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Volusia County, Florida

Volusia County had 602,772 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,101.1 square miles of land. It ranks 12th of 67 in Florida by population and 10th by land area.

Population
602,772
#12 of 67 in Florida · #115 in US
Area
1,101.1 sq mi
#10 of 67 in Florida · #577 in US
Density
547 / sq mi
#16 of 67 in Florida · #263 in US
Median household income
$66,111
#36 of 67 in Florida · #1,287 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Volusia County within Florida. Pin: Tallahassee.

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Volusia County population, land area and income

Volusia County had 602,772 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,101.1 square miles of land. It ranks 12th of 67 in Florida by population and 10th by land area. That works out to 547.4 people per square mile, 5.7 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Florida has 154,693 residents, so Volusia County is 3.9 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $66,111 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

602,772

3144th1st

115th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,101 sq mi

3144th1st

577th of 3,144 (US)

Density

547.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

263rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$66,111

3143rd1st

1287th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Florida (67)

Population

602,772

67th1st

12th of 67 (FL)

Land area

1,101 sq mi

67th1st

10th of 67 (FL)

Density

547.4 / sq mi

67th1st

16th of 67 (FL)

Median household income

$66,111

67th1st

36th of 67 (FL)

How Volusia County's population changed since 2020

Volusia County gained 47,020 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 8.5%. That ranks 29th of 67 in Florida for growth. The median Florida county changed by +7.8%, and the state as a whole by +8.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Volusia County recorded 20,817 births and 35,736 deaths, a natural change of -14,919. Net international migration added +8,610 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +55,402. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 55,402 people.

555.8k2020566.5k2021580.5k2022592.6k2023602.8k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
20,817
Deaths
35,736
Net international migration
+8,610
Net domestic migration
+55,402
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+10,150

Where Volusia County is

The Census internal point of Volusia County is at 29.057800, -81.161800. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades Florida's 67 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Volusia County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Escambia County: +2.7%Okaloosa County: +4.0%St. Lucie County: +17.9%Okeechobee County: +6.8%DeSoto County: +7.8%Bradford County: -0.5%Bay County: +14.4%Holmes County: +1.6%Gilchrist County: +13.1%Manatee County: +14.1%Hardee County: +2.9%Lafayette County: +5.0%Flagler County: +17.9%Nassau County: +14.7%Pasco County: +16.4%Martin County: +4.4%Palm Beach County: +5.9%Alachua County: +4.3%Lee County: +12.5%Brevard County: +8.2%Polk County: +16.8%Pinellas County: +0.6%Highlands County: +8.3%Hamilton County: +4.4%Wakulla County: +9.5%Clay County: +8.1%Suwannee County: +9.2%Madison County: +2.9%Columbia County: +6.0%Jackson County: +6.1%Calhoun County: -3.1%Franklin County: +4.0%Gulf County: +11.3%Hernando County: +11.5%Washington County: +4.7%Levy County: +10.9%Liberty County: +1.9%Putnam County: +5.3%Volusia County: +8.5%Walton County: +18.2%Osceola County: +19.7%Leon County: +2.2%Union County: +2.0%Sarasota County: +9.2%Dixie County: +5.6%Charlotte County: +12.8%Indian River County: +7.3%Broward County: +4.8%Hendry County: +16.1%Sumter County: +18.7%Miami-Dade County: +5.3%Citrus County: +10.1%Seminole County: +4.9%Lake County: +15.0%Marion County: +13.6%St. Johns County: +20.9%Gadsden County: +1.7%Jefferson County: +10.5%Baker County: +4.3%Glades County: +8.7%Collier County: +10.3%Duval County: +5.7%Taylor County: +0.4%Monroe County: -2.3%Hillsborough County: +7.8%Santa Rosa County: +9.9%Orange County: +7.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < +4.0%
  2. < +5.7%
  3. < +8.7%
  4. < +13.1%
  5. ≥ +13.1%
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Orange pin: Volusia County internal point. Dark pin: Tallahassee.

Internal point

Decimal
29.057800, -81.161800
DMS
29°03'28.08"N 81°09'42.48"W
UTM
17N 484249.5E 3214400.2N
Geohash
djnm31gcb
Plus code
76XW3R5Q+47

Towns in Volusia County

17 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Volusia County, 482,068 people together, or 80% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Volusia County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Deltona with 100,513.

  1. 01Deltona100,513
  2. 02Daytona Beach86,015
  3. 03Port Orange66,556
  4. 04DeLand45,587
  5. 05Ormond Beach44,596
  6. 06New Smyrna Beach33,144
  7. 07Edgewater24,334
  8. 08DeBary23,468
  9. 09Orange City15,257
  10. 10South Daytona13,906
  11. 11Holly Hill13,183
  12. 12Daytona Beach Shores5,223
  13. 13Ponce Inlet3,485
  14. 14Lake Helen2,988
  15. 15Oak Hill2,172
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Volusia County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Volusia County. The most populous is Orange County, FL, with 1,533,646 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Tallahassee and the nearest big city

Tallahassee is 210.0 miles WNW of Volusia County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Deltona, FL (population 100,513), 10.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is DeLand, FL (population 45,587), 7.9 miles away.

Volusia County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Volusia County is 12127: state code 12 for Florida plus county code 127. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $66,111.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Volusia County, Florida?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 602,772. That is up 47,020 people (8.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 555,752.

What is the FIPS code of Volusia County?

12127. The first two digits (12) are Florida; the last three (127) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Volusia County?

Deltona, with 100,513 residents inside Volusia County in 2024.

Which counties border Volusia County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Orange County, FL; Brevard County, FL; Seminole County, FL; Lake County, FL; Marion County, FL; Flagler County, FL; Putnam County, FL.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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