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If sand, surf and sunbathers appeal to your
senses, then Daytona Beach is where visitors want to plop down
your beach towel and chair. The self-proclaimed "World's Most
Famous Beach" is an epicenter of activity for college students,
NASCAR racing fans and bikers from mid February through March,
when they descend on the 23-mile stretch of white hard-packed
sand. The town is a balmy beach haven appealing to all age
groups, from little kids assembling sand castles to seniors
basking in the ocean breeze.
Population (year 2000): 4,299. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,817 (+12.0% change)
Males: 2,038 (47.4%), Females: 2,261 (52.6%)
Volusia County
Zip code:
32118
Median resident age: 64.7 years
Median household income: $43,796 (year 2000)
Median house value: $131,800 (year 2000)
Races in Daytona Beach Shores:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.7%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Asian Indian (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (19.5%), English (17.4%),
Irish (13.4%), Italian (8.7%), United States (7.1%), French
(5.0%).
Elevation: 23 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Daytona Beach Shores
- High school or higher: 89.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.9%
- Unemployed: 4.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Daytona Beach Shores city
- Never married: 11.4%
- Now married: 64.2%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 11.3%
- Divorced: 12.5%
13.3% Foreign born (10.1% Europe, 1.5% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +2,061 (+92.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Daytona Beach Shores:
- BERT FISH MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; NEW SMYRNA
BEACH, FL)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ORMOND PENINSULA (about 12 miles;
ORMOND BEACH, FL)
- HALIFAX MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; DAYTONA
BEACH, FL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Daytona Beach Shores:
- DAYTONA BEACH INTL (about 5 miles; DAYTONA BEACH,
FL; ID: DAB)
- ORLANDO SANFORD (about 33 miles; ORLANDO, FL; ID:
SFB)
- NASA SHUTTLE LANDING FACILITY (about 45 miles;
TITUSVILLE, FL; ID: X68)
Other public-use airports nearest to Daytona Beach
Shores:
- NEW SMYRNA BEACH MUNI (about 9 miles; NEW SMYRNA
BEACH, FL; ID: EVB)
- ORMOND BEACH MUNI (about 13 miles; ORMOND BEACH, FL;
ID: OMN)
- MASSEY RANCH AIRPARK (about 15 miles; NEW SMYRNA
BEACH, FL; ID: X50)
Amtrak station near Daytona Beach Shores:
- 5 miles: DAYTONA BEACH (100 N. ATLANTIC) - Bus
Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, full-service food
facilities, taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Daytona Beach Shores:
- EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles;
DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Full-time enrollment: 9,008)
- DAYTONA BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles;
DAYTONA BEACH, FL; FT enrollment: 6,257)
- BETHUNE COOKMAN COLLEGE (about 5 miles; DAYTONA
BEACH, FL; FT enrollment: 2,638)
- STETSON UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; DELAND, FL; FT
enrollment: 2,966)
- SEMINOLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; SANFORD,
FL; FT enrollment: 5,261)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ORLANDO CAMPUS (about 46
miles; MAITLAND, FL; FT enrollment: 3,992)
- UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA (about 46 miles;
ORLANDO, FL; FT enrollment: 26,717)
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