house. School attendance zones, insurance pricing and the character of a neighbourhood all vary within the places measured here.

Access

6 major airports lie within 100 miles, the nearest 28 miles away.

AirportCodeDistanceLongest runway
Orlando Sanford IntlSFB28 mi11,002 ft
Orlando IntlMCO52 mi10,000 ft
St AugustineSGJ55 mi8,001 ft

Airport identity, position and runway data come from the FAA. “Major airport” is an AreaProfile classification — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — not an FAA hub designation. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance.

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Data & methodology

Used forSourceSource periodUpdated
AccessFederal Aviation Administration
Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service
NASR current cycle28-day NASR cycle
Physical riskFederal Emergency Management Agency
National Risk Index
National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0)Periodic dataset versions (v1.20.0 current)
ClimateNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Monthly)
1991-2020 NormalsEvery ten years (next release follows the 2001–2030 period)
HousingU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Regional price parities and county personal income
2023Annually, each December
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
2025 OEWSAnnual (spring release)
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
June 2026Monthly
DevelopmentU.S. Census Bureau
Building Permits Survey
12 months ending July 2026Monthly, roughly three weeks after the reference month
DemographicsU.S. Census Bureau
Population Estimates Program
July 1, 2024 estimateAnnual (vintage released each spring)
Demographics, Housing, Income, JobsU.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File)
2024 ACS 5-YearAnnual (5-year estimates released each December)

Profile recalculated August 30, 2026. Recalculation is not the same as new source data — each figure above shows the period its source actually covers. Read the full methodology or browse every source.