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Dana Point, CA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Dana Point is $51,474, which is much higher than the state average of $29,906 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Dana Point median household income is $84,404, which has grown by 33.88% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 29.47% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Dana Point residents spend 28.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 27.8 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #155

Dana Point, CA	51,474 USD
California	29,906 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Dana Point, CA	42,930 USD
California	31,345 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Dana Point, CA	51,623 USD
California	35,724 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Dana Point, CA	31,425 USD
California	26,620 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #241

Dana Point, CA	84,404 USD
California	61,489 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Dana Point, CA	117,511 USD
California	86,704 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #353

Dana Point, CA	33.88%
California	29.47%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Dana Point, CA		California		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	37.22%	$34,180, see rank	21.38%	$23,815	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.68%	$19,721, see rank	25.84%	$17,188	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.65%	$7,104, see rank	3.99%	$5,281	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.52%	$40,805, see rank	15.58%	$28,884	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Dana Point, CA	103,457 USD
California	70,187 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Dana Point, CA	138,766 USD
California	96,357 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Dana Point, CA	California	U.S.
White	$85,741, see rank	$64,405	$56,900
Hispanic	$51,964, see rank	$47,206	$42,396
Asian	$127,697, see rank	$77,932	$73,244
One Race, Other	$39,167, see rank	$44,969	$40,300
Two or More Races	$49,250, see rank	$58,769	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Dana Point, CA	California	U.S.
less than 25	$32,220, see rank	$29,452	$25,788
25 to 44	$83,292, see rank	$64,546	$58,398
45 to 64	$104,296, see rank	$73,775	$65,027
65 or over	$64,784, see rank	$44,204	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Dana Point, CA	California	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	28,545, see rank	29,934,838	248,775,628
Male¹	13,964, 48.92%, see rank	49.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	10,836, 77.60%, see rank	70.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	180, 1.29%, see rank	0.80%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	10,656, 76.31%, see rank	69.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	10,012, 93.96%, see rank	88.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	644, 6.04%, see rank	11.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,128, 22.40%, see rank	29.70%	30.72%
Female¹	14,581, 51.08%, see rank	50.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	8,368, 57.39%, see rank	57.55%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	8,368, 57.39%, see rank	57.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	7,448, 89.01%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	920, 10.99%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,213, 42.61%, see rank	42.45%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Dana Point, CA	California	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	17,254, 100%	16,529,777	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	13,107, 75.96%, see rank	73.25%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,448, 8.39%, see rank	11.10%	9.59%
Public Transportation	233, 1.35%, see rank	5.20%	5.06%
Walked	513, 2.97%, see rank	2.73%	2.78%
Other Means	261, 1.51%, see rank	2.45%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,692, 9.81%, see rank	5.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Dana Point, CA	28.1 minutes
California	27.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Dana Point, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	17,460	16,890,442	143,435,233
Male¹	10,012, 57.34%, see rank	53.99%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,918, 49.12%, see rank	34.69%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,691, 16.89%, see rank	16.06%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,993, 19.91%, see rank	17.86%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	83, 0.83%, see rank	2.25%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	388, 3.88%, see rank	8.46%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	716, 7.15%, see rank	15.60%	17.94%
Female¹	7,448, 42.66%, see rank	46.01%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,324, 44.63%, see rank	39.83%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,665, 22.35%, see rank	21.80%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,213, 29.71%, see rank	31.47%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.95%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.23%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	233, 3.13%, see rank	5.48%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Dana Point, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	17,460, 100%	16,890,442	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	161, 0.92%, see rank	2.38%	1.96%
Construction	862, 4.94%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,530, 8.76%, see rank	9.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	567, 3.25%, see rank	3.13%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,702, 9.75%, see rank	11.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	382, 2.19%, see rank	4.62%	4.93%
Information	351, 2.01%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,816, 10.40%, see rank	6.31%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,675, 15.32%, see rank	12.71%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,157, 18.08%, see rank	21.01%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,476, 14.18%, see rank	10.05%	9.49%
Public Administration	646, 3.70%, see rank	4.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,135, 6.50%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Dana Point, CA	%	California	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3,072	9.10%, see rank	16.38%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	528	6.00%, see rank	12.28%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.