Port Orange is a medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 45,370 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Port Orange is the 55th largest community in Florida.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Port Orange is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Port Orange is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Port Orange who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.18%), sales jobs (15.24%), and management occupations (8.41%).

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Port Orange are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

One notable thing about Port Orange is that if you need to go anywhere, you're going to have to drive. This is because Port Orange is primarily built for cars, and if you drive around you will notice that there are lots of shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets. Commuting to work is done by car: 97.1% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. Sidewalks? Not so much. In fact, trying to walk in certain parts of town may be a dangerous enterprise.

Port Orange Information and Demographics

The citizens of Port Orange are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 17.03% of adults in Port Orange having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Port Orange in 2000 was $20,628, which is middle income relative to Florida, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $82,512 for a family of four.

The people who call Port Orange home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Port Orange is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Port Orange include German, Irish, Italian, English, Polish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Port Orange is English. Some people also speak Spanish.