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Danville city, VA

42,214 Population
42.8 square miles 986.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.4 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Virginia: 39 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,824 ±$1,515 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Virginia: $50,666 ±$254
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$44,423 ±$3,639 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Virginia: $93,170 ±$458
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

24.7% ±2.6% (10,021  ±1,053) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 837,363 (±0.2% / ±13,899)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.4 minutes ±0.8 (305,220  ±19,832) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Virginia: 27.3 96,596,530 (±0.1 / ±539,621)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

19,066 ±382 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,365,732 ±7,402
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0 (40,675  ±13) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,469,077
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.9% ±1.7% (450  ±157) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 5% 102,021 (±0.2% / ±2,978)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

22,376 ±34 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,684,756 ±486
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$119,100 ±$6,595 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in Virginia: $383,700 ±$1,024
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.3% ±2.2% (5,544  ±909.2) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,126,399 (±0.2% / ±13,158)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

87.1% ±3.6% (25,293  ±1,060.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Virginia: 91.6% 5,501,058 (±0.3% / ±19,683.4)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
19.6% ±1.9% (5,704  ±559.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 42.2% 2,532,890 (±0.2% / ±12,158.7)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.5% (1,485  ±203) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,142,826
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.9% ±1.1% (2,905  ±357) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Virginia: 9.4% 629,500 (±0.1% / ±6,297)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
2,905 Total veterans ±357 2,599 Male ±339 306 Female ±118

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