Pana is a somewhat small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 5,613 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Pana is the 296th largest community in Illinois. Pana has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Pana is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.4% of the Pana workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Pana is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pana who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.69%), food service (7.28%), and teaching (6.15%).

Being a small city, Pana does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Pana Information and Demographics

The population of Pana has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 7.08% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Pana in 2000 was $14,897, which is low income relative to Illinois, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $59,588 for a family of four.

The people who call Pana home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Pana is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Pana include German, English, Irish, French, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Pana is English.