Cana, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

964

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

47.6

13.3% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

15.4%

94.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$61,607

0.61% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$129,700

Economy

The economy of Cana, VA employs 515 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cana, VA were Manufacturing (208 people), Educational Services (93 people), and Retail Trade (62 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($120,988), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($58,454), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,250).

Employment

Occupations

515

2024 Value

± 279

−18.8%

1 Year decline

± 84.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cana, VA declined at a rate of −18.8%, from 634 employees to 515 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cana, VA, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (172 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (93 people), and Transportation Occupations (45 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cana, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Virginia.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

515

2024 Value

± 279

−18.8%

1 Year decline

± 84.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cana, VA declined at a rate of −18.8%, from 634 employees to 515 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cana, VA, are Manufacturing (208 people), Educational Services (93 people), and Retail Trade (62 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cana, VA, though some of these residents may live in Cana, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$120,247

Median earning men ± $132,993

$57,702

Median earning women ± $32,521

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($121,025).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($58,454) and Retail Trade ($31,150).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cana, VA was $129,700 in 2024, which is 0.39 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $114,400 to $129,700, a 13.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Cana, VA is 65.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cana, VA have an average commute time of 26.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cana, VA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$129,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$43,983

$301

Median Property Taxes

±$107

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cana, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cana, VA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

65.9%

Homeownership

2024

69.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 65.9% of the housing units in Cana, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 70.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cana, VA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$61,607

Median Household Income

± $31,956

457

Number of Households

± 158

In 2024, the median household income of the 457 households in Cana, VA declined from $61,607 from the previous year's value of $61,985.

The following chart displays the households in Cana, VA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cana, VA is from Virginia.

0.47

2024 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.472

2023 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2024, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Virginia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (97.4%)
Walked (1.62%)
Worked At Home (1.01%)

In 2024, 97.4% of workers in Cana, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (1.62%) and those who worked at home (1.01%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cana, VA have a shorter commute time (26.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Cana, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cana, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cana, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cana, VA have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cana, VA (148 out of 964 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cana, VA is White, followed by Asian and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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