Daytona Beach, Florida

Daytona Beach is part of a greater metropolitan area of East Central Florida, the City of Daytona Beach is situated at the confluence of two major interstate highways that provide quick, easy access to the third largest consumer region in the United States with a population of more than 17 million. International airports in Daytona Beach and Orlando, railroad and nearby port facilities enhance Daytona Beach’s efforts to provide a cost effective and logistically important location to do business while providing an exceptional quality of life.

About Daytona Beach

Daytona Beach is the regional commercial and cultural hub of the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach MSA with a population of 545,451. Beautiful ocean beaches bring worldwide acclaim. More than eight million tourists a year visit the area. Quality roads, miles of beautiful tree-lined streets through picturesque neighborhoods and street beautification programs are national models and reflect
the pride of residents. Based on the “2004 Survey of Buying Power”, the Orlando/Daytona Beach/ Melbourne, Florida media market is ranked 20th in population with 3.24 million people. It is also ranked 20th in Total Effective Buying Income (EBI) with $61.3 billion.

Volusia County Florida - Department of Economic Development

Significant statistics**
	2000 Census	2005 Update	2010 Forecast
Population	64,112	68,476	74,899
Households	28,605	30,538	33,591
Families	13,842	14,389	15,368
Average household size	2.06	2.07	2.08
Owner-occupied households	13,538	15,194	17,013
Renter-occupied households	15,067	15,344	16,578
Median age	37.2	38.3	40.0
Marketplace population*	389,543	444,287	512,643

*Projected 2005-10 growth rate*
	Area	National
Population	1.81%	1.22%
Households	1.92%	1.27%
Families	1.33%	1.00%
Owner households	2.29%	1.46%
Median households income	2.34%	3.25%

Median household income: $29,313 (2005 estimate)
Average home value: $160,154 (2005 estimate)
Florida price level index: 95.53 (2004)
Hospital:
Florida Hospital-Ormond Memorial
Halifax Medical Center
Elementary/secondary schools:
Public: 10
Private: 13
Colleges/universities:
Advanced Technology Center
Bethune-Cookman College
Daytona Beach Community College
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Keiser College
Palmer College of Chiropractic Florida
Stetson University
University of Central Florida
Marketplace population based upon a 25-mile radius review of consumer population, ESRI Business Information Systems 2005 *Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2000 Census of Population and Housing. ESRI BIS forecasts for 2005 and 2010.