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.

Pana is a blue-collar town, with 38.4% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 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%).

Pana is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Pana Information and Demographics

Pana ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 7.08% of people over 25 have a college degree.

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.