DeLand vs New Smyrna Beach

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

DeLand 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.

DeLand has the higher population (39,832 vs 31,212 in New Smyrna Beach). New Smyrna Beach has the higher median household income ($78,373 vs $73,352 in DeLand). New Smyrna Beach has the higher median home value ($365,900 vs $303,500 in DeLand).

Population, income & housing

	DeLand	New Smyrna Beach
Population	39,832	31,212
Median age	38.8 yrs	57.8 yrs
Median household income	$73,352	$78,373
Median home value	$303,500	$365,900
Median gross rent	$1,159	$1,638
Housing units	15,949	21,876
Homeownership rate	62.6%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.4%	38.7%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DeLand	New Smyrna Beach
Population	32,413 → 39,832 (+22.9%)	26,457 → 31,212 (+18.0%)
Median household income	$47,925 → $73,352 (+53.1%)	$57,043 → $78,373 (+37.4%)
Median home value	$209,200 → $303,500 (+45.1%)	$256,100 → $365,900 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	$966 → $1,159 (+20.0%)	$1,129 → $1,638 (+45.1%)

DeLand

Population

32,41339,832

Median household income

$47,925$73,352

Median home value

$209,200$303,500

Median gross rent

$966$1,159

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)

	DeLand	New Smyrna Beach
Under 5	7.1%	4.1%
5 to 17	14.0%	7.4%
18 to 24	13.8%	4.2%
25 to 34	9.7%	9.5%
35 to 44	12.0%	8.3%
45 to 54	11.0%	10.8%
55 to 64	11.6%	20.3%
65 to 74	11.5%	19.7%
75 and over	9.3%	15.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DeLand	New Smyrna Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	61.9%	84.5%
Black or African American	12.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.3%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	21.5%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DeLand	New Smyrna Beach
No high school diploma	7.3%	5.4%
High school graduate	26.0%	25.8%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	24.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.4%	14.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DeLand	New Smyrna Beach
Drove alone	69.2%	68.6%
Carpooled	9.4%	8.1%
Public transit	0.5%	0.2%
Walked	1.3%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.4%
Worked from home	17.2%	19.8%
Other means	1.9%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DeLand	New Smyrna Beach
1-unit, detached	64.3%	52.4%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	7.1%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	9.8%	9.5%
20 or more units	9.4%	21.5%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	DeLand	New Smyrna Beach
Poverty rate	10.2%	9.0%
Average household size	2.45	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	1995	1989