Dansville is a city of 4,653 people in New York. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. At a median age of 45.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $118,600. Households here earn about 33% less than in New York as a whole. The foreign-born share is 2%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,329, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Dansville
What changed most since 1990
White share97.1% → 91.5%(−5.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants60.5% → 72.0%(+11.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.1% → 19.6%(+5.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)16.1%(52)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.1%(39)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era57%(184)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II7.4%(24)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 323 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
Dansville, decade by decade
Dansville 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
5,002
$61,749
$125,524
14.1%
7.1
2000
4,832
$59,938
$123,144
13.0%
11.5
2010
4,719
$48,552
$117,819
18.0%
12.9
2020
4,433
$56,497
$107,265
17.1%
25.0
2024
4,653
$57,329
$118,600
19.6%
20.0
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.
