HousingPermits

Metro area in Florida · part of the Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL combined area

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL

The Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach metro area authorized 5,412 new housing units in 2025. Per 1,000 residents it authorized 9.8 units a year in 2021–2025, 2.1 times the national rate of 4.7. Its busiest year since 2004 was 2004, with 11,644 units; 2025 came to 46% of that.

04,0008,00012k16k2004: 11,644 units (9,095 single-family, 457 in 2–4 unit, 2,092 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 10,869 units (8,403 single-family, 312 in 2–4 unit, 2,154 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 5,654 units (4,405 single-family, 55 in 2–4 unit, 1,194 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 2,752 units (2,037 single-family, 77 in 2–4 unit, 638 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 2,014 units (1,286 single-family, 26 in 2–4 unit, 702 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 834 units (754 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 74 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 993 units (811 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 182 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 1,176 units (665 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 511 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 1,003 units (1,003 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 2,151 units (1,729 single-family, 102 in 2–4 unit, 320 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 1,921 units (1,749 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 170 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 2,047 units (1,903 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 142 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 2,696 units (2,280 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 404 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 3,054 units (2,908 single-family, 120 in 2–4 unit, 26 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 3,859 units (3,382 single-family, 168 in 2–4 unit, 309 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 4,753 units (3,772 single-family, 212 in 2–4 unit, 769 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 6,443 units (4,906 single-family, 258 in 2–4 unit, 1,279 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 8,214 units (6,753 single-family, 505 in 2–4 unit, 956 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 8,746 units (6,437 single-family, 194 in 2–4 unit, 2,115 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 7,082 units (5,343 single-family, 393 in 2–4 unit, 1,346 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 5,991 units (5,086 single-family, 224 in 2–4 unit, 681 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 5,412 units (4,029 single-family, 317 in 2–4 unit, 1,066 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252004 high · 11,6442009 low · 83405,00010k15k2004: 11,644 units (9,095 single-family, 457 in 2–4 unit, 2,092 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 10,869 units (8,403 single-family, 312 in 2–4 unit, 2,154 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 5,654 units (4,405 single-family, 55 in 2–4 unit, 1,194 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 2,752 units (2,037 single-family, 77 in 2–4 unit, 638 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 2,014 units (1,286 single-family, 26 in 2–4 unit, 702 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 834 units (754 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 74 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 993 units (811 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 182 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 1,176 units (665 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 511 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 1,003 units (1,003 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 2,151 units (1,729 single-family, 102 in 2–4 unit, 320 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 1,921 units (1,749 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 170 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 2,047 units (1,903 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 142 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 2,696 units (2,280 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 404 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 3,054 units (2,908 single-family, 120 in 2–4 unit, 26 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 3,859 units (3,382 single-family, 168 in 2–4 unit, 309 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 4,753 units (3,772 single-family, 212 in 2–4 unit, 769 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 6,443 units (4,906 single-family, 258 in 2–4 unit, 1,279 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 8,214 units (6,753 single-family, 505 in 2–4 unit, 956 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 8,746 units (6,437 single-family, 194 in 2–4 unit, 2,115 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 7,082 units (5,343 single-family, 393 in 2–4 unit, 1,346 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 5,991 units (5,086 single-family, 224 in 2–4 unit, 681 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 5,412 units (4,029 single-family, 317 in 2–4 unit, 1,066 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252004 high · 11,644

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Houses or apartments

In Deltona, 78% of the units authorized in 2021–2025 were single-family houses and 17% were in buildings of five or more units, against 34% nationally. The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Lubbock (17% in five-plus buildings).

2021–202578.0%78%4.6%17.4%17%2004–200677.8%78%2.9%19.3%19%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202578.0%78%4.6%17.4%17%2004–200677.8%78%2.9%19.3%19%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Boom, bust and since

Its peak year is shared by 98 other metro areas, among them Stockton, Palm Bay, Jackson, MS. Annual permits fell from 11,644 during the mid-2000s boom to 834 in 2009, a drop of 93%. The nearest bust profile in the South Atlantic states was Sebastian's (93%). The 2021–2025 pace of 7,089 units a year is 24% below the 2004–2006 pace. Permits rose 8 years in a row up to 2022. From 2024 to 2025 the count fell 9.7%.

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 21 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was Palm Coast, with 10,849 units or 31% of the total, followed by Daytona Beach with 8,145. Among the three largest, Daytona Beach put 40% of its units in five-plus buildings, DeLand 3.4%.

  • Palm Coast31% (10,849 units)
  • Daytona Beach23% (8,145 units)
  • DeLand9.3% (3,279 units)
  • Flagler County (unincorporated)5.7% (2,007 units)
  • Volusia County (unincorporated)5.2% (1,845 units)
  • Deltona4.9% (1,744 units)
  • New Smyrna Beach4.7% (1,654 units)
  • Port Orange3.5% (1,249 units)

Share of the units authorized in the metro area, 2021–2025.

The wider Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona region

The Census Bureau groups Deltona with 3 neighboring metro areas in the Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL combined area. Metro areas in it authorized 49,684 units a year in 2021–2025 (micropolitan parts not counted); Deltona accounted for 14%. The others, with their yearly averages: Orlando (27,339), Lakeland (11,283), Wildwood (3,973).

Where in the metro

Volusia County accounted for 61% of the metro area's units in 2021–2025, Flagler County for 39%.

  • Volusia County61% (2,826 in 2025)
  • Flagler County39% (2,586 in 2025)

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR3,1424.024%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT7,30410.726%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA6,2498.032%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL5,4129.817%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY2,2203.261%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Deltona beside Des Moines

Every yearly figure behind the chart, split by building size: yearly-units.csv. State view: Florida. Counting rules.