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Population (year 2000): 45,823. Estimated
population in July 2005: 53,746 (+17.3% change)
Males: 21,831 (47.6%), Females: 23,992 (52.4%)
Volusia County
Median resident age: 44.6 years
Median household income: $38,783 (year 2000)
Median house value: $96,500 (year 2000)
Races in Port Orange:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.7%)
- Hispanic (2.5%)
- Black (1.6%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (18.0%), Irish (15.6%),
English (13.9%), Italian (11.0%), United States (7.9%), Polish
(4.3%).
Elevation: 20 feet
Land area: 24.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Port Orange
- High school or higher: 84.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
- Unemployed: 2.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Port Orange city
- Never married: 18.1%
- Now married: 58.6%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 9.7%
- Divorced: 12.1%
5.6% Foreign born (2.8% Europe, 1.1% Asia, 0.7%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +8,373 (+22.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Port Orange:
- BERT FISH MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; NEW SMYRNA
BEACH, FL)
- HALIFAX MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; DAYTONA
BEACH, FL)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ORMOND PENINSULA (about 15 miles;
ORMOND BEACH, FL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Port
Orange:
- DAYTONA BEACH INTL (about 5 miles; DAYTONA BEACH,
FL; ID: DAB)
- ORLANDO SANFORD (about 29 miles; ORLANDO, FL; ID:
SFB)
- NASA SHUTTLE LANDING FACILITY (about 42 miles;
TITUSVILLE, FL; ID: X68)
Other public-use airports nearest to Port Orange:
- NEW SMYRNA BEACH MUNI (about 7 miles; NEW SMYRNA
BEACH, FL; ID: EVB)
- MASSEY RANCH AIRPARK (about 13 miles; NEW SMYRNA
BEACH, FL; ID: X50)
- ORMOND BEACH MUNI (about 15 miles; ORMOND BEACH, FL;
ID: OMN)
Amtrak station near Port Orange:
- 8 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.
College/University in Port Orange:
- DAYTONA INSTITUTE OF MASSAGE THERAPY
(Location: 209 DUNLAWTON AVE; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Port Orange:
- EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles;
DAYTONA BEACH, FL; Full-time enrollment: 9,008)
- DAYTONA BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles;
DAYTONA BEACH, FL; FT enrollment: 6,257)
- BETHUNE COOKMAN COLLEGE (about 7 miles; DAYTONA
BEACH, FL; FT enrollment: 2,638)
- STETSON UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; DELAND, FL; FT
enrollment: 2,966)
- SEMINOLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; SANFORD,
FL; FT enrollment: 5,261)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ORLANDO CAMPUS (about 42
miles; MAITLAND, FL; FT enrollment: 3,992)
- UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA (about 42 miles;
ORLANDO, FL; FT enrollment: 26,717)
Public high schools in Port Orange:
- SPRUCE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,585;
Location: 801 TAYLOR ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- ATLANTIC HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,544;
Location: 1250 REED CANAL ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Port Orange:
- SILVER SANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,377;
Location: 1300 HERBERT STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CREEKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,266;
Location: 6801 AIRPORT ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SWEETWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
1,017; Location: 5800 VICTORIA GARDENS BOU; Grades: PK -
05)
- SUGAR MILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 845;
Location: 1101 CHARLES STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- HORIZON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 809;
Location: 4751 HIDDEN LAKE DRIVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- SPRUCE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
784; Location: 642 TAYLOR ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- PORT ORANGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 482;
Location: 402 DUNLAWTON AVENUE; Grades: KG - 05)
- THE CHILES ACADEMY (Students: 102; Location:
1250 REED CANAL ROAD; Grades: 06 - 12)
Private primary/middle school in Port Orange:
- MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF PORT ORAN (Students: 44;
Location: 3749 NOVA ROAD; Grades: PK - KG)
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