Daytona Beach is a larger medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 77,958 people and 22 associated neighborhoods, Daytona Beach is the 44th largest community in Florida.

A relatively large number of people in Daytona Beach telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.34% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Daytona Beach is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Daytona Beach enrolled in college, Daytona Beach has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

Daytona Beach is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

The citizens of Daytona Beach are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.84% of adults in Daytona Beach having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Daytona Beach in 2022 was $29,368, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $117,472 for a family of four. However, Daytona Beach contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Daytona Beach is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Daytona Beach home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Daytona Beach residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Daytona Beach also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.30% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Daytona Beach include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Daytona Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.