CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Danville

Iowa · 935 residents · 0.75 sq mi

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With 935 people, Danville is a city in Iowa. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. The median age is 37.8, about 5 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $46,800. Poverty is uncommon here, at 4.7% of people here. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

935

+2%vs 2000

vs 914 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.8

−3%vs 2000

vs 39.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.75 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024930

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.6%(52)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.7%(53)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(72)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.1%(85)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(63)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.6%(108)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.7%(119)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.4%(125)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.4%(97)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(74)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.6%(80)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(7)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,469

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,357 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,783

−40%vs 2000

vs $19,659 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.7%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$46,800

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$295

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $444 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.9%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.1% in 2000

19.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(902)

Black0.1%(1)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(4)

Asian0.2%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(935)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.6%(15)

Spaniard0.4%(4)

Asian origin

Nepalese1.7%(16)

Ancestry

German26.2%(244)

English14.4%(134)

American10.1%(94)

Irish9.5%(88)

Scottish4.1%(38)

Swedish3.2%(30)

French1.7%(16)

Norwegian1.6%(15)

Italian1.5%(14)

Swiss1.3%(12)

Canadian1%(9)

Welsh1%(9)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.6%(6)

French Canadian0.5%(5)

Danish0.4%(4)

Croatian0.1%(1)

Czech0.1%(1)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.1%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.3%

−9.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.1 min

+66%vs 2000

vs 10.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married28.2%(107)

Married56.2%(213)

Widowed5.5%(21)

Divorced10%(38)

Women 15+

Never married15.4%(55)

Married61.6%(220)

Widowed10.9%(39)

Divorced12%(43)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.5%

−3.0 ptssince 2013

from 6.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.6%

−5.3 ptssince 2020

from 63.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.8%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 17.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.5%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.4%

+8.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.6%

−7.2 ptssince 2020

from 77.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.2%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 34.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)15.2%(10)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)51.5%(34)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25.8%(17)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 66 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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