File #: AR-2026-0048    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Informational Report Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 2/25/2026 In control: Economic Development Board
On agenda: 3/4/2026 Final action:
Title: AR-2026-0048: Discussion of the Quarterly Breakfast presentations from the Volusia County Economic Development Department.
Attachments: 1. Q4-2025-Q-Breakfast-Lou-Paris-presentation, 2. Q4-2025-Q-Breakfast-John-Cox-All Municipal Developments-Final
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AR-2026-0048: Discussion of the Quarterly Breakfast presentations from the Volusia County Economic Development Department.

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•                     From 2015 to 2025, Volusia County experienced 18% population growth.

 

•                     Average Annual Wage increased from $34,696 in 2014 to $53,372 in 2024.

 

•                     New Residential Construction continued to decrease from a height of 4,367 in 2021 to 2,362 in 2025.

 

•                     In the 4th Quarter of 2025, 410 new residential building permits were issued county wide, this is a decrease of 193 permits from 2024 during the same quarter.

 

•                     New Commercial investment reached 2.37 Billion dollars, of which, 938.4 million came from multi-family housing.