DeLand is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 43,009 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, DeLand is the 93rd largest community in Florida. DeLand has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in DeLand, where the median household income is $73,352.00.DeLand is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.45% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, DeLand is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in DeLand who work in management occupations (13.09%), office and administrative support (12.51%), and sales jobs (11.67%). Also of interest is that DeLand has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 17.24% 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.In addition, DeLand is a college town. There are a lot of students in DeLand attending college, and as a result DeLand provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students. In terms of college education, DeLand is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.42% of adults in DeLand have a college degree. The per capita income in DeLand in 2022 was $34,570, which is middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $138,280 for a family of four. However, DeLand contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. DeLand is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call DeLand home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of DeLand residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. DeLand also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.54% of the city鈥檚 residents. Important ancestries of people in DeLand include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in DeLand is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.