Volusia County, Florida

24 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 568,229
Median household income: $66,581
Median home value: $278,000

Volusia County, Florida counts 568,229 residents. 24 cities and places have their primary county here. At $66,581, its median household income sits below Florida's $71,711.

From 2019 to 2023, Volusia County's population grew 5.9% from 536,487 to 568,229, while its median household income rose 34.5% from $49,494 to $66,581.

Households average 2.33 people. The median gross rent is $1,368.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 568,229
Median age: 46.6 yrs
Median household income: $66,581
Median home value: $278,000
Median gross rent: $1,368
Housing units: 277,851
Homeownership rate: 72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

536,487568,229

Median household income

$49,494$66,581

Median home value

$175,000$278,000

Median gross rent

$1,046$1,368

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	536,487	$49,494	$175,000	$1,046
2020	546,107	$52,407	$194,900	$1,097
2021	548,783	$56,786	$212,900	$1,148
2022	558,520	$63,075	$251,400	$1,271
2023	568,229	$66,581	$278,000	$1,368

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1713.0%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 7414.3%

75 and over10.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	25,456	4.5%
5 to 17	74,004	13.0%
18 to 24	45,226	8.0%
25 to 34	65,941	11.6%
35 to 44	62,121	10.9%
45 to 54	66,385	11.7%
55 to 64	86,512	15.2%
65 to 74	81,175	14.3%
75 and over	61,409	10.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	390,004	68.6%
Black or African American	58,769	10.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	714	0.1%
Asian	10,458	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	161	0.0%
Some other race	2,160	0.4%
Two or more races	16,886	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	89,077	15.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate30.7%

Some college or associate's34.1%

Bachelor's degree17.7%

Graduate or professional degree9.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	34,137	8.1%
High school graduate	130,026	30.7%
Some college or associate's	144,240	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	75,136	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	40,004	9.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone74.7%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home12.9%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	184,482	74.7%
Carpooled	21,387	8.7%
Public transit	1,147	0.5%
Walked	2,746	1.1%
Bicycle	1,053	0.4%
Worked from home	31,898	12.9%
Other means	4,380	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	54,499	25.3%
15 to 29 min	79,376	36.9%
30 to 44 min	42,853	19.9%
45 to 59 min	16,624	7.7%
60+ min	21,843	10.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 12.2% (67,642 of 552,500)

	Count	Share
Family households	148,881	62.7%
Nonfamily households	88,515	37.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	237,396	85.4%
Vacant	40,455	14.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	172,829	72.8%
Renter-occupied	64,567	27.2%

1-unit, detached64.8%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units7.4%

20 or more units10.7%

Mobile home & other8.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	180,109	64.8%
1-unit, attached	11,134	4.0%
2 to 4 units	12,768	4.6%
5 to 19 units	20,596	7.4%
20 or more units	29,848	10.7%
Mobile home & other	23,396	8.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 12127
State: Florida
Land area: 1,101 sq mi
Water area: 331 sq mi
Center point: 29.0578, -81.1618