Daytona Beach is a larger medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 77,958 people and 22 associated neighborhoods, Daytona Beach is the 44th largest community in Florida.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Daytona Beach is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Daytona Beach is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Daytona Beach who work in sales jobs (11.95%), office and administrative support (11.86%), and management occupations (8.34%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.34% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.In addition, Daytona Beach is a college town. There are a lot of students in Daytona Beach attending college, and as a result Daytona Beach provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students. One of the nice things about Daytona Beach is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. The population of Daytona Beach overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Daytona Beach, 24.84% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Daytona Beach in 2022 was $29,368, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $117,472 for a family of four. However, Daytona Beach contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Daytona Beach is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Daytona Beach home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Daytona Beach residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Daytona Beach also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.30% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Daytona Beach include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Daytona Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
