Cana

Population: 1,164
Median household income: $61,985
Median home value: $114,400

Cana, a community in Carroll County, Virginia, has 1,164 residents. At $61,985, its median household income sits above Carroll County's $52,575.

From 2019 to 2023, Cana's population declined 36.0% from 1,820 to 1,164, while its median home value rose 13.0% from $101,200 to $114,400.

77.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1975.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,164
Median age: 42.0 yrs
Median household income: $61,985
Median home value: $114,400
Median gross rent: $1,074
Housing units: 671
Homeownership rate: 70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8201,164

Median household income

$47,583$61,985

Median home value

$101,200$114,400

Median gross rent

$935$1,074

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,820	$47,583	$101,200	—
2020	1,800	$60,476	$86,300	—
2021	1,469	$43,750	$109,100	—
2022	1,330	$69,444	$103,100	$935
2023	1,164	$61,985	$114,400	$1,074

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1710.7%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4417.4%

45 to 5415.0%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7414.8%

75 and over3.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	60	5.2%
5 to 17	125	10.7%
18 to 24	58	5.0%
25 to 34	153	13.1%
35 to 44	202	17.4%
45 to 54	175	15.0%
55 to 64	180	15.5%
65 to 74	172	14.8%
75 and over	39	3.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,138	97.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.7%
Asian	7	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	11	0.9%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.2%

High school graduate26.9%

Some college or associate's38.0%

Bachelor's degree23.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	66	7.2%
High school graduate	248	26.9%
Some college or associate's	350	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	212	23.0%
Graduate or professional degree	45	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone95.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	585	95.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	31	5.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	60	10.3%
15 to 29 min	269	46.0%
30 to 44 min	212	36.2%
45 to 59 min	13	2.2%
60+ min	31	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 7.9% (92 of 1,164)

	Count	Share
Family households	336	66.5%
Nonfamily households	169	33.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	505	75.3%
Vacant	166	24.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	354	70.1%
Renter-occupied	151	29.9%

1-unit, detached77.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other22.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	521	77.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	150	22.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5112600
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.93 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 36.5806, -80.6679