Dana vs Universal

A side-by-side comparison of Dana and Universal: population, income, housing, and more.

Dana and Universal are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dana has the higher population (650 vs 273 in Universal). Universal has the higher median household income ($63,250 vs $53,005 in Dana). Universal has the higher median home value ($70,500 vs $53,900 in Dana).

Population, income & housing

	Dana	Universal
Population	650	273
Median age	33.5 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$53,005	$63,250
Median home value	$53,900	$70,500
Median gross rent	$759	$575
Housing units	363	127
Homeownership rate	79.3%	90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.7%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dana	Universal
Population	586 → 650 (+10.9%)	325 → 273 (-16.0%)
Median household income	$48,333 → $53,005 (+9.7%)	$47,500 → $63,250 (+33.2%)
Median home value	$56,600 → $53,900 (-4.8%)	$56,100 → $70,500 (+25.7%)
Median gross rent	$674 → $759 (+12.6%)	—

Dana

Population

586650

Median household income

$48,333$53,005

Median home value

$56,600$53,900

Median gross rent

$674$759

Universal

Population

325273

Median household income

$47,500$63,250

Median home value

$56,100$70,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dana	Universal
Under 5	5.4%	12.1%
5 to 17	15.4%	19.4%
18 to 24	11.4%	7.3%
25 to 34	19.1%	9.9%
35 to 44	9.1%	13.2%
45 to 54	6.6%	6.2%
55 to 64	19.4%	16.1%
65 to 74	6.9%	8.8%
75 and over	6.8%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dana	Universal
White (non-Hispanic)	97.5%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dana	Universal
No high school diploma	7.7%	10.2%
High school graduate	54.0%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	44.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dana	Universal
Drove alone	96.1%	89.3%
Carpooled	2.7%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dana	Universal
1-unit, detached	82.6%	96.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.2%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Dana	Universal
Poverty rate	15.1%	14.7%
Average household size	2.13	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	32	32
Median year structure built	1938	1951