Dana vs Grand Junction

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

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

Grand Junction has the higher population (615 vs 24 in Dana). Grand Junction has the higher median home value ($78,000 vs $45,000 in Dana). Since 2019, Dana's population has grown faster (-17.2% vs -19.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Dana	Grand Junction
Population	24	615
Median age	43.5 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$52,292
Median home value	$45,000	$78,000
Median gross rent	—	$857
Housing units	16	308
Homeownership rate	63.6%	62.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.9%	10.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dana	Grand Junction
Population	29 → 24 (-17.2%)	763 → 615 (-19.4%)
Median household income	$33,750 → $82,500 (+144.4%)	$46,719 → $52,292 (+11.9%)
Median home value	$22,500 → $45,000 (+100.0%)	$66,400 → $78,000 (+17.5%)
Median gross rent	$825 → $917 (+11.2%)	$615 → $857 (+39.3%)

Dana

Population

2924

Median household income

$33,750$82,500

Median home value

$22,500$45,000

Median gross rent

$825$917

Grand Junction

Population

763615

Median household income

$46,719$52,292

Median home value

$66,400$78,000

Median gross rent

$615$857

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dana	Grand Junction
Under 5	0.0%	6.0%
5 to 17	29.2%	17.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	10.9%
25 to 34	4.2%	13.3%
35 to 44	33.3%	6.0%
45 to 54	8.3%	16.3%
55 to 64	8.3%	11.2%
65 to 74	12.5%	13.5%
75 and over	4.2%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dana	Grand Junction
White (non-Hispanic)	87.5%	91.4%
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%	0.5%
Two or more races	0.0%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	12.5%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dana	Grand Junction
No high school diploma	29.4%	6.4%
High school graduate	29.4%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	47.4%
Bachelor's degree	5.9%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dana	Grand Junction
Drove alone	53.3%	89.3%
Carpooled	20.0%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	20.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	0.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dana	Grand Junction
1-unit, detached	93.8%	76.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	11.7%

Poverty & households

	Dana	Grand Junction
Poverty rate	4.2%	16.3%
Average household size	2.18	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	19	28
Median year structure built	1958	1948