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DeBary projects steady growth to about 33,000 by 2045, staff says
Summary
City staff presented population trends showing DeBary has outpaced Volusia County historically and, under current assumptions, could grow from roughly 24,500 in 2024 to just over 33,000 by 2045, with an expected slowdown after 2030 as the city approaches buildout.
Stephen Bap, the City of DeBary’s growth management director, told the City Council at its May 21 workshop that the city’s population has historically grown faster than Volusia County and that staff’s baseline projection places DeBary’s population at about 24,503 as of January 2024 and just over 33,000 by 2045.
“Tonight’s workshop will focus on four areas: population, land use, housing and economic trends,” Bap said as he opened the data presentation. He described a pattern in which DeBary’s growth peaked in the 1980s (approaching an 80% decade change) and then tapered; recent decades show growth closer to the county’s rate but…
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