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Place dossier plate
SheetFL-SOUTH-DAYTONA-FL · South Daytona, FL 13,322 pop · income 27th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around South Daytona
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest South Daytona on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Kingston · lowest
53,885
Kingston · lowest
53,885 median HH income
35.3% of the leader · rank #1
Harlan · near
54,923
Harlan · near
54,923 median HH income
36.0% of the leader · rank #2
South Daytona · this city
54,931
South Daytona · this city
54,931 median HH income
36.0% of the leader · rank #3
Mineral Sprin… · near
54,931
Mineral Sprin… · near
54,931 median HH income
36.0% of the leader · rank #4
Lyons · near
54,940
Lyons · near
54,940 median HH income
36.0% of the leader · rank #5
Burlington · near
54,941
Burlington · near
54,941 median HH income
36.0% of the leader · rank #6
Bexley · highest
152,526
Bexley · highest
152,526 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for South Daytona on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 13,322.
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, South Daytona lands in the 27th percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.
27th
percentile, household income
46th
percentile, home value
73rd
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: South Daytona, FL
Florida's South Daytona is a small town, with 13,322 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Median household income here is $54,931 per year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 14.2%. South Daytona's housing stock carries a median value of $210,500, and the median resident age is 48.1 years. 25.4% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 52.7% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 28 residential building permits were authorized in South Daytona (Construction Slowdown), down 89% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data.
Florida carries a cost-of-living premium: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Florida scores 103.4 (Above Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,526 per month. Monthly utility costs average around $225 across Florida, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. The average commute for South Daytona workers runs 17.4 minutes, with 77.4% driving alone and 11.1% working from home. Natural-hazard exposure scores 75.7 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of South Daytona's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from comparison shortlist to schools and households to work and mobility to housing and income to population change; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For South Daytona, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, local building permits, matched public-school count, annual population history.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles, FBI reported-crime rates; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Comparison shortlist
Which cities make useful reference points for South Daytona?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
Within Florida, the closest population matches are Conway (13,346 residents, $96,250 income); Callaway (13,297 residents, $69,388 income); Atlantic Beach (13,353 residents, $103,288 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Coatesville, PA (13,323 residents); Bexley, OH (13,324 residents); Portland, TN (13,325 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
What does the education layer cover for South Daytona?
The matched institution count is small, so district boundaries and schools outside the city line may matter more than the municipal count suggests. Use the number as a coverage cue, then verify attendance zones with the district before making a household decision.
The NCES join finds 1 public school within the city match. 25.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
What does the journey to work look like in South Daytona?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 77.4%. The reported mean trip to work is 17.4 minutes.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
How far does income reach against housing in South Daytona?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.8 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 14.2%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Population change
Is South Daytona growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +922 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +7.1% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 28 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
2020 estimate
12,972
2025 estimate
13,894
Period change
+7.1%
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
Below median income · poverty 14.2% (High poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
103.4 (US=100)
Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Florida average
F
City profile score · South Daytona, FL
30/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Bachelor's+ share C-
25.4%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income F
$54,931
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Cost of living F
103.4 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Poverty rate F
14.2%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
South Daytona profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 50/100 (C-) · 25.4%
Household income: 27/100 (F) · $54,931
Cost of living: 25/100 (F) · 103.4 index
Poverty rate: 24/100 (F) · 14.2%
How does South Daytona compare to other US cities?
South Daytona measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income27% higher than other cities
Home value46% pricier than other cities
Median rent73% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares South Daytona against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Florida only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Florida-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places South Daytona near the bottom of Florida's cities
Among the 930 Florida cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, South Daytona ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares South Daytona only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#672 of 903
26th percentile in Florida
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 930
0th percentile in Florida
Median Home Value
#670 of 894
25th percentile in Florida
Poverty Rate
#223 of 930
76th percentile in Florida
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#503 of 930
46th percentile in Florida
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Florida only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
27th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How South Daytona's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$210,500Among the most affordablemore affordable than 54% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
South Daytona's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.8×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#10,176 of 15,516
More affordable than 34% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#1,818 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 3.8×, South Daytona sits in the moderate band:
national rank #10,176 of 15,516 and #1,818 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$54,931South Daytona, FL median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context South Daytona, FL median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for South Daytona, FL.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)25.4%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)14.2%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)52.7%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
13,322
Median Income
$54,931
Median Home Value
$210,500
Median Age
48.1
Poverty Rate
14.2%
Labor force participation
52.7%
Bachelor's Degree+
25.4%
Schools
Total Schools
1
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
South Daytona's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
12,972 residents
2021
13,327 residents
2022
13,678 residents
2023
13,821 residents
2024
13,861 residents
2025
13,894 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
28
housing units authorized
Single-Family
0
detached homes
Multifamily
28
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
2.1
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
258
2
256
$32.2M
2020
171
1
170
$21.3M
2021
136
2
134
$16.9M
2022
58
3
55
$7.4M
2023
22
6
16
$4.7M
2024
28
0
28
$2.9M
Permit volume decreased 89% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
17.4 minutes
Drive Alone
77.4%
Carpool
8.4%
Public Transit
1.2%
Walk
1.5%
Work from Home
11.1%
Based on 5,950 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Florida statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $225
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Florida at $225 (electricity about $145 , water and sewer about $55 ).
These are Florida statewide averages, not a meter reading for South Daytona. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Florida's BEA cost-of-living index is 103.4 (Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around South Daytona is $1,526/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Florida statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 75.7 / 100 (High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Florida statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county South Daytona sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How South Daytona compares to similar-size Florida cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.