Dana, NC Demographic Data
Dana, NC Summary
Dana is located in Henderson County in North Carolina
- Population: 2,655
- Area: 8.93 sq. miles
- Land Area: 8.91 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.02 sq. miles
- Population Density: 297.37 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 2,278.54 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Dana, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,492
45%
50.8
Male
1,829
55%
49.2
Total Population
3,321
323,128,000
Dana, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
71
2.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
140
4.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
208
6.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
288
8.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
78
2.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
388
11.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
618
18.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
499
15.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
172
5.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
163
4.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
502
15.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
134
4.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
60
1.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,666
80.3%
77.2
Female
1,234
46.3%
51.3
Male
1,432
53.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,582
77.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
833
25.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
696
21.0%
15.2
Female
263
37.8%
55.8
Male
433
62.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Dana, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
3,277
98.7%
96.8
White
3,090
93.0%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
171
5.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
107
3.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
64
1.9%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
16
0.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
44
1.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
233
7.0%
17.8
Mexican
202
6.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
31
0.9%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
3,088
93.0%
82.2
Dana, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
193
7.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
390
15.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
787
31.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
526
20.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
243
9.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
295
11.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
102
4.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
583
23.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,953
76.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
397
15.6%
31.2
Dana, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
689
23.7%
33.7%
Now Married
1,702
58.6%
47.5
Divorced
290
10.0%
11.0%
Separated
115
4.0%
2.0
Widowed
106
3.7
5.8%
Dana, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,828
87.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
422
13.0%
21.6%
Spanish
170
5.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
16
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
148
4.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
88
2.7%
1.1%
Dana, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
70
4.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
95
6.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
387
26.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
174
11.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
262
17.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
101
6.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
250
16.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
133
9.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
13
0.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
36,250
57,617
Per capita income
22,054
31,128
Dana, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
137
7.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
94
5.2%
9.8
Construction
273
15.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
351
19.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
27
1.5%
6.6
Information
83
4.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
135
7.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
106
5.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
182
10.1%
11.4
Public administration
35
1.9%
4.6
Retail trade
290
16.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
32
1.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
60
3.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
280
15.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
633
35.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
289
16.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
325
18.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
278
15.4%
18.1%
Dana, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,750
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,591
90.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
96
5.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
45
2.6%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
18
1.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.3
26.6
Dana, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
68
4.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
487
32.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
648
43.6%
37.1
3 or more
282
19.0%
21.0
Dana, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,485
93.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,058
71.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
427
28.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
105
6.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.8
0.0%
2.5
Dana, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,590
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
226
14.2%
9.1
4 rooms
219
13.8%
16.5
5 rooms
514
32.3%
19.8
6 rooms
246
15.5%
17.8
7 rooms
223
14.0%
12.0
8 rooms
110
6.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
52
3.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Dana, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,590
1-unit, detached
969
60.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
10
0.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
15
0.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
596
37.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Dana, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
39
2.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
0
0.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
60
3.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
203
12.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
198
12.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
292
18.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
351
22.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
368
23.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
69
4.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
10
0.6%
1.4%
Dana, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
44
3.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
35
2.4%
4.7
Electricity
1,261
84.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
39
2.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
55
3.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
23
1.5%
0.5
No fuel used
28
1.9%
1.1
Dana, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
705
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
45
6.4%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
69
9.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
220
31.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
371
52.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
258
36.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
118
16.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
69
9.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
260
36.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Dana, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
427
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
10
2.3%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
32
7.5%
28.3%
Less than $500
115
26.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
270
63.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
0
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
602
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
99
23.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
0
0.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
143
33.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
130
30.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
55
12.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Dana, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,058
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
99
9.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
239
22.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
344
32.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
164
15.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
101
9.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
89
8.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
22
2.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
119,100
205,000
