People QuickFacts Volusia County Florida Population, 2012 estimate 496,950 19,317,568 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 494,597 18,802,690 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 0.5% 2.7% Population, 2010 494,593 18,801,310 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 4.9% 5.6% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 18.6% 21.0% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 21.5% 17.6% Female persons, percent, 2011 51.2% 51.1%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 85.2% 78.5% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 10.9% 16.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.4% 0.5% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.6% 2.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 1.8% 1.8% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 11.5% 22.9% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 75.0% 57.5%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 86.1% 83.5% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 7.3% 19.2% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 12.8% 27.0% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 87.5% 85.5% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 20.8% 26.0% Veterans, 2007-2011 57,007 1,637,466 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 25.1 25.7  Housing units, 2011 254,981 9,026,965 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 75.0% 69.0% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 21.5% 29.9% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $172,100 $188,600 Households, 2007-2011 197,382 7,140,096 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.44 2.56 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $24,536 $26,733 Median household income, 2007-2011 $44,169 $47,827 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 15.0% 14.7%     Business QuickFacts Volusia County Florida Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 11,779 491,150 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 127,546 6,626,558 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 -2.8 6.6 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 35,348 1,686,142  Total number of firms, 2007 46,499 2,009,589 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.1% 9.0% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.7% 3.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.8% 22.4% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 28.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 1,948,646 104,832,907 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,002,931 221,641,518 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 6,099,931 262,341,127 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $12,230 $14,353 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 899,154 41,922,059 Building permits, 2011 1,024 42,360     Geography QuickFacts Volusia County Florida Land area in square miles, 2010 1,101.03 53,624.76 Persons per square mile, 2010 449.2 350.6 FIPS Code 127 12 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts