151 years in pictures
5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 12 places on the National Register.
- 1875Ormond Beach is settled
- 1880Ormond Beach
A town of 43,976, settled in 1875. Nearly 11.8% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Ormond Beach does most differently from other towns.
5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 12 places on the National Register.
38,137 people in 2010; 43,976 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
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Most working residents leave Ormond Beach for work: only 18% work in town. The top destinations are Daytona Beach (24%), DeLand (5%) and Port Orange (3%). Half commute less than 11 miles.
14 miles of trails across 21 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tomoka State Park | 3.6 mi | 1,681 |
| 2. Ormond Beach Sports Complex | 1.4 mi | 177 |
| 3. The Casements | 0.4 mi | 10 |
The public schools Ormond Beach’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 75% of Florida’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Trail Elementary School | PK–5 | 737 | A |
| Pathways Elementary School | PK–5 | 667 | A− |
| Tomoka Elementary School | PK–5 | 652 | A− |
| Ormond Beach Elementary School | PK–5 | 363 | A− |
| St. Brendan Catholic School Private | PK–8 | 203 | |
| Temple Beth-El School Private | PK–5 | 202 |
Ormond Beach beats the Florida average on 12 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| What stands out | Ormond Beach | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.8% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.8% | 16.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.9% | 9.1% |
People 65 and older are 34% of residents (21% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (21% statewide). 36% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Florida.
| Ormond Beach | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.7% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.5% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.8% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.3% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.6% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.9% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.9% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 15.6% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.3% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.1% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.8% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.4% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.2% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.2% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities.
Ormond Beach has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 49°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Ormond Beach's reported crime rate is above Florida's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 79 violent crimes were reported in 2022.
The typical Ormond Beach home is worth about $365,000, down 1.4% in a year, close to the Florida typical home.
1880
Bostrom's, near Ormond
Photo · Library of Congress. A different picture from Ormond Beach’s archive appears here every day.
See all 5 archive items →12 places in Ormond Beach on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Volusia County, Florida, US
Ormond Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, United States. The population was 43,080 at the 2020 census. Ormond Beach lies directly north of Daytona Beach and is a principal city of the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is known as the birthplace of speed, as early adopters of motorized cars flocked to its hard-packed beaches for yearlong entertainment, since paved roads were not yet commonplace. Ormond Beach lies in Central Eastern Florida.
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3 towns share a border with Ormond Beach.