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California · Census place 17946

Dana Point city, CA

Quick answer

Dana Point city has 32,883 residents, ranking #246 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $127,246, the median home is worth $1,200,900 and median gross rent runs $2,883 a month.

Population
32,883Dana Point city residents
Median household income
$127,246Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$1,200,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$2,883Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
48 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
62.7%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Dana Point city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Dana Point city median would spend about 27.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 9.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.6% of residents and 62.7% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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