Dana Point, California demographics

Dana Point, CA demographics: median age 47.4; 56.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Dana Point city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0617946. The survey estimates a population of 32,790 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Dana Point is 47.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.3 years. There are 13,860 households (±428). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	47.4 ±1.3	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 32,790
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	5,426 ±749	16.5% ±2.3 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	6,281 ±737	19.2% ±2.2 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	13,783 ±978	42.0% ±3.0 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	7,300 ±636	22.3% ±1.9 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 32,790
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	15,858 ±593	48.4% ±1.8 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	16,932 ±597	51.6% ±1.8 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 32,790
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	25,559 ±993	77.9% ±3.0 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	585 ±256	1.8% ±0.8 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	46 ±50 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	977 ±302	3.0% ±0.9 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	5 ±10 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,792 ±671	5.5% ±2.0 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	3,826 ±799	11.7% ±2.4 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 32,790
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	27,372 ±957	83.5% ±2.9 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5,418 ±952	16.5% ±2.9 pp	40.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 13,860
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	7,401 ±470	53.4% ±3.0 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	510 ±205	3.7% ±1.5 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,454 ±344	10.5% ±2.5 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,232 ±492	23.3% ±3.5 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,263 ±312	9.1% ±2.2 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 13,860
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,166 ±370	22.8% ±2.6 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	10,694 ±714	77.2% ±4.6 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 13,860
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,232 ±492	23.3% ±3.5 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	6,232 ±612	45.0% ±4.2 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,107 ±405	15.2% ±2.9 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,754 ±335	12.7% ±2.4 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	428 ±155	3.1% ±1.1 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	48 ±62 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	59 ±61 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 32,790
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	28,998 ±532	88.4% ±1.6 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	3,792 ±531	11.6% ±1.6 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 31,041
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	26,004 ±832	83.8% ±2.3 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	2,766 ±543	8.9% ±1.7 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	102 ±78 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	196 ±128 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	57 ±109 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	809 ±363	2.6% ±1.2 pp	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±29 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	112 ±81 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	127 ±135 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	230 ±245 · low precision	0.7% ±0.8 pp · low precision	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	108 ±79 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	258 ±261 · low precision	0.8% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	272 ±239 · low precision	0.9% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 25,070
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	982 ±303	3.9% ±1.2 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,098 ±476	12.4% ±1.9 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	4,658 ±683	18.6% ±2.7 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,140 ±376	8.5% ±1.5 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	8,429 ±705	33.6% ±2.7 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5,763 ±713	23.0% ±2.8 pp	14.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 32,419
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	28,348 ±890	87.4% ±2.7 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,610 ±832	8.1% ±2.6 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	783 ±436 · low precision	2.4% ±1.3 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	579 ±233	1.8% ±0.7 pp	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	99 ±60 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.5% of Dana Point residents (±1.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 97.1% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dana Point	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.5% ±1.0 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	97.1% ±0.6 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.0% ±0.8 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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