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Danville city, VA

Demographic and economic profile of Danville city, VA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Danville is an independent city in southern Virginia with a population of 42,239, where manufacturing and goods-producing industries anchor the local economic identity. The labor force is relatively small, with a 52.1% participation rate, median worker earnings of $33,290, and 18.3% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low—median home value of $110,200 and median rent of $808/month—though a 25.0% poverty rate and 4.9% unemployment rate signal persistent structural challenges alongside modest 1.8% population growth over five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

42,239

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$44,423

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.8% since 2018

Danville city added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone21,517 (51.0%)
  • White Alone16,795 (39.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,679 (4.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,394 (3.3%)
  • Asian Alone522 (1.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone276 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,529
  2. 2.Other Indo-European298
  3. 3.Vietnamese109
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)55
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic42

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,905

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$27,537

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

25.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,115
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,397
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,364
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,602
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,240

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,869
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,022
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,532
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations3,461
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,268

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.42×)2,371
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.42×)2,586
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.25×)4,882
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 0.96×)372
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 0.93×)732

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$110,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$808/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

47.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9991,054 (11.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999861 (9.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999678 (7.4%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999673 (7.4%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999663 (7.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999616 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

52.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$33,290

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

13.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone12,397 (75.4%)
  • Carpooled1,789 (10.9%)
  • Worked At Home1,449 (8.8%)
  • Public Transit361 (2.2%)
  • Other236 (1.4%)
  • Walked143 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.