The State of Real Estate Careers in Volusia & Flagler County

Updated June 2026 · Reviewed by Adams, Cameron & Co.

Most "should I become a real estate agent" content leans on vibes, not numbers. This page is the opposite: every figure below comes from a named public source, with a link, so you can check it yourself. We update it as new data becomes available.

How many licensed real estate professionals are there?

Florida's Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) publishes the full statewide licensee roster as a public, downloadable file, updated weekly. Counting directly from that file, filtered to active licenses only:

Source: Florida DBPR Real Estate Commission public licensee records, filtered to Current/Active status, as of July 2026.

For context, the two counties combined hold roughly 2.6% of the state's active real estate license base, which lines up closely with their share of Florida's population. This isn't a small, thin market. It's a genuinely established one relative to its size.

What does a real estate agent actually earn here?

Income is commission-only and depends entirely on transactions, so there's no single "salary" figure that's honest to quote. What federal wage surveys do capture is the distribution of what agents in this market actually reported earning:

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (Real Estate Sales Agents, SOC 41-9022), most recent estimates, as republished by CareerOneStop, a U.S. Department of Labor-sponsored resource. Note: this metro area (Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach) is defined as Volusia County only; Flagler County falls under a separate federal metro designation and isn't included in this specific table.

Two honest reads on this table. First, the local median tracks closely with the Florida statewide median, so this isn't a below-average market to work in. Second, the gap between Florida's 90th percentile ($153,200) and this metro's 90th percentile ($91,620) is real: the very top earners statewide are pulling ahead of the very top earners locally. What that most likely reflects is transaction size and volume at the luxury end, not that hard work pays off less here. It's also exactly the kind of number no honest recruiter can promise you past, since income is built transaction by transaction, not handed out by a market average.

Is the local housing market active right now?

An agent's income depends on transaction volume more than any other single factor, so market activity matters more than home prices for a career decision. The most current, directly sourced local data:

• Closed sales are climbing. The New Smyrna Beach Board of REALTORS®, whose coverage area is roughly 92% Volusia County, reported closed sales up 21.7% year over year in February 2026, following a 26.3% year-over-year increase in January 2026.
• The typical home price is well below the area's own average. Countywide housing data trackers put Volusia County's median sale price near $350,000, essentially flat year over year, with homes selling at about 97% of list price.
• Days on market have roughly leveled off after the post-pandemic frenzy. The New Smyrna Beach board's own multi-year data shows average days on market roughly tripling since the 2022 peak, a sign the market has normalized rather than cooled off entirely. Sales volume climbing at the same time suggests buyers adjusting to the new pace, not stepping back from it.

Sources: Daytona Beach Area Association of REALTORS® and New Smyrna Beach Board of REALTORS® monthly Stellar MLS market reports (February 2026 report, covering January and February 2026 activity); countywide median price from regional housing data trackers.

How many working REALTORS® are in the area?

Being a licensed agent and being a REALTOR® (a member of the National Association of REALTORS® through a local board) are different things; most working agents in this market are both. Membership counts, straight from each association:

• Florida Realtors (statewide): more than 238,000 members, making it the largest state REALTOR® association in the country.
• Daytona Beach Area Association of REALTORS® (the local board covering Daytona Beach and much of Volusia County): more than 2,000 members.

Sources: Florida Realtors and Daytona Beach Area Association of REALTORS®, official membership figures as published on each association's site.

What about the licensing exam pass rate?

Official Florida exam performance data (from DBPR's testing vendor, Pearson VUE) has historically put the first-time pass rate for the Florida real estate sales associate exam in the high 40s to low 50s percent range, with a meaningfully lower pass rate for repeat attempts. We're not publishing a single precise current-year percentage here because we couldn't independently verify one against a current, primary document at the time this page was last updated, and we'd rather leave a number out than publish one we can't stand behind. If a real, sourced current figure becomes available, we'll add it.

Why we built this page

Most career-decision content about real estate either oversells the upside or reads like a Reddit horror story. Neither is a fair basis for a real decision. Adams, Cameron & Co. has been Volusia County's largest brokerage since 1963, and part of what that means is having nothing to hide in the actual numbers. This page will be updated as new public data is released. If you find a figure here that's changed or a more current source than the one we cited, we want to know.