DeBary vs New Smyrna Beach

A side-by-side comparison of DeBary and New Smyrna Beach: population, income, housing, and more.

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

New Smyrna Beach has the higher population (31,212 vs 22,602 in DeBary). DeBary has the higher median household income ($87,391 vs $78,373 in New Smyrna Beach). New Smyrna Beach has the higher median home value ($365,900 vs $307,600 in DeBary).

Population, income & housing

	DeBary	New Smyrna Beach
Population	22,602	31,212
Median age	46.4 yrs	57.8 yrs
Median household income	$87,391	$78,373
Median home value	$307,600	$365,900
Median gross rent	$1,479	$1,638
Housing units	9,985	21,876
Homeownership rate	85.7%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.0%	38.7%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DeBary	New Smyrna Beach
Population	20,696 → 22,602 (+9.2%)	26,457 → 31,212 (+18.0%)
Median household income	$65,316 → $87,391 (+33.8%)	$57,043 → $78,373 (+37.4%)
Median home value	$211,100 → $307,600 (+45.7%)	$256,100 → $365,900 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,131 → $1,479 (+30.8%)	$1,129 → $1,638 (+45.1%)

DeBary

Population

20,69622,602

Median household income

$65,316$87,391

Median home value

$211,100$307,600

Median gross rent

$1,131$1,479

New Smyrna Beach

Population

26,45731,212

Median household income

$57,043$78,373

Median home value

$256,100$365,900

Median gross rent

$1,129$1,638

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	DeBary	New Smyrna Beach
Under 5	3.6%	4.1%
5 to 17	13.0%	7.4%
18 to 24	7.4%	4.2%
25 to 34	12.2%	9.5%
35 to 44	11.5%	8.3%
45 to 54	12.5%	10.8%
55 to 64	16.8%	20.3%
65 to 74	12.0%	19.7%
75 and over	10.9%	15.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DeBary	New Smyrna Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	73.4%	84.5%
Black or African American	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	3.2%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.1%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	17.2%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DeBary	New Smyrna Beach
No high school diploma	5.5%	5.4%
High school graduate	28.0%	25.8%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	22.4%	24.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	14.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DeBary	New Smyrna Beach
Drove alone	73.4%	68.6%
Carpooled	6.6%	8.1%
Public transit	0.4%	0.2%
Walked	0.4%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	17.4%	19.8%
Other means	1.8%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DeBary	New Smyrna Beach
1-unit, detached	85.2%	52.4%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	7.1%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	9.5%
20 or more units	0.5%	21.5%
Mobile home & other	10.3%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	DeBary	New Smyrna Beach
Poverty rate	5.3%	9.0%
Average household size	2.39	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	1994	1989