It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Pana has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Pana has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Pana than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Pana may be for you.
As is often the case in a small city, Pana doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Pana are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.27% of adults in Pana have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Pana in 2022 was $30,611, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $122,444 for a family of four. However, Pana contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Pana home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pana residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pana include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Pana is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Greek.
