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Dana Point, California: commercial real estate data.
Dana Point is a Census city of 32,790 people across 6.49 square miles of land, in Orange County. Median household income is $141,520, 62.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 61 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $36.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dana Point
What Dana Point is
- Census place typecity
- Land area6.49 sq mi
- Water area0.27 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land5,056
- County holding the largest share of its areaOrange County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Dana Point
- Population32,790
- Median age47.4
- Population under 185,426
- Share under 1816.5 percent
- Population 65 and over7,300
- Share 65 and over22.3 percent
- Households13,860
- Family households9,365
- Share of households that are families67.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Dana Point
- Median household income$141,520
- Per capita income$84,639
- Civilian labor force18,325
- Employed17,593
- Unemployed732 plus or minus 223
- Unemployment rate4.0 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over25,070
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher56.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree23.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Dana Point
- Housing units16,484
- Occupied units13,860
- Vacant units2,624
- Vacancy rate15.9 percent
- Owner occupied8,648
- Renter occupied5,212
- Ownership rate62.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,320,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$3,106
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.3 percent
- Single family units10,793
- Share single family65.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more5,605
- Share in buildings of two or more34.0 percent
- Mobile homes86 plus or minus 98
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Dana Point gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute11,956
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,490 plus or minus 522
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.8 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more5,242
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.8 percent
- Drove alone57.2 percent
- Carpooled5.9 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Public transport0.8 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked1.4 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home31.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Dana Point (7(a))
- Approvals61
- Gross approval$36,075,700
- Average approval$591,405
- Median approval$200,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,606,500
- Largest approval$4,925,000
- Jobs supported510
- Jobs per approval8.4
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Paid in full6
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more13.1 percent
- Share to franchises8.2 percent
- Distinct lenders32
- Distinct industries by NAICS44
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dana Point, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Dana Point (504)
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$7,703,000
- Average approval$770,300
- Median approval$646,500
- Largest approval$1,608,000
- Jobs supported102
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dana Point, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Dana Point
- NFIP communityCity of Dana Point
- NFIP community number060736
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/21/19
The City of Dana Point participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060736 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Orange County, not Dana Point
Orange County context, not Dana Point figures
- Establishments in Orange County106,961
- Covered employment, Orange County1,661,276
- Average annual pay, Orange County$81,403
- Housing units permitted, Orange County6,972
Every figure in this section is published for Orange County as a whole and is not a measurement of Dana Point.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Dana Point questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dana Point, California?
32,790, in 13,860 households. Dana Point city covers 6.49 square miles of land, which is 5,056 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dana Point in?
Orange County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Dana Point?
$141,520. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,320,300. Median gross rent is $3,106 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Dana Point businesses?
61 7(a) approvals totaling $36.1 m since FY2020, across 32 lenders, median approval $200,000, plus 10 504 approvals worth $7.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dana Point, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Dana Point borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Dana Point. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Dana Point in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Dana Point appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Dana Point, city of, community 060736, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Dana Point figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Orange County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Dana Point.
Is zoning published for Dana Point?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.