Daytona Beach Shores vs South Daytona

A side-by-side comparison of Daytona Beach Shores and South Daytona: population, income, housing, and more.

Daytona Beach Shores and South Daytona are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Daytona has the higher population (13,322 vs 5,139 in Daytona Beach Shores). Daytona Beach Shores has the higher median household income ($70,911 vs $54,931 in South Daytona). Daytona Beach Shores has the higher median home value ($410,800 vs $210,500 in South Daytona).

Population, income & housing

	Daytona Beach Shores	South Daytona
Population	5,139	13,322
Median age	64.8 yrs	48.1 yrs
Median household income	$70,911	$54,931
Median home value	$410,800	$210,500
Median gross rent	$1,461	$1,287
Housing units	6,400	7,102
Homeownership rate	70.6%	61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.3%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Daytona Beach Shores	South Daytona
Population	4,483 → 5,139 (+14.6%)	12,879 → 13,322 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$54,922 → $70,911 (+29.1%)	$40,632 → $54,931 (+35.2%)
Median home value	$294,400 → $410,800 (+39.5%)	$146,800 → $210,500 (+43.4%)
Median gross rent	$993 → $1,461 (+47.1%)	$995 → $1,287 (+29.3%)

Daytona Beach Shores

Population

4,4835,139

Median household income

$54,922$70,911

Median home value

$294,400$410,800

Median gross rent

$993$1,461

South Daytona

Population

12,87913,322

Median household income

$40,632$54,931

Median home value

$146,800$210,500

Median gross rent

$995$1,287

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Daytona Beach Shores	South Daytona
Under 5	1.1%	3.6%
5 to 17	1.8%	12.2%
18 to 24	2.7%	5.7%
25 to 34	5.2%	8.9%
35 to 44	4.9%	15.1%
45 to 54	10.1%	14.7%
55 to 64	24.8%	17.3%
65 to 74	25.4%	13.0%
75 and over	24.1%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Daytona Beach Shores	South Daytona
White (non-Hispanic)	84.5%	76.0%
Black or African American	2.5%	11.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	3.9%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.8%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Daytona Beach Shores	South Daytona
No high school diploma	3.7%	9.4%
High school graduate	23.0%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	21.5%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Daytona Beach Shores	South Daytona
Drove alone	60.7%	77.4%
Carpooled	5.3%	8.4%
Public transit	3.0%	1.2%
Walked	0.9%	1.5%
Bicycle	2.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	23.8%	11.1%
Other means	4.1%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Daytona Beach Shores	South Daytona
1-unit, detached	8.8%	51.2%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	16.8%
20 or more units	82.8%	8.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	14.1%

Poverty & households

	Daytona Beach Shores	South Daytona
Poverty rate	7.3%	17.0%
Average household size	1.64	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	29	20
Median year structure built	1986	1977