CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Danville

Pennsylvania · 5,165 residents · 1.56 sq mi

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Danville is home to 5,165 people in Pennsylvania. The typical home is worth $46,200. 54% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 12 minutes on average. Households here earn about 23% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole. Renters pay $302 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,165

+5%vs 2000

vs 4,897 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.2

−6%vs 2000

vs 37.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.56 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(352)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.4%(278)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145%(259)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.5%(283)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.1%(418)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419%(982)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.7%(552)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(504)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(520)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.2%(526)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.4%(380)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(111)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,450

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,498 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,236

−27%vs 2000

vs $16,693 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.9%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$46,200

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $73,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$302

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $423 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

54.0%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 51.9% in 2000

46.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.6%(4,681)

Black0.8%(38)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(56)

Asian1.8%(86)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.7%(4,992)

Black0.7%(34)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(133)

Asian0.8%(40)

Other1.9%(99)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican3.9%(163)

Spaniard0.4%(17)

Asian origin

Pakistani2.4%(102)

Asian Indian0.4%(18)

Chinese0.4%(15)

Filipino0.3%(11)

Japanese0.1%(5)

Ancestry

German35.3%(1,487)

English19.4%(817)

Irish7.8%(331)

Polish5.1%(214)

Italian4.5%(188)

Dutch2%(84)

Welsh1.8%(74)

American1.6%(67)

Arab1.4%(58)

Iraqi1.4%(58)

Hungarian1.3%(55)

Scottish1.3%(55)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

French1.2%(51)

Ukrainian1.2%(49)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(35)

Greek0.8%(33)

Bulgarian0.7%(31)

Swedish0.7%(31)

Czech0.6%(26)

Norwegian0.4%(17)

Slovak0.3%(13)

Romanian0.3%(12)

Lithuanian0.1%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Polish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.1%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.3%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.8%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.5 min

−6%vs 2000

vs 13.3 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 married36.8%(613)

Married46.7%(778)

Widowed1%(17)

Divorced15.5%(258)

Women 15+

Never married27.7%(538)

Married45.5%(885)

Widowed17.1%(333)

Divorced9.7%(189)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.4%

−6.2 ptssince 2013

from 8.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

64.4%

+9.1 ptssince 2020

from 55.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.1%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.9%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 24.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.7%

−12.0 ptssince 2020

from 31.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.4%

+10.8 ptssince 2020

from 66.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.1%

−10.2 ptssince 2020

from 48.3% 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)53.6%(194)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)34%(123)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.8%(97)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.7%(17)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 362 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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