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 82,485 people and 22 associated neighborhoods, Daytona Beach is the 44th largest community in Florida.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.77% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

The percentage of people in Daytona Beach who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.69% of adults in Daytona Beach have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Daytona Beach in 2022 was $31,720, which is lower middle income relative to Florida, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,880 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. 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.