Dana Point California City Guide

The population in Dana Point is estimated at around 34,000. The median age of residents here is 49 years.

52% of residents are female, while 48% of residents are male. The city’s population has grown by 1.27% since 2010 and is increasing at an annual rate of 0.18%.

Residents aged 35 to 54 years comprise an estimated 28% of the population. Those who are 65 years old and over, meanwhile, make up 22%.

The population density in Dana Point is 5,151 people per square mile.

The majority of residents in Dana Point are White at 82.8%. 8.6% of the population is composed of other races alone, while 3.6% of residents are biracial. Other ethnic groups in the city include Irish, French, English, German, and Italian.

83% of the city’s residents speak only English, and 10.3% speak Spanish. 1.7% of the area’s population speaks other Indo-European languages.

Dana Point is home to three highly-rated public elementary schools, one public middle school, and two public high schools.

More than 5,000 or 20% of the adults aged 25 and over have graduate degrees. 94.2% are high school graduates, 50.6% have a bachelor’s degree, and another 10% have an associate degree. 23% of adults are college graduates.

Nearly 22,000 or 81% of the adults in the city have experiences pursuing a broad academic course of study.

The estimated median property value is an impressive $1,013,781, which places Dana Point’s real estate market among the most expensive markets in both California and the United States as a whole.

3.5% of properties are valued under $123K. Another 4.8% of properties range between $123K-$370K. 2.7% of real estate varies from $370K-$493K, and 7% of properties are valued between $493K-$617K. 27.5% of real estate is worth between $617K-$925K, and about 26% of properties vary from $925K-$1.2 million. Another 28.2% of Dana Point’s properties are worth over $1.2 million.

Between December 2009 and December 2019 specifically, Dana Point’s appreciation rates have been among the highest in the country as a whole. During this time period, real estate appreciated 52.88%, which breaks down into an average annual property appreciation rate of 4.34%. When compared to California appreciation rates, Dana Point is classed as about average.

Of around 14,600 homes and apartments in the city, about 60% of residents own their houses, while 40% rent their properties. An estimated 15% of housing in Dana Point is classed as vacant.

Less than 1% of housing options were built in 1939 or previous years, and about 24% of residences were constructed between 1940-1969. The majority of Dana Point residences at 70% broke ground between 1970-1999, and about 6.4% of properties were built after the turn of the 21st century.

An estimated 53% of options are single family detached properties, and 13% are attached residences and condominiums. About 17% of residences are small apartment buildings, and another 17% of options are larger apartment complexes.

About 54% of properties in Dana Point have 3-4 bedrooms, and 2.3% of options have 5 or more bedrooms. Meanwhile, 30% of residences have 2 bedroom layouts, and about 12% of options have 1 bedroom.

A resident in Dana Point earns an average of $105,050 per year, which is higher than the US average by 73%. The median household income, meanwhile, is 45% higher than the US average at $97,519. The per capita income in the area is $61,281.

Overall, the unemployment rate in the city tracks at around 4%, and the poverty rate is 7.7%.

Employees in white-collar positions account for 88% of Dana Point’s workforce. The largest industries in Dana Point are professional and scientific services, healthcare and social assistance, and education.