The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Cana has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Cana a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
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.
As is often the case in a small town, Cana doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Cana are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.87% of adults in Cana having a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.
