Moving to Dana, Indiana
Population: 662. Estimated population in July 2024: 679 (+2.6% change)
Males: 324 (48.9%), Females: 338 (51.1%)
Vermillion County
Zip code: 47847
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $34,750
Median house value: $50,200
Population by Race
Races in Dana:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- Other race (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (26.3%), German (19.6%), Irish (8.2%), English (6.9%), Dutch (2.1%), Welsh (2.0%).
Elevation: 637 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Dana
- High school or higher: 83.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 1.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Dana town
- Never married: 11.3%
- Now married: 68.4%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 6.8%
- Divorced: 12.9%
2.6% Foreign born (2.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +51 (+8.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Dana:
- WEST CENTRAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; CLINTON, IN)
- PARIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; PARIS, IL)
- HAMILTON CENTER INC (about 23 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dana:
- TERRE HAUTE INTERNATIONAL-HULMAN FIELD (about 28 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Abbreviation: HUF)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD (about 56 miles; CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL; Abbreviation: CMI)
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; LAFAYETTE, IN; Abbreviation: LAF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dana:
- CLINTON (about 10 miles; CLINTON, IN; Abbreviation: 1I7)
- EDGAR COUNTY (about 14 miles; PARIS, IL; Abbreviation: PRG)
- SKY KING (about 21 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Abbreviation: 3I3)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dana:
- INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 9,597)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-WABASH VALLEY (about 30 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,099)
- DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; GREENCASTLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,197)
- EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; CHARLESTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 9,582)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 56 miles; Champaign, IL; Full-time enrollment: 36,284)
- PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 58 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,186)
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 59 miles; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 36,407)