DeBary vs South Daytona

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

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

DeBary has the higher population (22,602 vs 13,322 in South Daytona). DeBary has the higher median household income ($87,391 vs $54,931 in South Daytona). DeBary has the higher median home value ($307,600 vs $210,500 in South Daytona).

Population, income & housing

	DeBary	South Daytona
Population	22,602	13,322
Median age	46.4 yrs	48.1 yrs
Median household income	$87,391	$54,931
Median home value	$307,600	$210,500
Median gross rent	$1,479	$1,287
Housing units	9,985	7,102
Homeownership rate	85.7%	61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.0%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DeBary	South Daytona
Population	20,696 → 22,602 (+9.2%)	12,879 → 13,322 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$65,316 → $87,391 (+33.8%)	$40,632 → $54,931 (+35.2%)
Median home value	$211,100 → $307,600 (+45.7%)	$146,800 → $210,500 (+43.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,131 → $1,479 (+30.8%)	$995 → $1,287 (+29.3%)

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

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)

	DeBary	South Daytona
Under 5	3.6%	3.6%
5 to 17	13.0%	12.2%
18 to 24	7.4%	5.7%
25 to 34	12.2%	8.9%
35 to 44	11.5%	15.1%
45 to 54	12.5%	14.7%
55 to 64	16.8%	17.3%
65 to 74	12.0%	13.0%
75 and over	10.9%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DeBary	South Daytona
White (non-Hispanic)	73.4%	76.0%
Black or African American	4.7%	11.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.4%
Asian	3.2%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.1%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	17.2%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DeBary	South Daytona
No high school diploma	5.5%	9.4%
High school graduate	28.0%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	22.4%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DeBary	South Daytona
Drove alone	73.4%	77.4%
Carpooled	6.6%	8.4%
Public transit	0.4%	1.2%
Walked	0.4%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	17.4%	11.1%
Other means	1.8%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DeBary	South Daytona
1-unit, detached	85.2%	51.2%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	16.8%
20 or more units	0.5%	8.4%
Mobile home & other	10.3%	14.1%

Poverty & households

	DeBary	South Daytona
Poverty rate	5.3%	17.0%
Average household size	2.39	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	26	20
Median year structure built	1994	1977