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DeBary grades C+ overall, ranked 225th of 634 in Florida, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $89K and it has 12 miles of trail. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $379K, 5.3 years of the Deltona metro’s $71K median household income. DeBary’s January low is 48°F, where Florida’s towns sit at 51°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. DeBary has 2 places on the National Register. The biggest park or preserve is Alexander Island Park, at 177 acres.
19,320 counted in 2010 and 22,260 in 2020; an estimated 23,544 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 6.1% since 2020, after 15.2% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far DeBary is from typical.
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Census counts: 2,362 in 1960, 22,260 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1910 and 3 maps from 1964 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around DeBary. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi Theme parkWalt Disney World Resort
Big draw29 mi Theme parkUniversal Studios Florida9.5M visitors a year
Big draw31 mi Theme parkUniversal Epic Universe
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaCamping World Stadium
Big draw30 mi Theme parkUniversal's Islands of Adventure9.5M visitors a year
24 mi Stadium & arenaKia CenterWalt Disney World Resort: Anthony Quintano from Westminster, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Universal Studios Florida: Radiobroadcastcenter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Universal Epic Universe: Martin Lewison, CC BY 2.0 · Camping World Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Universal's Islands of Adventure: David Bjorgen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Kia Center: 350z33 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in DeBary, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in DeBary.
DeBary has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, has less food insecurity than most of Florida and has added a third more jobs in ten years.
| DeBary | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.3% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gemini Springs Park | 2.8 mi | 175 |
| 2. River City Nature Park | 1.1 mi | 94 |
| 3. Bill Keller Park | 0.4 mi | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Volusia school district. One of its 5 schools is below, with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Volusia Online Learning-FLVS (Franchise), with 442 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debary Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 780 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Jobs based here grew from 2,731 in 2013 to 3,979.
Most working residents leave DeBary for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, DeBary has added 1,248 jobs, to 3,979 in 2023. 5.3% of DeBary residents live below the poverty line.
| DeBary | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 20% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 77% of U.S. communities. Since 2003, 87 flood insurance claims have been paid out in DeBary.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its widest gap with Florida is food insecurity: 10.7% of its 18,297 adults worry about having enough food, against 16.8% statewide.
DeBary beats the Florida average on 11 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 33% of adults sleep under 7 hours in DeBary.
| DeBary | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 37% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | DeBary | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.7% | 16.8% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.8% | 8.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.3% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Sanford weather station, 5 miles away, records that about 109 days a year reach 90°, more than in 96% of U.S. towns. January nights average 48.2°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.9°.
DeBary has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in DeBary is 92°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Florida average. DeBary has grown 6.1% since 2020, to 23,544 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. DeBary’s median age is 45.6 years.
| DeBary | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 45.6 years | 42.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 18% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 31% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| DeBary | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.6% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.6% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.3% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.5% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.3% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.7% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.4% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.2% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.7% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.8% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.2% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.6% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of DeBary
About 5 of every 100 DeBary residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
Where DeBary’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Florida, United States
DeBary is a city in Volusia County, Florida, United States, on the eastern shore of the St. Johns River near Lake Monroe. As of the 2020 census, DeBary had a population of 22,260. It is part of the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach, FL metropolitan statistical area, which was home to 553,284 people in 2019.
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2 towns share a border with DeBary.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeBary | #225 | C+ | D | — | B− | B+ |
| Orange City | #483 | C− | C− | — | B− | C+ |
| Deltona | #399 | C | C− | — | B− | C+ |
DeBary, Orange City and Deltona report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare DeBary with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
DeBary grades C+ overall, better than 43% of U.S. towns and #225 of 634 in Florida. It grades B+ for health and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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