DeBary is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 22,956 people and four associated neighborhoods, DeBary is the 139th largest community in Florida.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, DeBary is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, DeBary is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in DeBary who work in office and administrative support (13.58%), management occupations (13.36%), and sales jobs (12.47%). Also of interest is that DeBary has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.33% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. In terms of college education, DeBary is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.73% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in DeBary in 2022 was $40,841, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $163,364 for a family of four. However, DeBary contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. DeBary is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call DeBary home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of DeBary residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. DeBary also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.67% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in DeBary include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in DeBary is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
