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 82,485 people and 22 associated neighborhoods, Daytona Beach is the 44th largest community in Florida.Daytona Beach is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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 (11.43%), office and administrative support (10.64%), and management occupations (8.18%). A relatively large number of people in Daytona Beach telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.77% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Daytona Beach is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities. The overall education level of Daytona Beach is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.69% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Daytona Beach in 2022 was $31,720, which is lower middle income relative to Florida, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,880 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. 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.
