Dana Point vs North Tustin

A side-by-side comparison of Dana Point and North Tustin: population, income, housing, and more.

Dana Point and North Tustin are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dana Point has the higher population (32,883 vs 26,038 in North Tustin). North Tustin has the higher median household income ($186,250 vs $127,246 in Dana Point). North Tustin has the higher median home value ($1,212,400 vs $1,200,900 in Dana Point).

Population, income & housing

	Dana Point	North Tustin
Population	32,883	26,038
Median age	48.0 yrs	46.9 yrs
Median household income	$127,246	$186,250
Median home value	$1,200,900	$1,212,400
Median gross rent	$2,883	$2,397
Housing units	16,802	9,269
Homeownership rate	62.7%	87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.1%	61.0%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dana Point	North Tustin
Population	33,769 → 32,883 (-2.6%)	24,705 → 26,038 (+5.4%)
Median household income	$99,409 → $127,246 (+28.0%)	$156,176 → $186,250 (+19.3%)
Median home value	$878,300 → $1,200,900 (+36.7%)	$926,100 → $1,212,400 (+30.9%)
Median gross rent	$2,061 → $2,883 (+39.9%)	$2,033 → $2,397 (+17.9%)

Dana Point

Population

33,76932,883

Median household income

$99,409$127,246

Median home value

$878,300$1,200,900

Median gross rent

$2,061$2,883

North Tustin

Population

24,70526,038

Median household income

$156,176$186,250

Median home value

$926,100$1,212,400

Median gross rent

$2,033$2,397

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dana Point	North Tustin
Under 5	4.8%	5.6%
5 to 17	12.1%	15.2%
18 to 24	7.0%	6.8%
25 to 34	11.0%	8.8%
35 to 44	9.9%	11.4%
45 to 54	15.4%	14.9%
55 to 64	17.1%	16.1%
65 to 74	13.6%	11.0%
75 and over	9.0%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dana Point	North Tustin
White (non-Hispanic)	71.9%	54.8%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	3.2%	14.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.1%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	16.5%	23.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dana Point	North Tustin
No high school diploma	4.1%	6.1%
High school graduate	12.7%	9.3%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	32.9%	35.7%
Graduate or professional degree	24.2%	25.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dana Point	North Tustin
Drove alone	59.7%	73.3%
Carpooled	5.3%	5.2%
Public transit	0.2%	0.7%
Walked	1.5%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.3%
Worked from home	29.8%	19.4%
Other means	2.9%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dana Point	North Tustin
1-unit, detached	52.0%	91.6%
1-unit, attached	12.9%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	16.2%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	11.7%	0.9%
20 or more units	6.5%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Dana Point	North Tustin
Poverty rate	7.6%	4.5%
Average household size	2.34	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	29	24
Median year structure built	1980	1965