Demographics of Dana Point city, California

Dana Point city, California had 32,232 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −844 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Dana Point city, in four figures

32,232
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 32,790 ±59.; −2.6%
Change since July 2020: −844 people.; 47.4 ±1.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $141,520 ±$12,055
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Dana Point city, California's population shrank 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dana Point city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Dana Point city, California's population shrank 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dana Point city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	33,076	100.0	100.0
2021	32,845	99.3	100.2
2022	32,735	99.0	100.7
2023	32,593	98.5	101.6
2024	32,485	98.2	102.5
2025	32,232	97.4	103.1

Population of Dana Point city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	33,076	—
2021	32,845	−231
2022	32,735	−110
2023	32,593	−142
2024	32,485	−108
2025	32,232	−253

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 47.4 ±1.3: for men 46.6 ±2.0 and for women 47.9 ±2.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dana Point city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	1,749 ±454	5.3% ±1.4	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,677 ±595	11.2% ±1.8	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,294 ±444	7.0% ±1.4	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,462 ±756	22.8% ±2.3	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	10,308 ±855	31.4% ±2.6	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,300 ±636	22.3% ±1.9	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $141,520 ±$12,055, and income per person $84,639 ±$6,335, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Dana Point city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	1,127 ±300	8.1% ±2.2	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	950 ±240	6.9% ±1.7	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,317 ±296	9.5% ±2.1	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,356 ±299	9.8% ±2.1	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,570 ±499	18.5% ±3.6	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,877 ±365	13.5% ±2.6	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	4,663 ±544	33.6% ±3.8	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Dana Point city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	2,345 ±633	7.2% ±1.9	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	506 ±225	9.4% ±3.9	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,147 ±336	6.7% ±1.9	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	350 to 1,034	6.9% ±3.3	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dana Point city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dana Point city	California	United States
Housing units	16,484 ±530	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.1% ±3.7	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.9% ±2.8	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.4% ±3.2	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.6% ±3.9	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,320,300 ±$90,613	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$3,106 ±$167	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±1	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Dana Point city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,418 ±952	16.5% ±2.9	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	23,609 ±1,237	72.0% ±3.8	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	464 ±222	1.4% ±0.7	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	954 ±301	2.9% ±0.9	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to < 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	90 to 408	0.3% to 1.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,091 ±654	6.4% ±2.0	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Dana Point city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	19,772 ±947	60.3% ±2.9	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,717 ±806	26.6% ±2.5	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	509 ±214	1.6% ±0.7	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,792 ±531	11.6% ±1.6	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,690 ±415	8.2% ±1.3	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,102 ±347	3.4% ±1.1	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Dana Point city among the places of California

248th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Dana Point city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Westmont CDP	34,123 ±2,209
San Dimas city	33,789 ±81
Desert Hot Springs city	33,200 ±37
Fair Oaks CDP	32,799 ±1,611
Foster City city	32,792 ±53
Dana Point city	32,790 ±59
Los Gatos town	32,786 ±41
Menlo Park city	32,727 ±45
Goleta city	32,685 ±44
Bell city	32,476 ±39
Atwater city	32,162 ±43

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Dana Point city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Places in California by median rent
No. 3 Places by median rent
No. 28 Places in California by median age
No. 33 Places in California by median home value
No. 42 Places in California by per capita income
No. 50 Places by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026