Cana is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 1,243 people and two associated neighborhoods, Cana is the 266th largest community in Virginia.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Cana is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 52.43% of the Cana workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Cana is a town of construction workers and builders, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cana who work in teaching (18.06%), sales jobs (7.77%), and office and administrative support (7.38%). Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Cana is worth considering. Cana is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Cana isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.37% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more. Being a small town, Cana does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Cana citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.87% of adults in Cana have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Cana in 2022 was $43,929, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $175,716 for a family of four. However, Cana contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Cana home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cana residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Cana include English, Italian, Irish, German, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Cana is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
