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Dana Point Demographics Information

Population: 35,745

Elevation: 160 feet

County: Orange

Land area: 6.6 square miles

Zip code: 92629

Median resident age: 39.8 years
Median household income: $65,178
Median house value: $900,000

Races in Dana Point:

White Non-Hispanic (78.8%)
Hispanic (15.5%)
Other race (5.9%)
Two or more races (2.8%)
American Indian (1.2%)
Black (0.8%)
Japanese (0.6%)
Chinese (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (17.3%), English (14.4%), Irish (13.0%), Italian (7.8%), United States (4.4%), French (3.7%).

For population 25 years and over in Dana Point

High school or higher: 90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 15.8%
Unemployed: 3.8%
Mean travel time to work: 28.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dana Point city

Never married: 26.4%
Now married: 54.9%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 4.7%
Divorced: 12.5%

15.5% Foreign born (7.8% Latin America, 3.9% Europe, 2.3% Asia).

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Laguna Niguel, CA (4.2 miles, pop. 61,891).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Santa Ana, CA (22.6 miles, pop. 337,977).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Diego, CA (60.9 miles, pop. 1,223,400).

Nearest cities: San Juan Capistrano, CA (2.9 miles), Laguna Niguel, CA (4.2 miles), San Clemente, CA (5.5 miles), Laguna Beach, CA (6.6 miles), Aliso Viejo, CA (7.5 miles), Laguna Hills, CA (8.8 miles), Las Flores, CA (9.1 miles), Laguna Woods, CA (9.9 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 51 buildings, average cost: $255,200
1997: 44 buildings, average cost: $229,300
1998: 31 buildings, average cost: $334,800
1999: 78 buildings, average cost: $446,400
2000: 82 buildings, average cost: $389,300
2001: 21 buildings, average cost: $482,100
2002: 52 buildings, average cost: $539,000

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (17.7%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (13.3%), Retail trade (12.5%), Manufacturing (10.2%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (10.2%).