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Deltona Demographics and Statistics

Deltona is one of a number of communities in the United States that has an interesting mixture of heritages, cultures and peoples that make the city culturally rich. People of many cultures, lifestyles and backgrounds inhabit the area. It is home to residents living in urban and suburban areas. This community has grown recently and will likely continue to grow. Demographic data of the metro statistical area of Deltona present some exciting facts.

Deltona, FL

People QuickFacts Deltona Florida
Population, 2006 estimate 84,273 18,089,888
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 21.0% 13.2%
Population, 2000 69,543 15,982,378
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.2% 5.9%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 27.0% 22.8%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 15.0% 17.6%
Female persons, percent, 2000 51.5% 51.2%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 84.3% 78.0%
Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 7.0% 14.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4% 0.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.9% 1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% 0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.4% 2.4%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 18.3% 16.8%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 53.5% 48.9%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 7.1% 16.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 19.5% 23.1%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 82.5% 79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 13.4% 22.3%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 34.1 26.2
 
Housing units, 2000 26,417 7,302,947
Homeownership rate, 2000 87.1% 70.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $82,200 $105,500
 
Households, 2000 24,896 6,337,929
Persons per household, 2000 2.79 2.46
Median household income, 1999 $39,736 $38,819
Per capita money income, 1999 $16,648 $21,557
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 8.1% 12.5%
Business QuickFacts Deltona Florida
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) D 219,490,896
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 162,193 191,805,685
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $2,199 $11,501
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 15,047 29,366,940
Total number of firms, 2002 4,328 1,539,207
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 6.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 2.7%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 17.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 23.6% 28.4%
 
Geography QuickFacts Deltona Florida
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 35 53,926
Persons per square mile, 2000 1,943.6 296.4
FIPS Code 17200 12
  Counties Volusia County