Danville is a city of 43,401 people in California. That is roughly 134% ahead of the California median. Median household income runs $232,216, well clear of the $82,259 US median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 74% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $1,681,700, having roughly tripled since 2000. Renters pay $3,500+ a month at the median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $232,216, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
74% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 72%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Danville
What changed most since 1990
Asian share6.3% → 21.2%(+14.9 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree48.3% → 73.9%(+25.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share88.5% → 62.1%(−26.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Danville's population equals 3.7% of Contra Costa County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.6% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.7% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)10.5%(127)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.6%(141)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era46.3%(561)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.4%(29)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.7%(33)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,212 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Danville, decade by decade
Danville population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
31,306
$178,738
$864,265
48.3%
26.5
2000
41,715
$207,785
$978,229
59.4%
37.6
2010
42,039
$186,317
$1,305,359
64.3%
46.5
2020
43,582
$203,413
$1,396,632
68.6%
62.4
2024
43,401
$232,216
$1,681,700
73.9%
69.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
