Dana Point vs San Juan Capistrano

A side-by-side comparison of Dana Point and San Juan Capistrano: population, income, housing, and more.

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

San Juan Capistrano has the higher population (34,998 vs 32,883 in Dana Point). San Juan Capistrano has the higher median household income ($127,893 vs $127,246 in Dana Point). Dana Point has the higher median home value ($1,200,900 vs $929,700 in San Juan Capistrano).

Population, income & housing

	Dana Point	San Juan Capistrano
Population	32,883	34,998
Median age	48.0 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$127,246	$127,893
Median home value	$1,200,900	$929,700
Median gross rent	$2,883	$2,500
Housing units	16,802	12,801
Homeownership rate	62.7%	78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.1%	42.3%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dana Point	San Juan Capistrano
Population	33,769 → 32,883 (-2.6%)	35,922 → 34,998 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$99,409 → $127,246 (+28.0%)	$91,600 → $127,893 (+39.6%)
Median home value	$878,300 → $1,200,900 (+36.7%)	$720,200 → $929,700 (+29.1%)
Median gross rent	$2,061 → $2,883 (+39.9%)	$2,002 → $2,500 (+24.9%)

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

San Juan Capistrano

Population

35,92234,998

Median household income

$91,600$127,893

Median home value

$720,200$929,700

Median gross rent

$2,002$2,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dana Point	San Juan Capistrano
Under 5	4.8%	4.5%
5 to 17	12.1%	17.1%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.6%
25 to 34	11.0%	11.7%
35 to 44	9.9%	9.3%
45 to 54	15.4%	14.1%
55 to 64	17.1%	15.3%
65 to 74	13.6%	10.7%
75 and over	9.0%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dana Point	San Juan Capistrano
White (non-Hispanic)	71.9%	53.6%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.2%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	1.1%
Two or more races	6.1%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	16.5%	36.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dana Point	San Juan Capistrano
No high school diploma	4.1%	11.5%
High school graduate	12.7%	16.8%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	32.9%	25.4%
Graduate or professional degree	24.2%	16.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dana Point	San Juan Capistrano
Drove alone	59.7%	68.2%
Carpooled	5.3%	8.7%
Public transit	0.2%	0.8%
Walked	1.5%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.7%
Worked from home	29.8%	15.8%
Other means	2.9%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dana Point	San Juan Capistrano
1-unit, detached	52.0%	56.7%
1-unit, attached	12.9%	21.4%
2 to 4 units	16.2%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	11.7%	2.5%
20 or more units	6.5%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Dana Point	San Juan Capistrano
Poverty rate	7.6%	7.3%
Average household size	2.34	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1980	1979