Population 3,435 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Ponce Inlet
Household size in Ponce Inlet
| Period | Ponce Inlet | Daytona Beach area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.09 | 2.48 | 2.63 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.20 | 2.57 | 2.73 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.14 | 2.51 | 2.75 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 1.93 | 2.40 | 2.63 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.15 | −0.07 | +0.00 | −0.03 |
Ponce Inlet is a place of small households, averaging 1.93 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.09, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Ponce Inlet
| Period | Ponce Inlet | Daytona Beach area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 58.1 | 45.0 | 40.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 61.8 | 46.0 | 42.0 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 61.4 | 47.2 | 43.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 66.5 | 47.3 | 43.5 | 40.1 |
| Change | +8.4 | +2.3 | +2.7 | +2.3 |
Ponce Inlet skews older: half of its residents are older than 66.5, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Ponce Inlet
| Period | Ponce Inlet | Daytona Beach area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.3% | 9.8% | 12.4% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 7.0% | 9.7% | 12.2% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 5.4% | 9.7% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.3% | 10.4% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | −1.9 pts | +0.7 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 3.3% of households in Ponce Inlet, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Ponce Inlet
Renters in Ponce Inlet
| Period | Ponce Inlet | Daytona Beach area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.3% | 23.3% | 30.3% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 14.4% | 27.7% | 33.9% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 12.8% | 28.8% | 34.6% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 7.5% | 24.6% | 32.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | −5.7 pts | +1.4 pts | +2.1 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 7.5% of households in Ponce Inlet rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 61.1% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Ponce Inlet
| Period | Ponce Inlet | Daytona Beach area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 49.9% | 18.2% | 17.2% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 48.3% | 20.4% | 17.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 46.0% | 14.6% | 15.4% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 43.1% | 12.1% | 12.5% | 9.6% |
| Change | −6.8 pts | −6.1 pts | −4.8 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 43.1% of the housing in Ponce Inlet, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Ponce Inlet
| Period | Ponce Inlet | Daytona Beach area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1994 | 1986 | 1984 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1996 | 1986 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1994 | 1987 | 1986 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1996 | 1990 | 1989 | 1980 |
| Change | +3 | +4 | +5 | +6 |
Much of the housing in Ponce Inlet is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1996, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Ponce Inlet
| Period | Ponce Inlet | Daytona Beach area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $1,618 | $1,012 | $1,092 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $1,262 | $1,045 | $1,123 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,876 | $1,186 | $1,323 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,883 | $1,649 | $1,816 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$265 | +$638 | +$724 | +$606 |
Rent in Ponce Inlet runs $1,883 a month at the median, utilities included, above the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 27.4% of the typical renter's income, just under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Ponce Inlet
Bachelor's degrees in Ponce Inlet
| Period | Ponce Inlet | Daytona Beach area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 35.5% | 21.2% | 26.4% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 41.1% | 21.7% | 27.0% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 49.6% | 23.7% | 30.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 51.8% | 29.0% | 34.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +16.3 pts | +7.8 pts | +8.2 pts | +7.2 pts |
College graduates are unusually common in Ponce Inlet: 51.8% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's degree or higher, against 35.6% nationally. Education tends to track local incomes and the kinds of jobs nearby.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Ponce Inlet
| Period | Ponce Inlet | Daytona Beach area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 93.3% | 87.6% | 85.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 98.2% | 88.3% | 86.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 96.5% | 90.7% | 88.2% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 97.8% | 92.2% | 90.0% | 89.3% |
| Change | +4.6 pts | +4.6 pts | +4.4 pts | +4.3 pts |
Finishing high school is nearly universal in Ponce Inlet: 97.8% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Ponce Inlet
| Period | Ponce Inlet | Daytona Beach area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.4% | 8.0% | 8.9% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 7.7% | 10.6% | 11.0% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 1.1% | 4.9% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 2.0% | 4.2% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −4.4 pts | −3.8 pts | −4.1 pts | −2.7 pts |
The job market in Ponce Inlet has been strong: just 2.0% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Ponce Inlet compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponce Inlet | 1.93 | 66.5 | 3.3% | 7.5% | 43.1% | 1996 | $1,883 | 51.8% | 97.8% | 2.0% |
| Isleboro | 2.00 | 60.8 | 4.0% | 30.1% | 6.9% | 1986 | $1,590 | 27.6% | 89.1% | 2.9% |
| Port Orange | 2.32 | 48.0 | 9.6% | 23.2% | 11.2% | 1991 | $1,754 | 30.6% | 93.0% | 4.6% |
| New Smyrna Beach | 2.07 | 55.7 | 7.2% | 19.8% | 19.6% | 1993 | $1,865 | 39.3% | 93.7% | 4.6% |
| Daytona Beach Shores | 1.80 | 63.8 | 2.4% | 21.5% | 42.5% | 1984 | $1,473 | 41.4% | 96.7% | 2.6% |
| South Daytona | 2.07 | 48.3 | 7.7% | 35.6% | 11.9% | 1979 | $1,445 | 23.9% | 91.5% | 5.2% |
| Daytona Beach area | 2.40 | 47.3 | 10.4% | 24.6% | 12.1% | 1990 | $1,649 | 29.0% | 92.2% | 4.2% |
| Edgewater | 2.22 | 51.7 | 9.1% | 9.9% | 12.2% | 1987 | $1,391 | 22.7% | 92.6% | 4.5% |
| Daytona Highridge Estates | 1.82 | 41.8 | 15.7% | 22.7% | 8.0% | 1985 | $1,767 | 22.3% | 98.2% | 0.0% |
| Lake Helen | 2.88 | 44.4 | 10.5% | 13.0% | 7.1% | 1996 | $1,805 | 31.1% | 93.6% | 3.5% |
| Deltona | 2.90 | 39.5 | 13.3% | 19.6% | 5.6% | 1989 | $1,772 | 20.7% | 91.0% | 3.4% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Ponce Inlet. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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