Volusia County, Florida

Volusia County has a population of 579,622 and has grown 9.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $313,000, about 4.5 times the county's median household income of $70,044.

Home price
$313,000
Income
$70,044
Population
579,622
Unemployment
4.1%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$313,000county
Median gross rent$1,467county
Median year homes here were built1986county
Share of homes built before 198035.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use8.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,762county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,700county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,385county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,241county
Home insurance / yr$7,136(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.2(statewide)
Median household income$70,044county
Family health premium / yr$24,807(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,021(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.878(statewide)
Poverty rate11.8%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home14.4%county
Unemployment rate4.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.2%county
Share of workers employed by government10.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.1%county
Economic output per resident$50,914county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.77%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.98%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time27.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service8.5 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport337763county
Miles to nearest general aviation field9.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here5county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station14 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.3%county
Traffic deaths41.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher28.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.1%county
Public schools in the county84county
Public school enrollment61282county
Students per full-time teacher18.1county
Free lunch eligible52.8%county
Elementary schools48county
Middle schools12county
High schools11county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above6county
Share of local colleges that are public16.7%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution9.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians68county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county6county
Hospitals here with an emergency department6county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter8.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.2%county
Frequent mental distress16.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population579,622county
Land area in square miles1,101county
People per square mile of land526.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores76county
Convenience stores100county
Share living far from a food store31.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract9.4%county
Population change since 2020+9.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age46.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over25.4%county
Share of households that are one person28.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States8.8%county
Second languages15.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls39.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents87county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents12county
Households that moved in20,057county
Households that moved away15,927county
Average income of arriving households$72,813county
Average income of departing households$57,215county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2,826county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings26.4%county
Violent crime rate267(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature72.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation45.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.81 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F92 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing0 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 9bcounty
Frost-free days316 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 3county
Average first fall frostDec 16county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$157county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh13.4¢county
Household electricity use1,077 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$27.11(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity92.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas4.2%county
Homes heated by propane0.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband91.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk95.2county
Coastal flood risk85.0county
Drought risk32.4county
Landslide risk55.9county
Hail risk39.2county
Earthquake risk68.4county
Tornado risk98.3county
Tropical cyclone risk98.5county
Extreme heat risk85.5county
Winter weather risk0.0county
Strong wind risk87.8county
Wildfire risk96.3county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams2county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams1county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Volusia County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Florida figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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