Vital Statistics

POPULATION:

(Projected)

1998-2000

Port Orange 44,033 51,700

South Daytona 13,110 15,872



CLIMATE:

Average Temperature:

January - 57.9 degrees Fahrenheit

July - 81.1 degrees Fahrenheit

Average Annual Rainfall: 48.46 inches

LOCATION:
115 miles south of Jacksonville, 54 miles northeast of Orlando and 60 miles north of the Kennedy Space Center.

SERVICES:
BellSouth Telephone
Florida Power & Light
Municipal Utilities

TAXES:
Retail Sales Tax - 6%
Personal Income Tax - None
Corporate Income Tax, State - 5.5%
Corporate Income Tax, Local - None
State and Local Fuel Taxes - 16.7 cents
Local Real Estate Taxes (range for the two cities) - 22.859 to 23.6613 mills.

MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS:
The News Journal, a daily newspaper
Daytona Beach Pennysaver, a weekly shopping guide
Major television stations: NBC(WESH), CBS(WKMG), ABC(WFTV), PBS(WCEU and WMFE), FOX(WOFL)
Sixteen local radio stations

CABLE COMPANY:
Time Warner Cable

TRANSPORTATION:  
Interstate Highways 4 and 95
U.S. Highway 1 and A1A
Florida East Coast Railway
Daytona Beach International Airport
Halifax River/Intracoastal Waterway
Public Transit System - VOTRAN operates in Volusia County.